Manuel Uribe, of Mexico, was the heaviest man in the world. He weighed an astonishing 1232 pounds. He just celebrated his 43rd birthday - with a 400 pound weight loss.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
When some men see women in bikinis or lingerie - they lose their ability to delay gratification: whether it's about food or money.
The research in the Journal of Consumer Research is called "Bikinis Instigate Generalized Impatience in Intertemporal Choice".
From the the lead author: "Prior exposure to sexy stimuli may influence the choice between chocolate cake or fruit for dessert."
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
With the current high cost of groceries, everybody is looking for ways to cut costs, but still maintain the same high level of quality of their food and nutritional content for their meals.
Since time is a valuable commodity as well, a way to save money and time is to purchase your food items in bulk.
But how do you make your own prepackaged meals and soups?
With limitless information out there on nutrition and health, and no shortage of media stories and authors seeking an edge - it's no wonder we are left worrying about many nutrition-related issues. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the reporting of genuine health concerns, but for every legitimate nutrition or health scare, there are several cautionary pieces based on preliminary, incomplete, inconclusive and in some cases non-existent evidence.
My feeling is that we have enough nutritional things (and life things for that matter) to worry about. Ergo, I have come up with a list of things you DON'T have to worry about.
Monday, June 23, 2008
A study from the University of Minnesota has shown that the common parental approach to addressing teen's weight leaves much to be desired - and that's IF they are even aware there is a problem in the first place!
An all-too-common approach parent's use for their overweight teens is to suggest they diet. But 5 years later, those kids were far more likely to still be too heavy than were overweight kids whose parents had no idea they were fat and did nothing.
Here are some other insights into the study and some more productive ways to help overweight teens. Read the story here
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Let me start off by saying this. You'll never catch me within 50 feet of a McDonalds. Seriously, I get queasy just driving by fast food joints, but for those of you hooked on the Ronald. Good news! Arguably the one healthy thing on the menu is back. Tomatoes have returned.
If healthy food tasted good, perhaps we wouldn't be facing an obesity crisis. Well new research is proposing that using calorie-free sweeteners and seasonings can help people lose significant weight by keeping them fuller and decreasing their consumption.
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