| The Atkins Diet - Not for candy lovers | | Posted Monday, February 06, 2006 11:50:24 AM by Kate Grant | If pasta, fruit, bread, sweets and even tomatoes are your favorite foods in the world, and you don't think you could live without them, do yourself a favor, and don't even think about the Atkins diet. 
However, if bacon and eggs, 30 percent cheeses, omelettes, steaks and cream does it for you, than the Atkins diet plan is certainly for you, and this is what's going to be on your menu from now on. Dr. Atkins may have been dead for a couple of years now, but the Atkins diet is still in full bloom.
Dozens of Atkins Diet Books have been written by Dr Atkins himself and by his followers, among them special Atkins diet recipe books, followed to the letter by people who lost weight by avoiding carbohydrates all together.
They have recipes for all meals and for snacks and beverages. You can find free Atkins diet recipes on the web, and of course, Atkins diet products, like frozen low carb dinners and low carb cocktail mixers.
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| | | Fashion world beginning to address unhealthy look | | Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:54:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Certainly, when New York Fashion Week kicks off Friday, all eyes will not only be on the clothes by the likes of Vera Wang, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren but also on the models appearing in more than 90 scheduled shows in the tents at Bryant Park. That's because Madrid last season created news by banning underweight models and issuing guidelines for designers stating that models had to have a certain weight according to the body-mass index. Madrid's ruling set off the "too-thin model" controversy that has become a global concern. And not just for the models who parade in $2,000 baby-doll dresses on the catwalks of the world, but for the many more young — and vulnerable — women influenced by images they see on runways and red carpets. Supporting the ban is the Italian Chamber of Fashion, which issued a "manifesto" for models requiring them to show proof of good health with a license issued by health and city officials indicating they are not affected by an eating disorder such as bulimia or anorexia.... | |
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| | | Study: Atkins diet not a heart-disease risk | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:51:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | Eating a low-carb, high-fat diet for years doesn't raise the risk of heart disease, a long-term study suggests, easing fears that the popular Atkins diet and similar regimens might set people up for eventual heart attacks. The study of thousands of women over two decades found that those who got lots of their carbohydrates from refined sugars and highly processed foods nearly doubled their risk of heart disease. At the same time, those who ate a low-carb diet but got more of their protein and fat from vegetables rather than animal sources cut their heart disease risk by 30 percent on average, compared with those who ate more animal fats. The findings came from researchers at Harvard University's schools of medicine and public health who reviewed records of 82,802 women in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study over 20 years.... | |
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| | | Diet: Low carbs, high fats don't raise heart-attack risks | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:58:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Eating a low-carb, high-fat diet for years doesn't raise the risk of heart disease, a long-term study suggests, easing fears that the popular Atkins diet and similar regimens might set people up for heart attacks. The study of thousands of women over two decades found that those who got lots of their carbohydrates from refined sugars and highly processed foods nearly doubled their risk of heart disease. At the same time, those who ate a low-carb diet but got more of their protein and fat from vegetables rather than animal sources cut their heart disease risk by 30 percent on average, compared with those who ate more animal fats. The findings came from researchers at Harvard University's schools of medicine and public health who reviewed records of 82,802 women in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study over 20 years.... | |
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| | | Wielechowski's commercial slams Mayo's comments | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:56:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | A TV advertisement aired by Democratic Senate candidate Bill Wielechowski this week lays into his opponent on multiple counts -- saying that Republican Earl Mayo took money from Veco, that he wants to spend Alaska Permanent Fund earnings, that he wants to raise gas taxes and that he was questioned by the FBI. This is a hotly contested race to represent northeast Anchorage. One by one: • Mayo did get $3,000 this year in contributions from Veco Corp., the company named in a federal investigation into political corruption, but he gave the money back. He also got Veco contributions in at least one earlier legislative campaign. • Mayo acknowledges he said at a Chamber of Commerce forum that he'd consider spending Permanent Fund earnings, but says he meant it only if all the oil and gas wells go dry, and he has no intention of doing it.... | |
