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Science-based information about eating healthy and losing weight the right way.

Safe, effective ways to make sure you are eating a diet that is going to make you healthier. Sorting the facts from the marketing hype, to give you information you can use to live a healthier lifestyle.

Losing weight and eating right.

These days there are new fad diets announced every day. They get celebrity endorsements, news coverage, and more publicity than we can stand. Many of these diets are temporary starvation diets that result in up and down weight, loss and gain, over and over again. Others are even more dangerous. On this page, I'll do my best to tell you about or provide links to solid, science-based information about eating healthy and losing weight the right way.

What if reading a book could help you lose weight?

Researchers say it's true!

Researchers at Duke University have conducted a study in which they gave the book Lake Rescue to one group of overweight girls, another book to a second group, and the third group did not read any book. The girls who read Lake Rescue by Annie Bryant, lost an average of .71 points on the BMI index which was a statistically significant increase over the other two groups! Lake Rescue features an overweight heroine who learns to make healthy food choices in the book. The researchers say its a way to sneak in some information about healthy food without seeming to preach to the overweight teens.
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Vitamin Beer?
That's right, there's now a vitamin beer called Stampede Light Plus. Learn all about it here, and, by the way, Jessica Simspon is part owner of the company! With vitamin beer, people may have to worry about getting too many vitamins!
Recipes for Grilled Vegetables
Just because it's barbecue season doesn't mean we all have to eat sausage and ribs every week-end. Here are six healthy and delicious alternatives for the grill. Many vegetables are perfect for the grill. These six recipes give you some options including a garlic spread for crackers, a substitute for the cheeseburger, and a new way to look at romaine lettuce. Enjoy the summer with the vegetarian grill options.

The hCG Diet - Effective or Hype?

Answer: Hype

"HCG Diet Info. is available in this article. it tells you all about the diet which involves injections of pregnancy hormones and a painfully restrictive diet. This diet can not be recommended by anyone who does even a modest amount of research. Study results show that a placebo works just as well as HCG -but costs considerably less ;-)

the Macrobiotic Diet

The Macrobiotic Diet is another potentially risky diet. Read some more about it at this link, then compare it to the research behind more conventional alternatives like the Mediterranean Diet.

Tilapia - Bad Fish

Tilapia worse than bacon for your heart?

According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist medical Center (Chilton, 2008), analysis of Tilapia, a popular and inexpensive fish at most grocery stores, shows that it is extremely low in beneficial Omega 3 fatty acids, but very high in harmful Omega 6 fatty acids. Tilapia can be an unhealthy choice for heart health, asthma, or any condition associated with an exaggerated inflammatory response. Tilapia should not be considered as a serving of beneficial fish fo rthose trying to eat fish to promote good cardiovascular health. The researchers even went so far as to suggest that Tilapia is worse for your heart than a hamburger or bacon. Stick with trout or salmon for high Omega 3 content.Tilapia - Bad Fish!

Tilapia Industry Insider Interview about "Bad Fish" Article

In this article, the author of the above-linked article, "Tilapia - Bad Fish for Heart Health", interviews a tilapia farming industry insider and talks about the industry and his initial thoughts on the 'Bad Fish' Study. Tilapia Industry Insider Interview

What do Tilapia Eat?

Did you ever wonder what commercial fish farms feed to tilapia to make them grow so quickly? This article tells all with an interview from an industry insider.
Find out what goes into tilapia

The Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet

Live Longer, Live Better

The Mediterranean Diet has been shown to have profound health benefits by study after study by independent researchers at many universities. This article has a brief list of the many amazing health benefits that have been demonstrated to derive from eating a healthy Mediterranean diet. Read this article about the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
then come back here and check out some of the books on the Mediterranean Diet on this page.
Oh, and here's an article showing the latest research on the Mediterranean diet. Study participants who followed the Mediterranean diet were 9% less likely to die during the study period than those who did not follow the Mediterranean Diet. They also had a much lower incidence of several serious diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's Disease.

Skinny Water Information

Get the Real Skinny on Skinny Water

Skinny Water says it'll help you lose weight. Is it for real, or just more marketing hype? This article looks at the pros and cons of Skinny Water. Bad? Not necessarily. Weight loss? Not so much.
Read more about Skinny Water

Lean Pockets Recalled

Tiny Pieces of Plastic Found

Since many of the readers of this page may be customers of Lean Pockets, I wanted to pass along notice ot a recall of the Artichoke Spinach Chicken Sandwich Lean Pocket. Nothing too dangerous, but small bits of plastic have been found in a number of them leading to two injuries. Here's a link wiht more information: Lean Pocket Recall

Entomophagy

Some very unique foods from around the world

Interesting food! This article talks about some very interesting foods such as formaggio marcio and other edible insect dishes. Not in my recommended diet, but these foods are actually pretty healthy.

Links to articles about health, nutrition and healthy weight loss

These are links to solid information about eating healthy, good nutritional supplements backed by hard science, and losing weight the right way.
A two minute recipe for a fat-free breakfast that tastes good.
This delicious and healthy fat-free breakfast is so easy to make that it's an easy healthy habit to adopt.
Why losing weight with the Cookie Diet is unsustainable
This article suggests that that the Cookie Diet is a short-term and unhealthy option for losing weight and provides a better alternative. While it is rarely appropriate to use extremely low calorie diets like this, you should never do so without the strict approval and supervision of a good doctor.
Get your Kids to Enjoy Eating Vegetables
A simple way to increase the likelihood of your kids eating and enjoying their vegetables. A university study finds that kids prefer vegetables and fruits to other snacks if you follow this advice.
A great website about vegetable gardening
Here is a fantastic website about gardening and growing your own vegetables. Practical advice for the everyday gardener loaded with tons of in-depth information.
Vitamin D Health Benefits
Two recent headlines contradict each other on whether Vitamin D supplements have any benefit in lowering the risk of cancer. This article takes an in-depth look at both studies and draws a conclusion to help you decide whether there is any benefit.

Does this diet work?

If you have tried this diet, vote yes if it helped you lose weight (and keep the weight off) or no if it didn't help you lose weight or if you gained the weight back when the diet ended.

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Mediterranean Diet

I choose most of the books listed below because they are based on the Mediterranean Diet. There are dozens of studies showing beneficial health effects from eating high vegetable, low meat content meals like those from the mediterranean diet on a regular basis. Better heart health, lower cholesterol, lower chances of contracting diabetes, beneficial weight loss, and many more have been shown to be associated with following a diet like the Mediterranean Diet. Next time you buy a cookbook, make it one like those below that are going to do more than cause your weight to yo-yo up and down.

Cooking & Recipe Books I recommend

These are some great cookbooks that provide healthy and delicious recipes.
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