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Burger King’s 7 Patty Whooper
Marking the worst promotional idea I’ve ever seen, Burger King announced the “Windows 7 Whooper” – a gut busting 7 patty sandwich that celebrates the launch of Windows 7 (a program that makes me even...
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Does Nutrition Information Change Behavior?
This past month I spent some quality time in 7 airports in 4 different states and 3 countries. All were vastly different in regard to food offered, food availability and prices. I learned that food is...
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Worst Habit for Your Health? Lack of Physical Activity.
According to one of the foremost experts on physical activity, Steven Blair, PhD, our nation’s collective lack of physical activity is “the biggest public health problem of the 21st century.” Now of...
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How Italian People Stay Slim
When I was a kid I thought most Italians resembled Tony Soprano or his friends – brown hair, brown eyes, overweight or obese with thick gold chains around their necks. To my relief, my first trip to...
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Got a Picky Eater? It’s Okay…
Two summers back I prepared for the arrival of a few special house guests: my 5 & 3 year old nephews and 1 year old niece (oh, and their parents). I eagerly stocked my fridge with my nephews...
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Brand Name or Generic? What Supplement Should You Choose?
If you’ve ever spent some time in a convenience store or sports supplement shop, you may be perplexed by the array of supplements that line the store shelves. And, more often than not, you’ll find a 16...
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Ditch Your Diet this Thanksgiving
I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories about Thanksgiving food. Hundreds of calories and a load of fat your favorite stuffing, gravy-soaked deep fried turkey and of course Aunt Betty’s homemade sweet...
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Low Carb vs. Low Fat
A recently published article took on a brewing battle between diets: low carb versus low fat. Which is best for weight loss? They took 106 overweight and obese people and put them on a reduced calorie...
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Fat + Sugar Turn on the Genetic Switch to Obesity
Photo credit: TopNews.in It’s no secret that people who move to the U.S. from other countries are likely to experience a something bigger than the American Dream – an expansion in their waistline. Food...
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Eggs: Eat the Yolk or Toss it?
When I was a kid I heard that egg yolks were full of saturated fat and bad. If you have high cholesterol, you should limit egg consumption to 2-3 per week. And, though that was years ago, people still...
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