How sloppy is that triple Whopper with cheese? It has 1,250 calories, or 62.5% of the recommended 2,000-calories-per-day diet. The Fried Macaroni and Cheese from the Cheesecake Factory? Try 1,570 calories — according to health experts, you’re better off eating a stick of butter. -time.com
MY COMMENT: Eating out too much is a deadly habit. Stay home and cook!
“An increased dairy calcium intake of 1241 mg day-1 increased faecal fat excretion by 5.2 g day-1 compared with low-calcium (less than 700 mg day-1) dairy diet,” -nutraingredients
MY COMMENT: If your intake of calcium is low and you are fighting a weight problem, it might not be a bad idea to boost your intake. 5 grams of fat excreted per day amounts to about 45 calories, or 4-5 pounds in a year, so don’t expect miracles.
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Good article here on America’s demand for bigger, fatter burgers.
“What people say they want and what they do don’t match up,” says Darren Tristano, an executive vice president at Technomic, a food-industry research and consulting firm. “If they say, ‘I’m gonna order more salads,’ they’re going to order more french fries.”
Wendy’s spokesman Denny Lynch says research shows that customers had an unslakable yearning for more bacon. “Well, if they like two strips of bacon, would they like three? And if they like three, how about six? And that’s where the Baconator came from,” he says
note: The Baconator has 1,920 mg of sodium, 830 calories, and 51 grams of fat.
… after 90 days, the rats that received the blueberry-enriched powder, measured as 2 percent of their diet, had less abdominal fat, lower triglycerides, lower cholesterol, and improved fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity, which are measures of how well the body processes glucose for energy ScienceDaily.com
MY COMMENT: Blueberries are well known for their abundance of antioxidants.
Research indicates that not all calories are created equal. It take more energy to metabolize calories from protein vs carbohydrate. Also, the addition of fiber appears to block the absorption of some calories. Actually if you snacked on nuts or high fiber crackers that contain more fat you may actually lose slightly more weight than using the pretzels. Pretty small difference though. The extra fat and protein in peanut butter and crackers will also do a better job of satisfying your hunger compared to pretzels.
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Many people on the weight-loss drug orlistat may not keep up the diet changes considered necessary for the treatment’s success, a small study suggests -Yahoo Health
MY COMMENT: No surprise here. There is a little more to weight loss than popping a pill. I wonder about their exercise habits.
This must be a planned cheat day!
First Course: 631 calories and 32 grams of fat, is a seafood stew consisting of Main lobsters, sea scallops, shrimp and black cod made in a broth of dry vermouth and heavy cream and topped with puff pastry
Main Course: 1,534 calories and 77 grams of fat, features duck breast in skin with cherry chutney and herb roasted pheasant with wild rice stuffing, molasses whipped sweet potatoes and roasted winter vegetables
Dessert: 883 calories and 33 grams of fat, features caramelized apples in a bread crust topped with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.
source: examiner.com
I am sure if were up President Obama, there would be a pick-up game of hoops in there somewhere to burn this off.
Study co-author Dr. Marijka Batterman, an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, said: ‘We know from past research that overweight or obese people are not as efficient at burning fat. This new study shows that fat oxidation, or the body’s ability to ‘burn’ fat, improves in obese people when they eat a higher protein diet.’ -medicalnewstoday
MY COMMENT: Another reason to take a good look at your protein intake. Besides this research, we already know that protein is an effective appetite suppressant and takes a little extra energy to metabolize.
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