Tag: obesity
Planting Seeds for the Future
Obesity rates among American children and adolescents continue to soar, with more than twice the number of children and over four times the number...
This Happens within 20 Minutes of Drinking a Coke
Drinking Coca-Cola is as American as apple pie, football and fireworks on the 4th of July. Unfortunately, the negative health effects of drinking Coca-Cola...
Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome?
A new study has revealed shocking figures about metabolic syndrome in the United States. Previous data from the 1999–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination...
80 Percent of Foods in America May Be Killing You Because...
The American food supply has been contaminated. We talk about things like MSG, animal hormones, BPA, heavy metals, and the like (all bad), but...
New Research Reinforces Connection between Stress and Obesity
We live in a country where obesity rates are rapidly — and worryingly — rising, in both adults and children. At the same time,...
Pepsi Ditches Aspartame
Big news has hit the press! PepsiCo announced on April 24th that it will no longer sell Diet Pepsi made with aspartame in the...
Study Links Diet Soda to Belly Fat in Older Individuals
‘Diet soda can help with weight loss’ is the lie that has spread like a disease these past couple of decades. During this time,...
Life is Short: Quit Sugar Before it Makes Yours Even Shorter
Okay, I have to confess, there was a time, many years ago, that a nice tall glass of Dr. Pepper and a bag of...
How Much Sugar do You Eat??
Sugar has been around for a very, very long time, however, we have increased our consumption to outrageous amounts. Our ancestors, who got their...
New Evidence of the Power of Hot Peppers to Fight Obesity
Chile, cayenne and jalapeno for weight loss? Absolutely, says a growing body of research. According to new research performed at the University of Wyoming,...
