Low calorie sweeteners are used in place of sugar to make low calorie and sugar free foods like chewing gum, candy, cookies, ice cream, yogurt, jelly and cough drops. These sugar substitutes, called sugar alcohols, are a type of carbohydrate, but they are not sugars and they do not contain alcohol like beer or wine. … Read More
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It’s a Myth: Eating calories at night increases weight gain. Anytime you eat more calories than you use up through activity, you gain weight. Contrary to popular belief, what time the calories are consumed doesn’t matter. What does matter is how many calories you eat in a day. … Read More
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In an annual Gallup Health and Healthcare survey, American men, on average, reported that they weigh 196 pounds. Women say they weigh 160 pounds. Both figures are nearly 20 pounds higher that the average weights reported in 1990. When you ask men what they believe their ideal weight should be they say 181 pounds. Women … Read More
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Sixty-seven percent of Americans almost always finish the restaurant portions they are served. Men are 4 times more likely to eat everything and restaurant portions are huge, denser in calories, and higher in fat and sodium. Just knowing restaurant meals can be a problem is the first step toward solving it. You don’t have to … Read More
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Tiny temptations that add on calories: Dinner is over and you are putting away the leftovers. There are only a couple of spoonfuls of candied sweet potatoes left. Too little to save and you hate to throw out food, so you eat them. Three tablespoons of candied sweet potatoes = 75 calories. … Read More
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When it comes to your health size does matter. For men, if your waist measures more than 40 inches (for women 38 inches) you are at greater risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and other serious health problems. … Read More
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We’re a country of snackers and everywhere you turn there is an opportunity to eat – the newsstand, local deli, quick service restaurant, coffee shop, gas station, and even the drugstore has candy right near the register. An entire segment of the food industry has emerged to feed our snacking behavior with an endless array … Read More
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Tiny temptations that add on calories. Dinner is over and you are putting away the leftovers. There are only a couple of spoonfuls of candied sweet potatoes left. Too little to save and you hate to throw out food, so you eat them. Three tablespoons of candied sweet potatoes = 75 calories. … Read More
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Food journals work. People who keep track of what they eat are less likely to overeat and more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes. … Read More
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Weighing too much increases women’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Being overweight can damage blood vessels, including those in the brain, which play a role in the development of the Alzheimer’s. … Read More
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