The Diet Diary

Or do you at least to find something other than a drastic diet or exercise program that helps you gain less weight? A recent research study. lead by Bette Caan of Kaiser Permanente found that postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D gain slightly less weight than women who don’t take the supplements. […]

Here’s my secret for merging portion control and the principles of Volumetrics at lunchtime: Use a divided plate.
I found these nice plastic lunch plates at my local grocery store and thought “Eureka!” Maybe that’s a bit much– but I did realize that if I filled one small segment with one vegetable, another segment […]

I’m always on the look out for diet products, tips and anything that might help me track my food consumption. Because many products are expensive or confusing, I like to find bargains. Today, I found online coupons for ‘Diet Power!’ software for PCs; you can test and download the software for 30 […]

Look at this newfangled weight loss miracle!
James Levine and Jennifer Miller of the Mayo Clinic designed this “walk and work” desk. It permits people to walk on a treadmill while working at their computers.
During a study, the researchers found walking at the desk could help obese people lose as much […]

During the summer, Jim and I like to take a relaxing vacation camping up in Wisconsin or lounging on the beach in Florida. Our vacations aren’t very physical; we just enjoy sitting around, swimming, biking, fishing and mostly loafing. I have to admit, we sometimes take a often take a… uhmmm… motor home […]

I can’t say I’m too surprised. I bet you won’t be either!

We’ve all read about individual foods that lower cholesterol. These include soy protein, plant sterol enriched margarine, oats, barley and almonds. Professor David Jenkins of the University of Toronto decided to study a diet where people ate all these foods instead […]