The Diet Diary

Everyone knows exericise is good for your heart. But do you need intense exercise? Or is is it ok to exercise at low intensity for a long time? Well, it turns out that to increase good cholesterol exercise duration matters. Or at least that’s what Dr. Satoru Kodama and colleagues reported in The […]

Exercise improves cardiovascular health. Fish oil improves cardiovascular health. Researchers have now demonstrated that doing both together improves cardiovascular health more than doing either individually. Why does this not surprise me?

The results are published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition The study included 75 overweight men and women, […]

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 […]

Wasn’t it just yesterday I posted that researchers announced vigorous exercise — like running– keeps weight off? Well, now we read that cutting calories matters more. Consumer Health Daily
In the study, published in the May issue of Obesity, the researchers report that 80 percent of EatRight participants — a University of Alabama at Birmingham […]

Guess what? Scientists are actually making progress on a real fat burning pill. It works … on mice.
Salk Institute scientist Dr. Ronald M. Evans has created a drug that causes the PPAR-d gene to switch “on” so that it starts to burn fat even when mice are inactive. So, I guess this […]

Jim Karas is preaching “Cardio Kills”. Don’t you believe it!
Sure, exercise gurus probably emphasized cardio and neglected strength training starting in the 70’s. All those fitness fans doing nothing but running? Well, the running was good for you, but a little strength training would round out their programs. It would help […]