Apparently there is an “obesity epidemic” plaguing our country. Not only are we all getting fatter but a recent news report has also suggested that “fat” is also becoming more attractive to us.
Forget all about the aesthetic reasons for not wanting to be fat. I’m not talking about “fat acceptance” here. […]

Again, I am amazed! I watched “The Biggest Loser” last night, the one with the 2 families, the two hour special. Those people lost an amazing amount of weight in a very short time. They were supposed to have been at the “ranch” for 2 weeks. At the end of the […]

A recent large study of over 48,000 women ages 50 to 79 has determined that carbohydrates do not necessarily make you gain weight and it does not interfere with losing weight.
The answer, of course, lies in the types of carbs you consume. The women in the study actually increased their carb consumption […]

Many of the popular diets these days are advising you to eat. No big surprise, we’re supposed to eat! However, dieting used to mean deprivation and “no eating”. But now we are being advised to eat every 3 hours or so, to eat 3 meals and 2 to 3 snacks per […]