Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 2 Comments
By Joanne Eglash
eDiets Healthy Lifestyle Columnist
eDiets Healthy Lifestyle Columnist
Eat More, Weigh Less
For many would-be dieters, it's the empty-tummy feeling that is the biggest challenge. The solution, according to a new study at Penn State University: eating foods that are low in fat but high in water, such as vegetables, fruit, soup, and low-fat dairy foods. Researchers placed obese women aged 22 to 60 on diets that were low in fat. However, for half of the women, the diet also emphasized foods that were high in water. The second group of women lost more weight, even though based on the volume of food, they ate 25 percent more food and experienced less hunger.
Makes sense, doesn't it? Next time you're hungry but longing to stay on your diet, set aside that box of fat-free cookies. Just one fat-free cookie typically contains 60 to 100 or more calories. For the same number of calories, you can enjoy a heaping bowl of fresh, juicy strawberries. Now that's smart - and successful - dieting!
Nutrition for Expecting Moms
Communications Advisory Council luncheon focused on the topic of "Mythbusters: Myths and Misconceptions on Nutrition in Pregnancy." The truth about nutrition for pregnant women? Eating healthy food is essential, according to nutrition expert Dr. Marion Nestle. And don't assume that you should buy a food or other product just because it's advertised as good for
pregnant women. Your prenatal health provider is the best source for advising you on your particular needs.
pregnant women. Your prenatal health provider is the best source for advising you on your particular needs.
Role Models Getting You Down?
You're at the gym, getting ready to climb on the elliptical, stair-stepper or recumbent bike for a good 30-minute cardio workout. To keep yourself from being bored, you prop a fitness magazine in front of you.
Makes sense, right? It will keep you motivated to see all those fit models and read about how they achieved their perfect bodies. Well, maybe. A new study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting indicated that some women felt more anxious and depressed if, during their workout, they read a magazine showing extremely buff models. The women who read magazines without such I-should-look-like-that gorgeous models portrayed had
less anxiety and depression after their workouts.
Hmmm, maybe it's time to catch up on that pile of Newsweek and Time magazines sitting on the coffee table at home!
Comment: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:14:00 PM - 
said...
Dilly Potato Salad recipe for June 22 is great but I think you must have left out one ingredient and mistaken another. Check the chopped eggs (missing from the ingredient list) and non-diary creamer, which I think must be yogurt (mentioned in the directions but not in the ingredients). Happy eating!
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