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March 1st, 2010 at 10:00am
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All you healthy cooking enthusiasts out there have a lot to offer! Whether you’re submitting recipes, cooking tips, or guest blog posts, you are a talented lot. The FaveDiets Editorial Team thought it would be a fun idea to ask you all a monthly food-related question. One example might be, “What is [...]
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By Matt
October 26th, 2009 at 11:25am
Under Diet Studies+ News
SELF magazine and Self.com recently published a ranking of the healthiest (and unhealthiest) cities in America. The rankings were based on a number of factors, including death and disease rates, environmental indicators, community resources and lifestyle habits. Coming in at number 1 on the list of the healthiest cities was Burlington, Vermont, where SELF reports [...]
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Tags: health studies, healthy cities, News, SELF
By Mindy
August 10th, 2009 at 11:26am
Under Diet Advice+ News
Yesterday, TIME published a controversial article called Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin. Whoa! Right? The claim is fairly shocking for those dedicated to exercise and fitness. Membership gyms are probably not too happy. The article backs up its inflammatory claim with obesity research over the past few years which claims that the role of [...]
Continue Reading Exercise Will Not Make You Thin?
Tags: exercise, Fitness, News
By Caley
May 29th, 2009 at 01:58pm
Under Diet Studies+ Health+ News+ healthy eating
A new study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that those who eat more dairy have a lower risk of high blood pressure. In fact, studies on the DASH diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, reveal that increasing dairy is even more effective on decreasing blood pressure than fruits and vegetables.
Even though many [...]
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Tags: dairy, DASH, diet study, health diets, hypertension, new study
By Marly
May 27th, 2009 at 03:53pm
Under News+ Uncategorized
Do you ever think that Americans are the most obese throughout the whole world? I’ve heard that we eat too many unhealthy things and we should definitely watch our proportions and how much we eat, but I never knew how bad it really was. Remember when McDonald’s used to serve those really small hamburgers? Well, [...]
Continue Reading Holy Portions!
Tags: News, obesity, portion sizes, Uncategorized, unhealthy eating
By Christine
May 7th, 2009 at 02:59pm
Under Eating Well While Eating Out+ News+ nutrition
In case you have been living under a rock, fast-food mecca KFC has recently rolled out a healthy grilled version of their famed fried chicken. True to their marketing, the grilled chicken is a much healthier option: A KFC grilled chicken breast contains only 180 calories and 4 grams of fat, compared to 370 calories [...]
Continue Reading KFC Grilled Chicken Hype Spreads Like Wildfire
Tags: healthy eating, healthy restaurant options, KFC, Oprah
By Mindy
May 4th, 2009 at 08:01am
Under Diet Advice+ Health+ News
Brown adipose tissue or “brown fat” has interested researchers for years, as a metabolically active kind of fat. Working as a kind of internal heater, brown fat keeps bodies warm by burning calories. While such fat is found extensively in rodents, scientists did not believe that humans possessed significant amounts of brown fat…until now. Three [...]
Continue Reading Brown Fat Fights Fat?
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By Caley
April 27th, 2009 at 01:37pm
Under Fad Diets+ News
The popular diet food delivery program NutriSystem is now offering an option for diabetic customers — customized for men and women. While NutriSystem previously offered menu alterations for those with diabetes, they now offer a complete diabetic-friendly menu needing no dietary changes. The NutriSystem meal plan offers 150 “restaurant-quality” meals that will keep customers looking [...]
Continue Reading NutriSystem D now being offered for Diabetics
Tags: Diabetics, NutriSystem
By Kelly
April 6th, 2009 at 03:16pm
Under News
Not that it comes as a surprise, but fast food is pretty bad for you. And in this time of recession, everyone is trying to save a buck. But buyers beware, some of these fast food items are OVER THE TOP with sugar and calories.It’s pretty disturbing to think that a Sonic Slushie has enough [...]
Continue Reading 19 Worst Drive-thru foods
Tags: fast food, healthy eating
By Kelly
March 25th, 2009 at 05:15pm
Under Health+ News
A new study by the National Cancer Institute shows that meat-heavy diets are scientifically linked to early death in the form of cancers and heart disease. Followed for 10 years, 545,000 men and women were closely studied to see the effects of consuming the equivalent of one quarter-pound cheeseburger a day. They found that the [...]
Continue Reading Vegetarians Rejoice
Tags: cancer, heart disease, National Cancer Institute, red meat
By Kelly