Is our produce losing its nutrients? This article from Prevention says conventionally grown produce isn’t as healthful as it used to be. It sites a report from the Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, Austin that analyzed 43 fruits and vegetables from 1950 to 1999 and found fewer vitamins, minerals, and protein. For example, [...]
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News Nugget: Former McDonald’s execs to launch healthy food joints
It’s goodbye to Big Macs and hello to oatmeal for two former McDonald’s executives. The duo is creating new healthful, fast-casual dining restaurants that plan to serve foods like apple-cinnamon steel-cut oats, smoked-chicken sweet-pea soup, and pork-and-sweet-potato kabobs for $8 to $12. The brand, which is going by the name, “Stephanie’s,” for now is set [...]
News Nugget: San Francisco bans sugary drinks from vending machines
Instead of sugary drinks, you’ll now find refreshments like water, soy milk, and juice in San Francisco’s public vending machines. It’s all part of the city’s new effort to fight obesity. The policy bans sugary beverages, including non-diet sodas, sports drinks, and artificially sweetened water from vending machines on city property. Juice has to be [...]
Trim Treads giveaway
[Disclosure: I received a complimentary sample of this product. My policy is to only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]
Doesn’t that look like it would be hard to wear walking? Well… it is. But that’s the point. The Trim Treads sandal is one of the many [...]
Fun Friday: The spider workout
Oh, yes – those creepy crawlers can help you burn calories! Find out how from our friends at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?
Tags: Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?, Exercise, spiders
News Nugget: Popular food additive can upset your stomach
It’s in chocolate, drinks, even yogurt. Inulin is showing up in more processed foods to add fiber to them. For most people, it is not a problem. But a new report from the University of Minnesota at St. Paul shows it can cause stomach problems – gas, bloating, flatulence, and diarrhea – if you have [...]
News Nugget: Will new diet pills be safer than in the past?
Despite a checkered past with diet pills, the first of three new weight loss drugs will get reviewed by an FDA panel next week. If it is approved, Qnexa would be the first new prescription diet drug in a decade in the United States. Other obesity pills either did not get approved, got pulled from [...]
Healthy Recipe: Arctic Char with Mushroom-Walnut Crust
I’ve been going nuts over putting nuts in my meals lately – they add so much flavor and texture. This recipe uses a blend of walnuts and shitake mushrooms to give it that gourmet presentation and taste without much effort. I had actually never heard of arctic char before. If you can’t find it, make [...]
News Nugget: Could neck size help ID childhood obesity?
Measuring a child’s neck circumference could become the new way to screen for weight problems. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends doctors use the screening on children starting at the age of six instead of using body mass index, or BMI, to gauge whether a child is overweight or obese.
Tags: BMI, childhood obesity, obesity
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