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In The News: A Case for Calories
Oh, what a great morning! The weather is absolutely beautiful in New York City and I wake up to a story from Time Magazine in which Harvard School of Public Health Chair Walter Willett (pictured at...
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In The News: A Case for Calories
Oh, what a great morning! The weather is absolutely beautiful in New York City and I wake up to a story from Time Magazine in which Harvard School of Public Health Chair Walter Willett (pictured at...
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You Ask, I Answer: Battle of the "Diets"
Andy, are you going to blog about [the study that concluded that a low-carb diet was more successful at helping subjects achieve weight loss and healthier blood cholesterol profiles than Mediterranean...
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In The News: Taking Back "the C Word"
Let’s do this Vagina Monologues style. Ready? Say it with me: c-c-ca-ca-ca-calo…. calor-calor-caloriesssss! How wonderfully liberating! After a long period of foolishness where mainstream weight loss...
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You Ask, I Answer: Ice Milk
Have you heard of, or know much about, ice milk? I think Weight Watchers promotes it. – Katie P. (Location unknown) Ice milk is the outdated term for what we now call “low fat ice cream.” The name...
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Leaving Out Vital Information
Vending and food service company Next Generation has introduced Vitalities, a sticker-based initiative which “provides customers the ability to make selection based on healthy snack and beverage...
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You Ask, I Answer: Tortilla Chips & Salsa
I had lunch at a Mexican restaurant this weekend that labeled some [menu items] as low-fat and low-carb. I was surprised that the chips and salsa appetizer wasn’t [labeled] low-fat. I know salsa is...
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In The News: Oh, Look… Calories!
CNN is reporting the findings of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine comparing the efficacy of four diets — high-carb, low-carb, high-fat, and high-protein. Although not based...
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Numbers Game: Unlocking the Secret
A reduced-fat Oreo cookie contains _______ fewer calories than a regular Oreo cookie. a) 3 b) 12 c) 26 d) 51 Leave your guess in the “comments” section and come back on Tuesday for the answer.
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Numbers Game: Answer
A reduced-fat Oreo cookie contains 3 fewer calories than a regular Oreo cookie. This is precisely why the terms “low fat” and “reduced sugar” often mean absolutely nothing from a caloric standpoint....
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