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| | | High-Carb American Diet The Culprit In Six-Fold Increase Of ... | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:01:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Last week scientific researchers made the bombshell discovery that eating a high-carb diet can lead to kidney cancer. This week, we learn that consuming excessive carbohydrates can lead to the development of esophageal cancer. Lead researcher Dr. Vijay S. Khiani from the Cleveland, OH-based Case Western Reserve University analyzed government data on carbohydrate intake and cases of esophageal cancer over a nearly 30-year period. Dr. Khiani found that there was a "significant relationship between the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma and per-capita consumption of carbohydrates in the American diet." He derived this from the jump of an additional 100g carbohydrates in the typical American diet today compared with 1973 which runs parallel to the SIX-FOLD increase in the number of esophageal adenocarcinoma cases in that same time period.... | |
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| | | Study: Drink more water, lose more weight | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:56:38 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dieters who replace sugary drinks with water lose an extra 5 pounds a year, and those who drink a couple of more cups of water a day increase weight loss by 2 pounds a year, a study presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society suggests. Most popular diet programs and books advise drinking plenty of water to aid digestion and to help reduce intake of sodas and other high-calorie drinks, but there haven't been many studies to back up the advice. So researchers analyzed weight-loss data on 240 overweight women, ages 25 to 50, who were following one of several popular diet plans, including Atkins and The Zone, programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption to varying degrees. Before beginning their programs, the women drank an average of about two cans a day of sugary drinks (about 200 calories total), including soda and juice.... | |
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| | | Low-fat foods pack a deceptive caloric punch | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:52:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | BOSTON -- People indulge a lot more in low-fat versions of processed foods than in their regular counterparts, and overweight people seem especially vulnerable, according to new research presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, an organization of weight-loss professionals. These products are seemingly designed to improve health but they may actually be contributing to weight problems, says Brian Wansink, director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab in Ithaca, N.Y. "We're a nation of low-fat foods and high-fat people." Wansink, who has done several studies on this topic, says some low-fat processed foods, such as candies, have an average of just 15 percent fewer calories than regular ones, but consumers think they have about 40 percent fewer calories.... | |
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| | | Krispy Kreme in sticky spot | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 10:53:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nearly two years after its stock collapsed amid an accounting fiasco, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. faces a host of lawsuits, a criminal investigation and declining sales. Meanwhile, efforts are under way in New York and Chicago to ban a key ingredient of its famous doughnuts, one that helps make the trademark treats so popular. Sounds a lot like the challenges faced by executives at ``Big Tobacco,'' and that's just where Krispy Kreme has turned to for help. Last month, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme named Charles A. Blixt, a former executive vice president and general counsel at Reynolds American Inc., as its new general counsel. A week later, the company appointed Andrew J. Schindler, the retired chairman of Reynolds American, to its board of directors.... | |
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| | | bChat - /bTV weight-loss | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 6:53:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | VERONA Kevin Theis has gained a whole new perspective through weight loss. The former Fond du Lac resident and 1992 Goodrich High School graduate was among 50 contestants chosen for the 2006 season of NBC's weight-loss reality drama "The Biggest Loser." Although he didn't make the final on-air cut, Theis is determined to make it to the finish line of his 140-pound weight loss goal. "It was frustrating because it has been such a long process, but I came home well-equipped with information on exercise and nutrition," he said. Time for a change Struggling with weight issues since grade school, Theis was tired of wearing baggy sweat pants, sweating at the mildest exertion and not having enough energy to play with his then 18-month-old son Owen.... | |
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| | | Thin is from Pluto? Must be a new crop of diet books | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:52:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | HOLIDAY EATING season is just around the corner, so for inspiration, I looked to the latest crop of diet books. I've got thousands out in the barn ? in fact, I built the barn out of diet books ? and they just keep on coming. Diet books are like weeds: rip'em, burn'em, whack'em with a stick ? they love it. Maybe you can get rid of one, but you better believe that two more will take its place. But before I toss them out there, let me run through a few for you: - "Maria Shaw's Astro Diet: The Amazing Breakthrough Diet Based on Your Zodiac Sign!" The hook: Sung to the tune of Aquarius: When the spoon is in my great big mouth, and Jupiter aligns with Mar-r-r-r-r-s bars... The skinny: The astrological chart I had done in college indicated I'm going to die a sudden and unexpected death, so I've been waiting for an anvil to drop on my head since.... | |
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