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Many of us like to unwind on an evening out catching the latest movie running at a theater near us. As it’s common knowledge, nothing goes as good with a movie as some popcorn and soda (perhaps some candy too) do. What we might not know though is that these combos that movie theaters offer are actually calorie ... |
20 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Scientists say that technology will soon advance to the point where it will be possible to grow meat inside labs, without the need for the actual living things that wear it for some time before being killed for it. Even now, it is possible to grow tiny nuggets of meat inside special laboratories around the world, but... |
19 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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One of the downsides of an office job, as many of us know since we’ve had to experience that personally, is that the temptation to skip meals and snack instead on calorie-laden snacks is often too big to ignore successfully. As a matter of fact, this may appear even in those cases where a desk job is not the qu... |
19 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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They say you can never have too much of a good thing, but, when it comes to taking precautions and preventive actions, it seems some people truly go overboard, with the result of becoming the laughing stock of everybody else. Such is the case of over 5,000 council workers who fell for a spoof campaign pushed by biscu... |
21 October 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Dieting is frustrating – as also is the very idea of starting a new dietary plan, especially since most of them imply restrictions, limitations and, ultimately, the feeling of being deprived of something that we want badly and perhaps even deserve. Because of this, the best way to lose weight is not by starving... |
28 September 2009
15:21 GMT |
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According to new official estimates, the already deteriorating conditions in most parts of Asia could reach a critical point by the half of this century, unless significant and long-term water reforms are set in place. The lack of irrigation systems, coupled with shifting weather patterns – caused by climate ch... |
29 August 2009
03:29 GMT |
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Experts have long stressed the importance of eating for our beauty as well and not just for the body and our silhouette. Just like smoking or too much chocolate can ruin the complexion and damage the teeth, certain foods encourage the healthy growth of nails and hair, or focus on ridding the face of spots and even wr... |
28 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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The freshman 15 refers to the weight one gains in the first semester or year of college because of the drastic lifestyle change that moving out of the house and into the dorm or an apartment implies. Later in life, its correspondent is the office 15, as we also informed you. However, for those freshmen that are strug... |
28 August 2009
13:41 GMT |
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In rural Indonesia, smoking is a fairly common habit and can be met at every corner. However, because the region is so impoverished, there is little money for buying cigarettes, and a new study has revealed that most men who smoke there take money out of their families' food budget in order to satisfy their own ... |
24 August 2009
20:01 GMT |
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Experts repeatedly sound the alarm on eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia or the dangers of not heating healthy and indulging in too many high-fat foods. However, that’s not to say there aren’t some risks to healthy eating too, especially if taken to the extreme. It’s a condition called ortho... |
17 August 2009
15:41 GMT |
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You are what you eat. You also eat by the company you keep, a new study shows, with women tending to increase the calorie intake when having dinner with a female friend and bringing it down when seated opposite a man. Similarly, the number of people seated for dinner also influences the number of calories a woman ing... |
6 August 2009
15:31 GMT |
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The key to losing weight and keeping it off is not, as we might be tempted to believe, sticking to a restrictive diet, but rather learning how to cheat better on it, as recent studies have shown. Another solution to drop the extra pounds is by eating plenty of snacks throughout the day: however, FitSugar warns, there... |
5 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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It is already common knowledge that the most challenging part of dieting is having to accept that it comes with many restrictions. Researchers say it’s precisely knowing we can’t have something that makes us want it more, which is why we should approach dieting from a different angle: stop trying to play ... |
4 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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We as a society have probably grown accustomed to looking at people who struggle with their weight and think, “They’ve brought it upon themselves,” because they did not exercise enough willpower. At the same time, we’re constantly being told that the obesity epidemics is about to reach a troub... |
3 August 2009
14:21 GMT |
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No matter how hard we try to keep tabs on our food or, more often, on the daily calorie intake, it is being claimed that we are hardly aware of what we eat. Because of this, even when we’re dieting, we tend to overindulge and not even realize it, and then we wonder what has gone wrong that we’re not losin... |
29 July 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Many anti-diet eaters who also happen to have weight issues use the old excuse that eating healthy is too expensive when it comes to making a change in their lifestyle. As it happens, they’re completely right in their assertion, but that’s not to say an improvement can’t be brought about with less m... |
21 July 2009
16:51 GMT |
