Archive for June, 2006
QT#10: Use Romaine Lettuce instead of Iceberg Lettuce
Salad lovers are used to having crunchy greens mixed with their favorite dressing and possibly topped with nuts or croutons. But which greens are the best? As is almost always the case with vegetables, the darker/richer the color, the better it is for you. For salads, this tip will come in handy:
Use Romaine Lettuce instead [...]
Diabetes could age your heart by 15 years
The July issue of The Lancet (subscription) reports that those with type-2 diabetes (caused by either low production of insulin or its resistance) are more likely to suffer from heart-related incidences like stroke or attacks almost 15 years sooner than those without type-2 diabetes.
Dr. Gillian Booth, lead researcher at the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, [...]
QT #9: Focus on your daily eating habits
Are you overly concerned about that irresistible cheesecake you ate during the weekend outing? Or the extra slice of pizza you know you should have avoided at your friend’s birthday party? The fact is that you should really be worried more about your daily eating habits that literally compound inside your body rather than the [...]
What is a calorie?
You have read a lot about calories here. While understanding the Golden Rule of calorie balance, it became clear that any excess calories consumed over the the amount required by your body will ultimately be stored as energy in the form of fat. You also looked at different ways to find out how many calories [...]
Oatmeal: A FitMan Food
When one thinks of whole grain, one tends to automatically think of whole wheat. This is not so surprising though, considering that Americans consume so much of it in products such as bread, bagels and almost all products made with the infamous “all-purpose” flour (cakes, muffins, pastries).
But there is more to whole grain than wheat [...]
