All Entries Tagged With: "Diet"
Toddler’s Junk Food Diet May Lead to Lower IQ
What we put into our bodies (and by extension) our children’s bodies, has far-reaching affects, for better or worse. While we are constantly hearing about how poor dietary habits are making children fat, a cohort study shows that a toddlers diet may impact future cognitive abilities, too. 0 Comments | Continue reading…
Poll: The Drunk Diet
One of the newest diet books in the making is “The Drunk Diet” by Luc Carl. Who is Luc Carl, you may ask? Well, he’s Lady Gaga’s boyfriend and he lost 40 pounds while binge drinking every night of the week. He hopes his book will be like the holy grail to all of the [...]
The Gracie Diet
The Gracie family are well known for their achievements in Martial Arts. And, one secret of their success is the strict diet they follow, apparently. Grand Master, Carlos Gracie, developed the Gracie Diet based on his observations (over 65 years) of the effects of various food combinations. Gracie Diet Principles The basis of this book [...]
Vegan and Low-Carb: Nobody Cares About Your Diet
There’s a saying, opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one – actually, it’s a different body part, further south. This is especially true when it comes to diet. I’ve been blogging about health and diet for nearly five years. In the beginning, I blogged from a very bias point of view (regrettably), promoting a [...]
Poll: The Black Swan Diet
Does life imitate Hollywood or does Hollywood imitate life? The “Black Swan” diet has recently arisen as a result of the new movie “The Black Swan” starring Natalie Portman, who was just nominated for best actress by the Academy for her role. Already slender Portman lost 20 pounds for her role as a ballerina by [...]
Link Time: Teen Obesity, Subway Diet, Happy Habits, and More
The obesity epidemic is pretty alarming especially when so many of our young people are obese at such an early age. Personal Trainer, Maggie Ayre, has put together a great program that teaches teen girls about how to beat obesity or stop from becoming obese. If you know of a teen who needs help, Maggie [...]
Australia Pulls Dangerous Diet Products From Shelves
Imported diet products have been seized by the Food Authority in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. They contained the banned drug Sibutramine, which has been linked to heart problems and deaths. Sibutramine, which has been sold under brand names Reductil, Meridia and Sibutrex, is no longer on the market in many countries – including the [...]
Poll: Beef Fat Spill Used to Promote a Vegan Diet
Recently 15,000 gallons of beef fat was spilled into a Houston shipping channel forcing its temporary closure as the fat congealed on the surface. Pro-vegan groups were quick to jump on the accident as a way to promote the vegan diet. They say that just as the beef fat clogged the waterway, it clogs the [...]
Proper diet during Pregnancy
HI All, I am 9 weeks pregnant and i take normal/ usual food routine. To this i add extra fruits and dry fruits intake. I eat atleast 1 fruit every day. i also take little of curds and sprouts daily. Curds i eat with rice for dinner and sprouts only green gram one 1 spoon. [...]
The New Abs Diet
The elusive six pack abs that many dream of getting are promised in just 6 weeks by The New Abs Diet written by David Zinczenko, Editor-in-Chief of Men’s Health. The original Abs Diet was published in 2004 and became a best seller as dieters were eager to get that flat, sculpted stomach they saw gracing [...]
Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Mental Decline
Consuming a traditional Mediterranean Diet may help individuals maintain better brain health as they age; says a new study. The Mediterranean Diet is native to countries in Southern Europe, most notably Greece, Crete, and Italy, and is rich in fruits, vegetables, wine, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish, and olive oil, but low in saturated fats, [...]
Drew Carey’s Weight Loss Diet
If you’ve been watching The Price is Right, you would have noticed that funny guy Drew Carey is a shadow of his former self. More specifically, between January and September 2010 he lost 85 pounds. His alteration was one of the more noticeable public weight loss stories of 2010. How did he do it? 0 [...]
Poll: What’s Your 2011 Diet Resolution?
It’s just about that time of year again, when we say goodbye to the holidays and hello to a new year. A lot of people see the new year as a way to make a fresh start, which often involves some type of resolution to do something better than the year before. 0 Comments | [...]
Poll: Atkins Diet vs. Dukan Diet
The Dukan Diet has been gaining popularity since it’s recent release in the USA and the folks at Atkins aren’t happy. They recently sent out a press release including the following statement. “The Atkins Diet remains the only low-carbohydrate weight loss approach scientifically validated as safe and effective.” They go on to justify why Atkins [...]
HCG Diet Slammed by Nutritionists During Holiday Promotion
HCG Diet Direct has tried to capitalise on Christmas diet anxiety by offering a holiday promotion – prompting nutritionists and health professionals to warn dieters away. The HCG Diet uses human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone which women produce during pregnancy. By taking it, dieters trick their bodies into trying to provide food for a [...]
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