14 Foods Affecting Your Weight: Infographic
It’s not just an age-related slowdown in metabolism that adds a pound here or there. A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed the diets of over 120,000 non-obese participants over a 20-year span. The average participant gained 3.35 pounds every four years, for a total weight gain of 16.8 pounds [...]
McDonald’s Planning For Healthier Happy Meals?
McDonald’s Corp., under pressure from health and children’s advocacy groups, will add a serving of fruit or vegetables to Happy Meals and shrink the portion of French fries included with the meals, the Los Angeles Times reports. McDonald’s will announce the changes Tuesday, but they will not take effect until September in some markets. The [...]
Apple, Celery Top “Dirty Dozen” 2011 [infographic]
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Apples are the most chemically contaminated produce, says a new report by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit focused on public health. The report suggests buying organic apples instead of conventional, and names other fruits and vegetables that rank highest in pesticides. Organic produce is grown using materials of plant or animal origin, instead of [...]
Don’t Forget These 10 Super Ingredients
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. — Thomas A. Edison When nature is such a big part of ourselves, then why do we rely on processed [...]
