Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Caroline – for winning last week’s giveaway for 2 heart-healthy packages that include sugar-free Pink Lemonade Metamucil, coupons for heart-healthy Cheerios and Bayer aspirin, Healthy Ones deli meat, and a byo thermal Lunch Bag. Enjoy!

Tags: Bayer, byo, Cheerios, February, Healthy Ones, heart, heart disease, Metamucil, thermal bag, women

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[Disclosure: I received a complimentary sample of this product. I only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]
One in four women dies of heart disease. I know this all too well because that’s what killed my mom years ago. I’m telling you this because I want you [...]

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Here’s something that could get kids to never light up – a new study in the American Journal of Public Health finds telling teenage would-be smokers that the habit may make them fat down the road may be a more effective deterrent than focusing on the risks of heart disease and cancer. Finnish researchers say [...]

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Could it be true? Has high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) – which is in a crazy amount of foods and beverages like soda pop – been getting a bad rap it doesn’t deserve? Is it actually no worse than sugar, which also lurks in many products?

Tags: Food & Nutrition, fructose, heart disease, HFCS, high fructose corn [...]

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We’ve disspelled myths about nuts here: (Are nuts fattening?) and talked about how they can help you meet your fiber needs here: (Fill up on fiber). Now new research shows eating a handful of nuts every day for a year – along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish – may help [...]

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Women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day have a higher risk of the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance which can raise the chances of having a stroke, says a new study. Results show there was no increased risk if women didn’t drink or if they had up to two drinks [...]

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Older people who have depression are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat – one that can lead to diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study.  Researchers say the connection goes beyond obesity and suggests some biological link between a person’s mental state and fat that collects around [...]

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Congrats to Burlington, Vermont – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just named it the healthiest city in America. The CDC says Burlington is among the best in exercise and among the lowest in obesity, diabetes and several other diseases.

Tags: CDC, cities, diabetes, healthiest city, heart disease, obesity, unhealthiest city

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*Note to self* – eat more vegetables, nuts, and fish. And now is a good time to do it. A new report says if you stick closely to a Mediterranean-style diet, it dramatically reduces your risk of cancer, heart disease, and other major chronic illnesses.

Tags: cancer, diet, fish, Food & Nutrition, fruits, heart disease, Mediterranean [...]

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Just one can of Red Bull may increase the risk of heart damage, says a new study from Australia. When researchers looked at university students between the ages of 20 and 24 years old, they found drinking one can of the caffeinated energy drink increased the “stickiness” of the blood and raised the risk of [...]

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