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McDonald's Wrappers: Making Food Tastier?
If you ever wanted proof that advertising influences children... this is it.Researchers asked children to taste the same foods - some in plain wrappers, and some in McDonald's wrappers.In about 60 per cent of the tastings, the kids preferred food in the...

Why Does College Make You Fat?
A recent study of 800 college students shows that going to college may be related to weight gain.Researcher, Ingrid Logren collected health data from 800 of her students enrolled in a nutrition course at the University of New Hampshire. The results of t...

Backlash: 5 Ways to Stick it to Back Pain
Back pain is epidemic.80% of the population will at some point in their lives experience a bout of low back pain. In fact it is the most common cause of work-related disability and the second-most common cause of physician visits behind cold/flu. It cos...

What is Eco-Running?
Have you seen one of them yet? A runner cruises by you out on the trail, on the beach, in the park, or along the roadsides carrying something unusual. What is it? It's a trash bag! Even more amazing: the runner, often without stopping, bends down and pi...

Cartoon: Fat Friends
Read more about the "friends make you fat" study here .A very special thanks to Snaggy - the co-author of this cartoon - for letting me display it here. Snaggy's site is GeekCulture .(spotted on Starling Fitness )...

Do You Suffer From Refrigerator Addiction?
Are you a refrigerator raider? Do you raid your fridge numerous times throughout the days, and even more times in the evening and night?...

Buy a Dog To Get Healthy?
Dog ownership appears to have "a positive influence on health," according to a research review in the British Journal of Health Psychology. The author, Dr. Deborah Wells, found that while pet owners were healthier in general, dog owners in particular go...

The Bacon Diet
When I came across Bacon-flavored mints - I thought that was strange enough.It turns out that was the tip of the bacon-flavored iceberg. Healthbolt has compiled an astonishing list filled with baconey goodness.The list includes chocolate-coated bacon, b...

A Jog and a Joe for Skin Cancer Protection?
A newly released study has proposed a combined benefit of exercise and caffeine consumption in the prevention of skin cancer . A combination of exercise and some caffeine -- equivalent to one or two cups of coffee a day -- protected against the effects ...

The 10 Most Caffeinated Diet Drinks
If you are moderating your caffeine intake - it's worth noting that most diet soft drinks have as much (or sometimes even more) caffeine than their sugar-filled counterparts .Diet Coke in particular has 30% more caffeine than regular Coca-cola.Here is a...

Diet Gatorade: For the Armchair Exerciser
PepsiCo have announced they will sell a "diet" version of Gatorade."[Gatorade] is formulated for athletes while they are working out, she said the lower-calorie version would be marketed to athletes for use when they were less active." ( NY Times )There...

Like Eating On The Couch?
Then you need the SofaHanger .Made by a German design company, the SofaHanger is constructed according to the specifications of your sofa.You need never get out of the couch again.via DesignSpotter ...

How Young Men Lose Weight and Change Their Lives
Outside all the dramatic weight loss programs and hyped up testimonials - there are people who quietly go about changing themselves.This story is very encouraging. I was excited to discover that Diet Blog played a role ( again - reader comments on this ...

Why Slim People Don't Like Fat People
The UK Independent reports on an interesting "discovery":...the immune system can be triggered into action at the sight of obesity because it doesn't like the look of what it sees, and associates it with infection.The authors of the research ( abstract ...

Handy Guide to Calorie-based Serving Sizes
If you know where to look, there are some helpful visual guides that can help you "eyeball" serving sizes of various foods. Here are some examples....

Healthy Foods Magnets
Simple Memory Art have a collection of Healthy Food magnets. Each of the 50 magnets lists primary nutrients along with with Calories, fat, and fiber.The magnets would certainly help someone learn a good selection of foods.Perhaps carbohydrate and prote...

Are You Influenced By Your Fat Friends?
"You are what you and your friends eat."This is according the lead author (emphasis added) of some absolutely fascinating research looking into the social networks of those who are obese -- and how the interesting correlations that exist.Essentially - i...

Getting Thin to Music
In the March 1922 issue of Physical Culture, a man called Wallace announced that a "scientific secret of weight regulation had been discovered".Wallace had "found a way to prevent the system from turning too much of what is eaten, into fat".His secret? ...

7 Ways to Deal With Alarming New Research
If you care enough about your health to be reading up on the latest research, you are unusual.Most folks don't bother. Either the studies seem "boring," or they say things people don't want to hear. (You need to exercise! Stop smoking and eating so much...

Diet Soda Linked To Heart Risks?
This intriguing story has filled the news wires. To quote from the lead author of the study: "the findings don't show diet sodas are a cause of increased heart disease risks".However, there is a very curious link between the two...The research data is f...

Have You Tried Writing Your Goals?
Lisa Gates, of Design Your Writing Life, has a unique and powerful way of helping her clients identify their commitments, and move forward in the direction of their goals....

Hugo: Super-Size Soda
McDonald's have long been touting "healthy options". I've always wondered if it was nothing more than elaborate window dressing. The real money is in the burgers, fries, and sodas.McDonald's have been trialling a super-sized soda called "Hugo". 42 ounce...

Success Stories: How Your Comments Help People
From time to time on Diet Blog, we will feature a "success story". It's refreshing to know that there are people out there who ( despite considerable hardship ) still turn their life around . Positive encouragement can inspire someone to make a change. ...

The Brain Diet
Brain Diet? Sounds gross… AND high in cholesterol. (Oh, I get it…never mind). I picked this book up expecting it to be much like any other of its kind - 250+ pages that could have been summarized in one paragraph. Boy was I wrong... The Brain Diet...

5 Nutrition Tips for Managing Diabetes
Managing diabetes is about more than just monitoring your insulin levels. As with many things, your diet can play a significant part in maximizing your health. While these tips won't magically cure things, they will certainly help.Eat plenty of magnesiu...

What's With Skinny Arms? Faith Hill and Redbook
Bloggers over at Jezebel have been tearing into Redbook. The reason? More photoshop retouching.Before you groan - yes it is commonplace (even typical) for magazine images to be retouched (to hide blemishes etc).Have Redbook gone a bit too far with this ...

Will Everyone Become Overweight?
Confusing Question of the Week: If more people are overweight than are normal weight - then is normal still normal?Experts are predicting that "fat will be the norm by 2015" - with 75% of US adults being overweight.The researchers looked at a number of ...

Burn More Fat: Include a Rest in Your Workout
Instead of one continuous cardio workout - try taking a 20 minute rest break in the middle - it may burn more fat. This is according to research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology....

Willpower in Weight Loss: Just Call Me Old Fashioned
When it comes to the idea of willpower in weight loss, we all have an opinion.We hear about people who make drastic life changes and can cut 100 pounds by diet and exercise alone (and willpower, of course). Also, we hear of people who try and try but ca...

7 Signs of a Dubious Diet
Although it is difficult to ascertain what constitutes a “fad diet”, there are certain shall we say… qualities that come to mind when thinking of a fads. Oh sure, they ALL claim to be a “way of life”, but often they are trying to either start ...