From the monthly archives:

July 2009

The Obesity Epidemic: What Can You Do?

July 29, 2009 Read the full article →

Obesity is officially an epidemic in the United States.  Today I viewed a webcast from Washington, D.C. about the obesity epidemic.  It looks like in the near future we will be experiencing many cultural changes in order to help rid our country of this dangerous and costly epidemic.  Some of these changes may include banning [...]

Easy Dietary Nutrition

July 23, 2009 Read the full article →

Few people who are trying to lose weight find learning about dietary nutrition to be fun despite their desire to eat better.  Along with exercise, eating in a highly nutritious way is important for a lifetime of fitness.  How can someone learn to eat better without getting bogged down by all the nutritional information, however?  [...]

Why Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women

July 12, 2009 Read the full article →

Why do men lose weight faster than women? In general, men can lose fat faster than women because they have more muscle mass than women. The more muscle mass one has the higher the metabolism because muscle requires more calories to be maintain by the body than fat. Rather than saying, “That’s not fair,” however, [...]

Fat Americans and the Dieting Industry:This Just Doesn’t Compute!

July 6, 2009 Read the full article →

“Fat Americans” – that’s how we’re referred to in other countries.  Look at the facts:  Americans keep getting fatter; no other country comes out with more diets, diet programs and dieting aids; and the dieting industry is making tons of money. Does this sound right? Who is benefiting here? It doesn’t seem to be the [...]