by David Greenwalt Lots of people use diet and activity trackers such as My Fitness Pal to log their food intake and exercise. After all, there’s an old saying that “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” And yet it seems to be backfiring. From the first I got my hands on the slick, food-logging…
With obesity rates on the rise worldwide and excess sugar consumption considered a direct contributor, the search has been on for treatments to reverse the trend. Now a world-first study led by QUT (Queensland University of Technology) may have the answer. Neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said drugs…
by David Greenwalt The “Alkaline Diet” has been touted as a way to lose weight, gain energy and prevent diseases ranging from osteoporosis to cancer. Popularized by celebrities, there is no shortage of marketers willing to sell you books and kits to help you get started. But is there any proof that it actually works?…
by David Greenwalt It was long thought that a calorie was a calorie, no matter when it was consumed. The balance of calories eaten versus calories burned (“calories in, calories out”) has been cited for decades as the simple equation behind the complex struggle for weight loss that many people face. More recently, however, scientists…
by David Greenwalt It’s now common knowledge that protein intake on the order of a gram of protein per pound of lean body mass per day is getting pretty close to ideal for middle-aged and younger dieters and fitness enthusiasts who care, at all, about keeping or adding muscle. Refreshingly, not surprisingly, the same holds…
by David Greenwalt Chances are that you are sitting down right now. In fact, many of us spend 70% or more of the time that we are awake sitting down – at the office, watching TV, driving, and so on (1). According to a national study, we spend an average of almost 8 hours sitting…
by David Greenwalt The five-word diet “Eat less and exercise more” gets all of the attention when it comes to fat loss. Sounds simple enough, that is until you actually think about it. And recently researchers have done just that – begun thinking about it. Recent studies have challenged the idea that body weight is…
by David Greenwalt Self-weighing is likely to be a useful weight management intervention to help people prevent weight gain or facilitate weight loss. Self-weighing empowers an individual to monitor his/her own weight and subsequently to make a necessary lifestyle adjustment to meet a target goal. Self-weighing increases a person’s self-awareness of current weight and weight…
by David Greenwalt Should you eat more to lose weight? You hear it all the time now. “The reason you’re not losing weight is you aren’t eating enough.” Is it true? If your weight loss has stalled is it because you’re not eating enough? No, it’s not true. There are many other factors, scientifically based,…
by David Greenwalt The weight-loss market is loaded with diet shakes and bars that promise to make you drop pounds without any effort. Advertisements for products like Slimfast make the idea of replacing your normal meals with a pre-packaged alternative look pretty tempting if you are looking to shed some extra weight, get more fit,…