The Diet Diary

Another myth busted: A new national survey suggests that many Americans do fairly well at keeping the pounds off!

In an article published in American Journal of Preventive MedicineDr. Edward Weiss reports that of 1,310 U.S. adults who’d lost a substantial amount of weight, the majority managed to keep some weight off. Not necessarily […]

A study by Professor Nikhil V. Dhurandhar of Louisiana State University found overweight and obese women who consumed a breakfast of two eggs a day as part of a low-fat diet with a 1,000 calorie deficit lost 65 percent more weight and 83 percent greater reductions in waist circumference than women who ate bagels […]

According to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School, participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity, weight training and limiting time in front of the television are key to successful weight loss in teens.
For more information, read the article published by University of Minnesota Medical School.

Portion control is important if you want to lose weight or even just maintain weight. Today, I’m teaching myself to “eyeball” a serving size of my favorite cereal: Jewel Toasted Oats; these are very similar to Cheerios (but less expensive.) I need to do this now because I’m trying to learn to […]

Do you want to lose weight? Are you confused about how many calories and how much fat, protein or carbohydrate you need in your healthy diet? Well, it turns out that in 2002, The National Academy of Sciences created flexible guidelines based on scientific evidence. Believe it or not, their guidelines are quite […]

In the “not a big surprise” category, Medical News Today reports:
Yale University researchers have released results of a study showing clearly that soft drinks are associated with increased caloric intake, higher body weight, a decrease in calcium and other nutrients, and increased risk of Type II diabetes. The report also noted that studies funded […]