Have you heard celery and grapefruit called “negative calorie foods” and wondered if it was just a myth or actually true? Read on to find out the facts about this dieter’s phenomenon. So the theory goes that there are foods that provide negative calories, presumably because the calories it takes to digest the foods are [...]
What’s all the fuss about Trans Fats? Fat is a major source of energy for the body and aids in the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K and carotenoids. Both animal and plant-derived food products contain fat, and when eaten in moderation, fat is important for proper growth, development, and maintenance of good health. [...]
Dietary Fiber for Natural Health When people look at the nutritional content of foods, they tend to concentrate more on calories, protein, fats and vitamins. Most of the time, people forget to consider the dietary fiber content of foods. In recent studies, it was shown that in America alone, less than half of the population gets [...]
Are you one of the 14 million Americans who takes dietary supplements? If you are taking supplements to help you lose weight, please do your homework first. According to this story in the New England Journal of Medicine, you may be getting way more than you paid for. “A police offer who had been encouraged [...]