nutrition

from thatsfit.com

Exercise might be just what you need if you wish to protect yourself from what approximately 14 million people living in the U.S. already have: Type 2 diabetes. Now, this number does not account for the people who have the disease but have yet to be diagnosed. And sadly, this figure continues to climb.

from nytimes.com

Dr. Michalis Stagourakis has seen a transformation of his pediatric practice here over the past three years. The usual sniffles and stomachaches of childhood are now interspersed with far more serious conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol.

from diet-blog.com

A few weeks ago I was asked about the latest trends in diets. What's hot? What's buzzing? My answer is: nothing. It seems that days of the fad-crazy gotta-try-this-diet are behind us.

from fitsugar.com

Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Not only does it help you think, but studies show that eating breakfast can help you maintain a healthy weight. Eating a hearty breakfast will keep your energy levels up and your hunger at bay.

from thatsfit.com

Can certain foods burn calories? I mean, can food itself actually burn calories? There's this thing called the negative calorie effect, which refers to the act of chewing and digesting certain foods to burn more calories than the food itself contains.

from womenshealth.com

Attention, serial nappers: Several walks or easy bike rides per week could slice your feelings of fatigue in half, reports a study in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

from diet-blog.com

It seems as though the high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) industry - apparently reeling from all of the negative press over the years, has aired a couple of television spots to "clear up" the "misconception" that HFCS is any different than sugar.

from prevention.com

You know a lot about staying healthy, right? You're supposed to watch saturated fat and eat lots of vegetables--that's why you usually pick up a take-out salad for lunch and dinner (even when the kids get burgers).

from diet-blog.com

New research shows we are hungrier after doing lots of thinking.

"Caloric overcompensation following intellectual work, combined with the fact that we are less physically active when doing intellectual tasks, could contribute to the obesity epidemic currently observed in industrialized countries," (via ScienceDaily)

from thatsfit.com

I'm not a big breakfast eater. I like something light, like a bowl of fruit, and I never load up a plate full of morning foods. There are benefits to eating hefty helpings in the early hours of the day, though. A big breakfast helps you eat less later and can help you lose weight too.

from diet-blog.com

Most people never experience the healthy sensation of feeling hungry. Most of us keep eating to avoid hunger! But actually, feeling hungry is healthy. It directs your body to consume the amount of calories it requires for optimal health and ideal bodyweight.

Hunger, in the true sense of the word, indicates to us that it is time to eat again.

from thatsfit.com

A cup of yogurt can make for a healthy snack, but not if you reach for a sugar-filled brand. And though there are plenty of great tasting, lower-sugar yogurts out there from which to choose, an even better selection is Greek yogurt.

from prevention.com

Our fat fighting diet and exercise plan will help you drop major pounds at any age You probably don't need scientists to tell you that your metabolism slows with age. But they're studying it anyway--and coming up with exciting new research to help rev it up again. The average woman gains 1 1/2 pounds a year during her adult life--enough to pack on 40-plus pounds by her 50s, if she doesn't combat the roller coaster of hormones, muscle loss, and stress that conspires to slow her fat-burning engine. We've found a plan that will tackle all these.

from prevention.com

A heartfelt plea from her daughter gave Karen Brennan the push she needed to eat right and get fit

My Story You might say I was born to be heavy--the biggest baby out of three siblings.

from exercise.about.com

If you're off to college this year, you've probably heard about the Freshman 15 - 15 referring to the number of pounds new students often gain their first year of college. The average weight gain is actually between 5 and 10 lbs, but the weight tends to stick around long after freshman year.