We know that breakfast can help you lose weight and that those who skip breakfast tend to have a higher Body Mass Index than those who do eat breakfast. If you eat breakfast, you’re also less like to snack during the rest of [...]
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We know from one study that those who eat the most whole grains tend to have a lower Body Mass Index, a lower weight, and a lower waist circumference compared to those who eat the least whole grains. Whole grains have also been [...] Just this week I posted an article with my best tips for eating healthy during holidays. While holidays are a time to splurge – and that can certainly be part of a healthy lifestyle – what the end-of-year round of holiday parties means for many [...] Studying identical twins is very important because they help scientists separate what has a genetic cause and what is caused by a person’s environment or their lifestyle. Since their genes are the same, generally speaking health differences between the two individuals in a [...] I don’t normally report on vitamin supplement research. If you read my The Real World Diet Coaching essay this past Monday, you know that it’s pretty clear that getting your vitamins from foods is better than taking them in pill form. Given that so many people take a multivitamin, however, I felt that this study [...] Q: I was with a group of women who attended your wellness seminar during our lunch hour recently. During the drive back to our work site, one question was focal: Why do all the studies about what people “should” weigh never take body type and [...] Q: We know that diet soda consumption has been positively correlated to weight gain, but do we have any idea why? I stopped drinking all sodas, but still use Splenda in my coffee and tea on a daily basis. Is there any evidence that [...] It’s important for kids to develop healthy eating and exercise habits so that those habits persist into adulthood. Yet more and more children are becoming overweight and obese, which can cause diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions long before they stop [...] “Just what the heck is a calorie and what do I do with it?!” I hear this a lot from my patients and knowing the answer is the basis for success in eating well and losing weight. The calorie is a unit of measure of energy, sort of [...] |
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