Is The Biggest Loser Scalable to the Population?

I’m watching The Biggest Loser. I have to say I love this show. Always have. Props to Cheryl Forbery, RD the show’s dietitian. I wish she got more screen time. I was surprised (and not at the same time) with the contestants being clueless to the calories in the “super bowl foods”. The guesses between [...]

Using Humor to Educate – 30 Rock and Diabetes

Did you catch The Jan. 22 episode of 30 Rock? If you did, you saw the subplot of Tracy getting “bad news” from his doctor about his risk of diabetes while Tracy dismisses it as a “white myth” that diabetes is related to food intake. I found the story quite humorous. It did a good [...]

Updated List on Peanut Butter Recall

Just to help spread the word about the list of foods that have been recalled, here’s the FDA list: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm#Candy

Eating Healthy in this Economy

Staying Healthy Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank… Tough economic times are causing many people to tighten the belt on personal finances. But trimming fat from the budget doesn’t have to lead to an expanding waistline. Experts at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute offer the following free and low-cost strategies to help maintain good health as well [...]

Cholesterol Levels Poor Indicator of Heart Attack Risk?

How much stock do you put in to your blood cholesterol levels? If this research study is accurate then you should think twice… basically 75% of patients hospitalized for cardiac events did not have high risk cholesterol. Speaking from personal experience. I have a family member, obese, diabetic smoker for 30 years with no regular [...]

Help Obama End Childhood Hunger

Share Our Strength has launched a brand new campaign to raise funds to help end childhood hunger. “Operation No Kid Hungry” responds to President-elect Obama’s call to action to end childhood hunger by 2015. Share Our Strength has partnered with AT&T to offer two great ways that you can support and participate in “Operation No [...]

Feel Fine in 2009 Dietitian Joy Bauer on “The View”

I have to give props to registered dietitian Joy Bauer, author of Joy Life Diet. She is a regular on The Today Show and she was on The View showing her “feel fine in 2009″ ideas. Watch her key tips for successful weight loss! I love #1 – get your head in the game!

Rockstar Surgeon General

Can you name a former surgeon general? If you can, congrats. But does that person have the chops of Sanjay Gupta? Doubtful. I think Gupta is a wise choice. I mean, if you’re going to have a Surgeon General post, you might as well fill it with someone who might have some influence — or [...]

Are Food Companies Saying Bye-Bye to HFCS?

Have you seen the new Pizza Hut commercial for “the natural”? With a multigrain crust, all-natural pepperoni or Rustica sausage, all-natural mozzarella cheese and all-natural sauce made from vine-ripened tomatoes, you’ll fall in love with pizza all over again. Natural.You would think it would be as simple as natural = nature = fresh fruits and [...]