A New Year, A New Diet
Updated: 2009-12-31 12:00:00
, Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG A New Year , A New Diet December 31, 2009 06:00 by CI Staff January 1st is a time for making resolutions and losing weight undoubtedly will be high on many people's goals for 2010. If you are one of them , here's a great diet to try : nbsp Eat more greens and less seeds . That's it . nbsp This is the advice that Michael Pollan , an acclaimed journalist who specializes in exposing the unhealthy consequences of our commercial food industry , including
Just as the year is ending, the tireless consumer advocacy group CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) has sent a 158 page report to the FDA, entitled Food Labeling Chaos – the case for reform [download PDF]. In it, the organization claims that nutrition labeling today is insufficient, and that existing regulations are [...]
This has got to be either a joke or a bad dream. Taco Bell is running a campaign called the Drive Thru Diet with a pretty gal named Christine who claims to have lost 54 pounds of weight by eating the lower calorie options at Taco Bell. Photos and videos of before and after leave [...]
Are all fats the same? The is a common misconception and myth that has caused people to believe that any food that contains fat in them is bad for you. This could not be any further from the truth and in fact, if you do not consume fats in your daily diet, you can actually gain weight as it is one of the macronutrients our bodies need for survival. Find out the truth about fats and how they can help you with your weight loss and fitness goals today!
Vitamin K helps to put calcium where it belongs...in the bones and teeth...and keep it away from the places it doesn't belong such as our arteries. The foods high in vitamin K include most dark leafy green vegetables. But which leafy greens are the best?
It gets monotonous to be told time and time again that if you eat properly, meaning having the right kind of food, you are helping your immune system to keep you healthy and fight the aging process. If you stop and think for a moment, the only way to maintain a healthy body is by preventing the attack of the millions of free radicals that bombard your body cells daily. These are the oxidants that can, if you allow them, damage your natural free-radical fighting system. Although your immune system produces its own antioxidants you can help it with additional support by eating medicinal herbs. You get out what you put in.
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While everyone is focusing on food trends for 2010 (see here and here), we took a riskier guess into trends for the next decade. We could be totally wrong, come back in December 2019 and let us know.
* More functional foods - the trend is clear, people want to eat the same tasty and cheap [...]
Imagining and creating new value requires seeing what others don’t. Which starts with the desire to do so. Yet people are either wired to venture into new territory or not. So how do you identify the innovators inside your organizations?
Here’s a great article from Saul Kaplan, founder and chief catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory [...]
: Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Exercise : A Brain Booster for Kids December 28, 2009 08:00 by CI Staff Many school districts have removed recess and gym class as required courses . nbsp Studies suggest exercise improves brain function in kids . A recent study 1 reported in Psychology of Sport and Exercise studied the immediate effects of exercise on the brain in 7- and 10-year old boys . nbsp Boys in each age group were assigned to either a no exercise control or exercise group .
Earlier this Month, the FDA sent a Warning Letter to Nestle USA regarding three Juicy Juice products: Juicy Juice Brain Development Fruit Juice Beverage (Apple), Juicy Juice All-Natural 100% Juice Orange Tangerine, and Juicy Juice All-Natural 100% Juice Grape. Here’s why:
1. “No Sugar Added”. This statement appears on all 3 products, but is not allowed [...]
“Jamie Oliver, celebrity chef and standard-bearer in the fight against obesity and other diet related issues, has been announced as the recipient of the 2010 TED Prize, an award granting recipients $100,000 and something much bigger – an opportunity to realize a wish to change the world.” read more…
People in technology and business circles know [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Antidote for Holiday Calories December 24, 2009 07:06 by CI Staff The holidays have descended upon you and you can't pass on Uncle Bert's special eggnog . nbsp Perhaps you have visions of Grandma's sugar cookies dancing in your head and on your tongue Maybe you also have not-so-nice visions of having to let your belt out a notch or two the first week of January . Fear not . nbsp You can have your holiday fruitcake and eat it , too . nbsp The antidote
Santa Claus, one of the most popular children’s icons, is not an appropriate role model for kids these days, a comical holiday report from the British Medical Journal says.
A review of literature found that:
Santa made a reckless role model, noting his frequent cookie snacks, occasional cigars and refusal to don a helmet during “extreme sports [...]
Sara Lee Corporation announced late last week that it plans a sodium reduction in many of its products over the course of the next five years. The reduction is in “key categories” of fresh bread, hot dogs, lunchmeat, breakfast foods and cooked sausage. Brands included in the initiative are Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, [...]
If you’ve been following this blog, you know we preach to ditch soft drinks in favor of plain old water. But not the expensive bottled water. From the faucet – tap water. Water is healthy because it has no extra calories, no artificial colorings, and no preservatives or additives. And it takes a weight off [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Fitness Strategies for Holiday Success December 21, 2009 07:28 by CI Staff Are you afraid that you'll gain weight this holiday season Or maybe you are worried about maintaining your fitness routine during the busy holidays Worry no more . There are simple , but realistic ways to stay fit and trim during the holiday season . nbsp In a typical day 60-70 of all calories burned are for basic body needs including sleeping and awakening . Then 10 of the
Have you noticed the slough of “quick glance” nutrition information we’ve been bombarded with this year? Whether it’s the calorie count on menu items at fast food chains, or on products or shelves at the supermarket, many new nutrition graphics, icons, and slogans have entered our vocabulary in 2009. NuVal, Smart Choices, Traffic Lights, and [...]
It makes sense that the more you know about your customers as real people – looking beyond their obvious needs to discovering insights about their hopes and dreams and fears and challenges – the more value you’ll be able to provide to them. And value, defined by helping them do more and achieve [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Ew or Cool You Be The Judge December 17, 2009 06:00 by CI Staff We have been following the New York City public health department's efforts to educate the masses about healthier food options . nbsp Earlier blogs focused on their food labeling initiatives . Read Em Before You Eat Em The Big Apple Puts a Bite in Calorie Labeling Now NYC is making news for using YouTube to tell people that drinking on can of regular soda per day can add 10 pounds of fat
Is someone, or some team in your organization, acting on this question? I hope so, because right now, as you’re reading this, your competitors are. Those you know about, and those who aren’t yet on your radar screen. Those you directly compete with today, and those you soon will.
• Are you looking past [...]
Here are ten reasons I’ve heard and read over the past couple of weeks about why healthcare marketers aren’t engaging their audiences through social media:
1. our new hospital project is weighing us down
2. it’s the end of the year and we’ve put off any decision about social media until 1st quarter
3. we (actually being [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Getting a Head Start on Energy Balance December 10, 2009 06:00 by CI Staff A new study out of Temple University was published this week showing that the Head Start programs across the country are doing a pretty good job more than what is required of them of giving kids a healthy , energy-balanced start in life 1 The question is , are you doing the same for your kids or grandkids Head Start is a national pre-school program for children from low-income
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Active Gifts for the Holidays December 7, 2009 07:03 by CI Staff Recently the Wii was confirmed again as a positive step in becoming more active compared to regular video games . The range of energy expenditure in these active games is sufficient to prevent or improve obesity and lifestyle-related disease , from heart disease and diabetes to metabolic diseases , rdquo according to Motohiko Miyachi , Ph.D.1 In August we took at look at calories burned