Nitrates are good for you
If you live at a northern latitude, your government probably warns you against eating “too much” spinach and beets…
[read article]Healthy eating on a budget
It can be hard, eating healthy on a budget…
[read article]High meat diet increases heart disease risk
Finnish researchers found another reason to limit animal produts: High dietary methionine intake increases the risk of acute coronary events in middle-aged men…
[read article]Calculate how many calories you burned during exercise
Calculate (approximately) how many calories you burned during exercise or doing specific activities with the Calories Burned Calculator.
[read article]Introduction to Human Nutrition
If, like me, you learned everything about nutrition from scattered pieces of information online, you may be interested in Berkeley University’s Introduction to Human Nutrition for a general introduction to the topic…
[read article]Will losing weight kill you?
Just about when I had lost a hundred pounds and reached my target weight, Danish researchers shocked the world with research that said that losing weight could kill you. Let’s have a look at the research.
[read article]"Saturated fat is good for you" and other myths
If you are interested in nutrition and you are using the internet, chances are you found many conspiracy theories…
[read article]How many calories should you eat?
If you want to have control over your weight -whether you want to lose, maintain or gain weight- you should know approximately how many calories you should eat each day…
[read article]To breakfast or not to breakfast
There are not many things that (almost) all nutritionists and self proclaimed health experts agree on, but the importance of a good, solid breakfast is undisputed…
[read article]Kale: wonderfood
Forget noni juice, goji berries and spirulina. There is a food that is super healthy, inexpensive, and you can buy it in the grocery store. It tastes great, too!
[read article]Health food junkie
Health Food Junkie is a must read for everybody who is interested enough in nutrition and health to read weblogs about it…
[read article]How to satisfy savory cravings without junk food
When you do not want to eat something deliciously sweet but rather crave something salty or savory, or if you want something to serve your guests instead of potato chips, try one of these treats:
Air Popped Popcorn: Spray with a little olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt or nutritional yeast or your favorite spices…
[read article]How to satisfy sweet cravings without junk food
Sometimes you really need something sweet, and a bag of baby carrots just does not cut it. Here are some healthy ideas to satisfy those cravings.
[read article]Nine basics of a healthy vegan diet
So, you’re a vegan and you think that makes you so much healthier than your meat eating counterparts? Or maybe you’re an omnivore who thinks a vegan diet is the most unhealthy of all? In this article I’ll point to the nine basics of a healthy vegan diet.
[read article]Three stubborn weight loss myths
There are lots of weight loss myths. Most of them are obvious. Nobody really believes that if you just eat a certain type of vinegar, you can eat all you want and not gain weight, right?
Here I’ll discuss some more persistent myths that many people swear by.
[read article]Risks of formula feeding
A new RIVM report gives a good overview (with many graphs and tables) of what is known today about the effects of formula feeding on health.
[read article]Track Everything You Eat
I used to be fat. Morbidly obese, in fact. Now, my BMI is 20, my waist circumference is healthy, and I feel much better now that I have 100 pounds less to carry every day. Find out my secret formula (no, I am not selling anything).
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