Archive for June, 2007
How To Choose Bread For Your Family
While, being the “bread-winner” is synonymous with being a wage-earner for the family, how much thought do we give into exactly what type of bread we are winning? If I just had to give you a quick tip about grains, it would be “Switch To Brown“,a post that talks about whole-grains in general. But in [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: Arteries Are Adversely Affected By Fructose-Sweetened Drinks
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
If you live in the U.S. you are already aware of the profusion of products sweetened with that corn-based alternative to good old sugar: High [...]
Restaurant Portions Are (Still) Out Of Control
Portion control is a recurring theme on FitnessMantra and given that total calorie consumption is the single most important criterion for effective weight management, it’s easy to see why. More than a year ago, I wrote “FDA asks restaurants to reduce portion sizes” in which I even joked about how some restaurant portions were enough [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: The Science Of Appetite
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
When something gets so important that Time Magazine issues a Special Health Report about it, you just know the details will be worth the effort. [...]
Microwave Oven: The Latest Victim In The Obesity Blame-Game
It sits silently in a corner of your kitchen ready to do your bidding whenever asked. You can pop open its door put in foodstuffs, punch a few buttons and hey presto! – a minute later you have those same foodstuffs nice and warmed up for you. A pretty innocuous (and very handy) little kitchen [...]
