The Science of Deliciously Good Health

There’s a good chance dehydration could be derailing your dieting efforts – it can slow metabolism rates by 3% – and it’s also the number one trigger of daytime fatigue, making the couch seem far more appealing than cardio. However, before you reach for a coke or some other sugar-laden carbonated beverage, there are a [...]

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The belt-busting American waistline is becoming as much a political as a public health problem. However, the politics of fat are not easily digestible. It’s no secret that we’re eating money – literally – the CDC estimates that obesity now accounts for 9.1% of all medical spending, that’s $147 billion in 2008. 

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Wicked advertising schemes, a wicked ex-boyfriend, a wicked hangover – they always seem to be the impetus behind an ice-cream meltdown or a burger binge. But it seems we’ve got no one to blame but ourselves – once again.  In fact, new research suggests it could be our brain that’s draining our dieting efforts. 

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After a week in Italy – where I plied myself full of pizza, pasta, and Prosecco – let’s just say my thighs and tushy look more like the Triviana Fountain than the tall trim tower of Pizza. However, instead of trying to run off at least a portion of the 2,000 pastries I consumed, I [...]

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Sometimes there’s nothing better than a midnight snack attack. Eating spoonfuls of jam straight out of the jar, fingerlings of peanut butter, or a handful of shredded cheddar doesn’t seem quite so decadent – or discusting – after pumpkin hour has passed. But, barbarian antics aside, it seems late night snack snaffling could prove to pile [...]

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According to the Science Daily, new research from The University of Nottingham has shown — for the first time — that daylight is a major factor in controlling BAT (brown adipose tissue) activity. BAT is a type of fat found in abundance in hibernating animals and new born babies. 

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Could Balsamic be the latest magic bullet in our battle against the bugle? For centuries, both cooks and chemists have touted the values of vinegar – from curing diabetes, to cancer, and even halting the aging process. But, while many of these claims have been poorly substantiated, new evidence suggests there might be some truth [...]

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Three out of every four Americans are vitamin D deficient –  a figure that looks bad in the physician’s office, and in a dress!
Unfortunately this dip in D levels may spell disaster for both the health conscious and the hefty, with recent studies suggesting vitamin D is not only involved in the prevention and treatment of disease [...]

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Ahhh remember the Atkins diet – where former “fat-free” fanatics could chew their way to weight loss by flouting the conventional diet wisdom of “fat=bad?”
Dr. Atkins (who according to some controversial diet dissidents died of a heart attack) promised that by cutting carbohydrates and increasing animal fats we could all loose weight without having to skip [...]

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Sleep deprivation has been shown to decrease appetite, food cravings, and food consumption – sounds like the perfect way to shed a few pounds sans the sweat of actual exercise. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that easy.

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