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We’ve been told so many times that we’re to always read the labels of the food we buy (both for the ingredients and the calorie content), that most of us have probably already made it an involuntary habit each time we go out grocery shopping. Women, in general, tend to look at labels to see how many calor... |
16 July 2009
16:31 GMT |
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The people at Random Ideas, who are responsible for a good number of iPhone and Mac OS X applications, have released Edibles, for iPhone and iPod touch users. The five-dollar app lets them track calories, carbs or any single user-defined value, which Edibles then automatically deducts from configurable daily, weekly,... |
9 July 2009
09:44 GMT |
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A new report released on June 25th shows that the calorie requirements of the human population as a whole will sore by about 40 percent until 2050, at a rate that is completely unsustainable by existing agricultural practices and food production capabilities. Planning and serious investment in agriculture is therefor... |
26 June 2009
18:41 GMT |
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), rice is the most important staple food in the world, and is the number-one source of food for billions of people. In countries in tropical Latin America, the West Indies, East, South and Southeast Asia, there is no other crop plant that o... |
25 June 2009
06:15 GMT |
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In case we ever felt the salad we enjoy in the cafeteria over lunch lacked a certain something only to realize later that that something was a hardboiled egg, which we couldn’t possibly bring to work for practical reasons, Eggology has the perfect solution. The company, known for selling pasteurized egg-whites,... |
16 June 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Summer is here and the beach season is just around the corner – at least for most of us it is. Since we’ve been working hard all year to get a toned tummy so that we can proudly break out that new swimsuit (at least in theory), FitSugar points out that there is one more thing we must keep in mind before h... |
5 June 2009
14:31 GMT |
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We’ve been told that fast food is not good for us so many times that we often tend to cringe just when we think of it, despite craving it on more occasions than we would like to admit to ourselves. Still, staying healthy does not necessarily mean steering clear of the so-called junk food altogether, experts say... |
2 June 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Spices are usually not recommended with diets or, for that matter, to anyone whose main concern is weight maintenance. However, there is one such condiment that can be added to meals and that, besides making it tastier, also helps burn more calories by boosting the metabolic rate. A recent study indicates Tabasco can... |
2 June 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Being able to stick to a diet, especially if it’s the more restrictive type, is often a case of getting used to a routine, experts believe. Once we eliminate all derailers by setting up the routine, we are theoretically able to go on with the diet for as long as we might want – which is precisely why a tr... |
2 June 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It’s no wonder sticking to a diet is so difficult for most women since they seem to spend a lot of their time thinking about food, snacks and treats. As a matter of fact, a new survey conducted by Appesat, a revolutionary weight-loss pill that tricks the stomach into thinking it’s full, indicates that an ... |
29 May 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Even if we’re dieting and we’re steering clear from many foods that we’d indulge in otherwise, there is one golden rule we should always bear in mind: it’s best to eat more but smaller meals than stick to the three or two large meals a day. Experts say for Shape magazine that this is practical... |
28 May 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Barbeques are often seen as these “guilty” events where everyone stuffs themselves with meat and beer and then has to make up for it for the following week. Far from being like this, health experts tell us that not only can we enjoy a regular burger (not the veggie type that often pales in comparison, acc... |
22 May 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Most slimmers must know by now that sticking to a diet and eating out are two things that automatically rule each other out most of the time. Still, that is not to say that they can’t coexist with a little self-control and some willpower, and as long as we know which are the traps ahead of us and how to avoid t... |
15 May 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Seasonal allergies affect about 20 percent of the US population, research has shown. As it must already be known, they manifest by sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, and sinus congestion. Of these people, another 25 percent also suffer from oral allergy syndrome (OAS), which is not the same with food allergy, but does co... |
28 April 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Even if we’re dieting or not, we are constantly attracted to the low-fat aisle in the supermarket, where the so-called figure-friendly products are. Because they’re marketed as super light and low on fat, we tend to believe that they’re actually healthier, while also a wonderful help when it comes t... |
28 April 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Specialists commonly issue warnings about the high intake of fatty foods that can, and will ultimately lead to severe health and weight issues. The latest research in this sense comes to show that, indeed, where fat intake is concerned, most people have already consumed more fat than they need in a lifetime by the ti... |
28 April 2009
13:11 GMT |
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With most of the negative press in terms of healthy eating going to junk food such as pizza, French fries, KFC and McDonald’s, many tend to forget about the ready-made sandwiches we perhaps eat on a daily basis. A new study by Which? has revealed that the levels of salt and saturated fat in these quick lunches ... |
