Posts from — April 2007

We’re not listening to mom when she pleads to “eat your veggies.” Despite government campaigns and slogans, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows there has been a small decrease in veggie intake and no improvement in Americans’ fruit consumption. [Read more →]

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The premise for the 3 hour diet by Jorge Cruise is eating smaller meals more frequently throughout the day. He cites several studies that show:

• Consuming smaller meals on a more frequent basis results in better preservation of lean body tissue with weight loss.
• Less overall calories are consumed by eating many smaller meals vs infrequent meals.
• Women who ate more frequently secreted more of the hunger-suppressing hormone leptin leading to fewer cravings
  throughout the day.
• Calorie-for-calorie, a frequent eating pattern is also associated with a modest 5% reduction in cholesterol levels.

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Star Jones dramatic weight loss has been the source of much speculation. In an interview with the New Yorker, Rosie O’Donnell shares her less than complementary thoughts on Star Jones and her weight loss:

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