Here is a post that shows pictures of what a weeks worth of groceries looks like for families across the globe.
It’s amazing to note the amount of processed foods the families from the most developed countries eat compared to those that are less developed. You can just see this in terms of how many boxed, canned, and bottled items there are.
Look at how much pizza and soda the American family has!
I also couldn’t help but notice the beer in the German family.… Read More
Here’s an interesting piece from the New York Times describing the science behind how they made nacho cheese Doritos chips so addictive!
I also like how they describe the whole concept of ‘vanishing caloric density,’ which is when “fat-laden snacks melt in the mouth, the brain thinks that the calories have disappeared… This tends to delay the feeling of fullness.”
When you look at what you’re up against when you read this, it really brings to light how impossible it is to resist these suckers!… Read More
Great video illustrating the importance of going outside!
Something I need to remember since I’m quite the desk jockey…
UPDATE:
I’ve been having trouble embedding the correct video and haven’t quite figured out how to do it, so the video listed is automatically the most recent ASAP Science video released.
If you want to find the Vitamin D episode, click on their playlist.… Read More
Despite my not posting very much lately, I’m still reading as much as I can to stay on top of things. Here are links to a few articles that caught my attention.
This is a very powerful and poignant open apology from a women’s health coach who worked for a diet/weight loss company. As we know calories are only a small part of the whole picture and it’s good to see that others are starting to come around too.
Jimmy Moore had a recent post about one of his readers who had improved cholesterol numbers (Total Cholesterol 230 -> 187 and LDL-C 113 -> 72) after she went low carb high fat. … Read More
Just had to share this post written by Amy Kubal on Robb Wolf’s site.
I been chasing goals for so long that it was good to read something like this just to snap my self out of things. Here is a small sample of some things I’ve been chasing and unable to attain, and some things that I actually achieved:
Arbitrary things I’ve been striving for:
Goals that I’ve attained that I thought would make me happy..… Read More
Great article from Outside Magazine reframing how we should now view fat and muscle. Fat shouldn’t just be viewed as a form of energy storage, it should also be considered as a hormone secreting organ that sends out signals to the rest of the body. This also applies to muscle tissue. It’s much more than just a way to help us move around because it too secretes hormones that can affect the rest of the body.
I’d known that fat cells actually can produce estrogen (which is why obese men develop gynecomastia, or as described in Fight Club with the more politically incorrect term). … Read More