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SOME SAY THIS IS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
BIG SODA MAKERS AGREE ON EFFORT TO CUT AMERICANS' DRINK CALORIES http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/business/big-soda-companies-agree-on-effort-to-cut-americans-drink-calories.html?_r=1
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Should food stamps be used for sweetened drinks?
I don't think so but the beverage industry is fighting the banning of food stamps for sweetened drinks... http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/june/snap.html Joanne Moniz The Skinny on Obesity Group
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SATURATED FAT AND HEART DISEASE? REALLY?
THE QUESTIONAL LINK BETWEEN SATURATED FAT AND HEART DISEASE By Nina Teicholz THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "Saturated fat does not cause heart disease"—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be? The very cornerstone of dietary advice for generations has been that…
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WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM
A very important scientific paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association which was explained in the New York Times piece, "Always Hungry? Here's Why" . Both are worth reading. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1871695…
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FRUCTOSE CONVERTS TO FAT
an excerpt of an article by Patrick J. Skerrett, Executive Editor, Harvard Health The following statement taken from part of his article really says a lot!!! "Every year I attend scores of talks on health and nutrition. Few prompt me to change what I do or what I eat..... thinking hard about sugar in my children’s diets.…
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KATIE COURIC'S PERILS OF FOOD POLICS
Be sure to watch Katie Couric's FED UP!!!!! http://fedupmovie.com/#/page/home
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HOW TO CALCULATE PROTEIN NEEDS
Don't worry. Many people have difficulty calculating the correct protein for their diet because they have no idea what Lean body mass means. The formula for calculating protein requires lean body mass. Not only do they not know, they do not know how to measure their lean body mass. The "gold standard" for measuring lean…
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USING THE REPORT FUNCTION
MFP has a report function where you can run a report on the foods you ate over a given amount of time. The function is easy to use. If you are struggling with your goals, you may find it helpful to run a report on carbohydrates and sugar. Healthy fat does not make us fat but too much fructose (sugar) does! Joanne Moniz The…
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TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT? WATCH THIS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mzf4KSG6oQ Joanne Moniz The Skinny on Obesity Group
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SUGAR..WHO SAYS REDUCE IT EVEN MORE
http://www.whnt/mediacentre/news/notes/2014/consultation-sugar-guideline/en/ WHO is launching a public consultation on its guidelines on sugar intake to reduce problems like obesity. The present recommendation is 10 percent of calories. The new draft proposes sugar to be less than 10 percent and less than 5 percent would…
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A CALORIE IS NOT A CALORIE
This is not something that some people don't like to hear and we are hearing it again and again. For the large percentage of people who do like to hear it, here it is from HARVARD HEALTH. LESS ABOUT QUANTITY... more about quality. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/best-diet-quality-counts/ Joanne Moniz The Skinny…
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FITBIT RECALL
Fitbit is recalling their bracelets... They are causing irritation.
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OBESITY PREVENTION: BREASTFEED!
According to the CDC, the percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from 35 percent in 2000 to 49 percent in 2010, and infants still breastfeeding at 12 months increased from 16 percent to 27 percent during that same time period. While most infant formulas are about 50% carbohydrates, breast milk is naturally…
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A BIG STEP!! WE ARE GETTING NEW FOOD LABELS!!
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time in two decades will propose major changes to nutrition labels on food packages, putting calorie counts in large type and adjusting portion sizes to reflect how much Americans actually eat. This is a HUGE step for everyone to really know what "Big Food" is doing to our…
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HOW MUCH SUGAR IS TOO MUCH?
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS NOW WARNING US Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says. What's way back? 10 percent is recommended; and 10 percent of 1200 is 30 GRAMS, 1500 is 38 grams and 2000 is 50 grams. Joanne Moniz The Skinny on Obesity…
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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!
We started the group, the Skinny on Obesity, to help users understand some of the new research on the dangers of sugar and other artificial ingredients in our food that prevent and sometimes actually make us gain weight. Many people have been astounded by what they were not aware of and thus have finally begun the journey…
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DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF
Many of us, a good percentage of us, have been trying to lose weight for quite some time now. We have lost, gained it back and lost it again. That's a recipe for beating ourselves up. DON'T. So many of you have cut your sugar goals down to where they should be. Give yourself credit for that. Give yourself credit for being…
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WORRIED ABOUT THE WRONG STUFF!
Worried about trans fat or salt? That's a little old-school. If you want to stay current on dietary villains, you'll want to start thinking about sugar. Lots and lots of sugar — as in 77 grams, or nearly 20 teaspoons. That's how much added sugar the average American consumes every day, according to a 2011 scientific…
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OLD SCHOOL THINKING
Worried about trans fat or salt? That's a little old-school. If you want to stay current on dietary villains, you'll want to start thinking about sugar. Lots and lots of sugar — as in 77 grams, or nearly 20 teaspoons. That's how much added sugar the average American consumes every day, according to a 2011 scientific…