24 April 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Pizza Hut did not make the cut for the top ten healthiest fast food restaurants – as opposed to McDonald’s – but, at least in the UK, it will have one of the fanciest, most glamorous salads ever known to man. Famous chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has just come out with the Little Black Dressing, the d... |
21 April 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Glu Mobile has announced the availability of its Cooking Star iPhone game. Apple handset owners looking to become a Star Chef can visit the App Store and download the $2.99 app immediately. The game offers eight mini-games with five difficulties each, the ability to unlock real recipes and new mini-titles added perio... |
21 April 2009
11:03 GMT |
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Fad diets have always been subject to much debate, and this is certainly not about to change now. Whether they truly work or not sometimes depends entirely on the person who tries them and generalizing their efficiency is, in this sense, redundant, it has often been said. Nevertheless, in the long run, fad diets are ... |
14 April 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Pizza is, as we all know, one food that dieters can’t often indulge in, given its high calorie content. However, that should by no means signify that we shouldn’t enjoy it now and then – and even make the most of it by packing it full with healthy vitamins and fibers by adding vegetables to it, as t... |
9 April 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Overeating is one of the main causes behind weight gain, therefore, if we’re looking to drop a few pounds, the first thing we should do is learn how to portion-control our meals. In order to avoid the feeling of frustration usually associated with eating less and leaving the table still hungry, experts at FitSu... |
1 April 2009
14:21 GMT |
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A new scientific investigation has uncovered the fact that Americans tend to order healthy foods while going out, if all the nutritional values for every product are inscribed on the menu. As more and more people discontinue the century-old tradition of eating indoors with the family, and start having most of their m... |
1 April 2009
05:30 GMT |
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Crunches, diets and diet pills on their own cannot guarantee a flat belly, health experts and trainers have repeatedly warned. The secret to losing abdominal fat lies within finding the perfect combination of dieting and working out and, as a new study points out, in eating certain foods. Below are some of those that... |
31 March 2009
15:11 GMT |
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The time we dedicate to eating our meals plays an important part in the relationship we have with food, psychologist Pavel Somov says in his latest book, “Eating the Moment.” Chewing food properly, as well as enjoying each dish without any distraction, is key to learning to love food and developing a fun ... |
31 March 2009
14:41 GMT |
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One of the least known aspects concerning the crews that fill the posts aboard the International Space Station is the fact that astronauts and cosmonauts are subjected to a large amount of regulations, which some say prevent the crew from bonding. The Russian soon-to-be commander of the ISS, Gennedy Padalka, said bef... |
31 March 2009
06:02 GMT |
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Monday that the world should not get the impression that the global food security crisis had passed simply because the price of grain had slightly dropped over the last period. The organization said that the actual number of those below the limit of poverty ... |
30 March 2009
09:16 GMT |
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Whether we’re dieting to lose weight or not, suffering from the effects of a bad diet can happen to any of us. This is why it is imperious that we learn to read the signs and, if this truly proves to be the case, change whatever needs to be changed to eliminate the causing factors, nutritionists say for Shape m... |
27 March 2009
17:31 GMT |
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A new study comes to show that overweight women might have yet another strong, natural ally in their fight against the pounds: calcium. Those who increased their calcium intake throughout the duration of the study by as much as twice lost more weight faster. With this in mind, the increasing consumption of calcium-ri... |
27 March 2009
13:21 GMT |
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With First Lady Michelle Obama working hard on the White House garden, the first one in many years, the President is now under heavy fire on the Internet for his open aversion to beets, and their exclusion from the much-mediated garden. Food and vegetable bloggers are all taking to their websites to urge the “g... |
26 March 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Our diet is mainly based on meat, and it’s not healthy, nutritionists say. In fact, it relies so much on this type of food that we’re actively increasing our chances of developing heart disease and cancer, as a new extensive study reveals. Red and processed meat considerably boost risks of developing eith... |
25 March 2009
16:41 GMT |
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NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus will return home to the United States on Saturday, after spending roughly 4 months in the weightlessness of Earth's lower orbit. She is bringing home a very distinct talent that is sure to leave all other women a bit jealous – the ability to cook at zero-gravity. And if you thi... |
25 March 2009
09:23 GMT |
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This much talk about the obesity epidemic has also prompted heated discussions about the food we eat and its quality, as well as the kind of impact it has on our body and, ultimately, our health. Food author Michael Pollan was asked to speak for researchers at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and ... |
24 March 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Life in the rural areas of the African nation of Ghana is not as “independent” as one may think, as far as having everything you need around the house goes. In these regions, trees and forests are vital for people in forsaken villages who have been living in harmony with nature for several thousand years.... |
20 March 2009
10:59 GMT |
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