It’s unfortunate how we treat the poor carbohydrate. Mistakenly associated with weight gain and empty calories, carbs are actually an essential part of a balanced diet — especially if you want to do any sort of physical activity — and often a tasty one, at that. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that children and […]
What diets most captured the attention of the pound-losing public this year? Google’s annual “Zeitgeist” list reveals the weight-loss schemes that most piqued our curiosity. And, in good news, this year’s most searched-for eating plans were more well-rounded than last year’s list, which included such ineffective and occasionally dangerous gimmicks as the raspberry ketone diet […]
I have previously expressed my concerns that weight loss and common sense have trouble co-habitating, and might even be at war. The discord is understandable: Desperation breeds gullibility, and wishful thinking. People with more than ample common sense are lulled into a state of hypnotized bemusement by magical claims of effortless weight loss. Again, and […]
