Imitation Chocolate vs. the Real Thing…
The FitnessRx staffers weighed in
by Shoshana Pritzker
You read in the February 2010 issue of FitnessRx for Women
how to lose weight and stay healthy with wine and…
By Dan Gwartney, MD
Every morning, around the world, hundreds of millions of people have a morning cup (or four) of coffee. While economic times may change where they get their java fix— shuttling…
By Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN
(this article was originally published in February of 2009)
A decade ago, it would have been hard to write this column. While there were all kinds…
Fill Up on Fiber--Fight Fat?
By: Jean Gutierrez, PhD, RD, CSCS
Taking in loads of dietary fibers, which are found in natural foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grain cereals reduces the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.1 As an added bonus, epidemiologic studies provide evidence that high dietary fiber intake prevents obesity and is inversely related to body weight.For instance, one study of 2909 participants (CARDIA) looked at the relationship between dietary fiber intake and weight gain over ten years.1 Participants with fiber intakes in the highest 1/5 of the study group had body weights that were significantly lower than those in the lowest 1/5 of fiber intake. Liu et al.2 used data from The Nurses Health Study, a study of 74,091 nurses over time, to show that women who increased dietary fiber the most gained about 3...
