As half the world heats up during this time of the year, many of us reach for the fresh fruits and veggies while others are planning exciting trips this time of year. Whatever your plans, it is easy ...
MSG, monosodium glutamate, is the salt of an amino acid that is commonly used as a flavor enhancer. Glutamate by itself is even used as a flavor enhancer. Originating out of Japan, MSG has been used ...
I get this question often. Its usually followed by "...for getting rid of my belly/thighs/butt/tricep fat"... etc. Regardless of what you are looking to accomplish, that question in its curre...
If youve read the most popular diet books for the past decade, then the answer is a resounding YES! But is there scientific rationale for the demonization of something weve been told to eat daily?Con...
Greek yogurt is perhaps one of the best foods to use for losing weight and eating healthy. Not only does it provide great nutrition and beneficial probiotics, but its also a very versatile ingredient...
Quick Trim has become internationally popular in the last year thanks to the popular celebrity endorsement of the Kardashian sisters. The supplements were released in 2009 and two years later many pe...
Many people at the beginning of their weight loss journey, want to find easy to implement fitness tips that will help them get started on the right foot. If thats where youre at, there a few things t...
Anyone whos heard me rant about "The Biggest Loser" will know I have my misgivings about Jillian Michaels. But despite her poor lunge form, inability to use kettlebells and skewed understandi...
What if you were looking for a job and another candidate snagged the job because she was thinner than you? Or, what if your thinner coworker was paid more than you? This is a disturbing thought. Cont...
Colorectal cancer kills 950 Americans, 320 Brits, 73 Australians, 175 Canadians and 24 Kiwis on average each week. An ongoing project that has analyzed and compiled the data from 749 scientific paper...
Making smarter food choices is half the battle when it comes to losing weight and getting healthy. With an overwhelming amount of food choice in our modern superstores, this can be a daunting task. H...
Coffee has been repeatedly studied for its antioxidant benefits. Studies have increasingly shown positive results that drinking four cups per day may help reduce cancer risk. However, there have been...
Dear Readers, On Feb 24 Google changed the way their search engine worked. Somehow Diet Blog got caught up in their change, and Google began to show sites that had copied our articles, rather than re...
Eating smaller bites of food to lose weight sounds simple enough, but does this technique work? The Journal of the American Dietetic Association released a study this month that researched whether or...
An often overlooked risk of obesity in women is the effect on childbirth. A study of almost 12,000 woman found that doctors are 2.5 times more likely to perform a Caesarean section on obese women. Th...
We all know the drill. Some celebrity watches a video of animals being mistreated on farms. This produces an emotional response and a vow to never eat meat again, but because they are famous, this pr...
Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya, is a delicate, magenta cactus fruit. They are sometimes grown just for their looks. Recently, there has been a growth of various dragon fruit products in the marke...
Cutting meat and eating more vegetables may help cut the risk of developing cataracts, says a new study. According to the Mayo Clinic, cataracts develop during aging (or injury) as the eye tissue cha...
Most parents believe their child is at a healthy weight, but more than likely the child is overweight. Arkansas has been giving kids a BMI score since 2004 and now some other US States have recently ...
Eating red pepper may help curb your appetite, claims a new study, especially if you dont normally eat it. Researchers tested the effects of ordinary dried (ground) cayenne red pepper. Cayenne red pe...
I think Dr. Barry Sears was feeling a little bit left out of the diet wars lately. With all the press, Dr. Oz, Gary Taubes, and now Pierre Dukan are getting, its only fair that Sears, founder of The ...
Have you noticed prices have jumped up since last year? Not only is how milk and bread gas more expensive, but food prices are steadily on the rise. Instead of paying $2 or $3 for a gallon of milk, e...
Its been known for a long time that exercising during pregnancy is beneficial for moms. It prevents excessive weight gain, wards off gestational diabetes, reduces the need for instrument intervention...
If you live in a big city, and youre not Paris Hilton, odds are you live in a tiny apartment; at best a one-bedroom, but most likely youre cramped, like a rat in a cage, inside a tiny studio apartmen...
The Dukan Diet continues to be in the media spotlight with help from Kate Middleton, Jennifer Lopez and Giselle Bundchen who have recently endorsed the French plan. This modified Atkins diet continue...
Okay, if youre trying to lose weight and youre walking into a McDonalds, youre probably not too serious about your diet. But if youre jonesing for grease, what better way than a fast food! Lets call ...
Late last year, Wendys introduced its new "natural-cut" French fries seasoned with sea salt. "Real fries dont fall far from the potato," says all the advertising. And apparently all t...
Be it on-the-go or at the table with the family, dinner is an easy time to pig out. After all, all those bowls and casserole dishes arent going to empty themselves! But as youre lamenting about a har...
Good news! This month global food prices fell for the first time after an 8 month increase. Dont celebrate just yet because food still costs 37% more than it did a year ago. If youre like me, even a ...
Meats sold in grocery stores in the United States have been found to contain high levels of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, says a new study released last week. Nearly half of the meat and poultry...
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