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Forget the best thing since sliced bread, because it turns out sliced bread is actually the worst thing ever—okay, not ever, but it is the worst in terms of sodium content. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention compiled the list of the top 10 sources of sodium in our diet, and bread and rolls came in at the number one spot. The ten foods on the list are responsible for a whopping 44 percent of the sodium we consume on a daily basis. More »
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Sugar is delicious. It makes a bad day a little brighter; it makes food taste a little better; it makes cupcakes and pies. Sure, it may not be good for us, but why would we ever want to get rid of it? Well, we wouldn't want to, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't. At least that's what a new commentary published in the most recent issue of Nature argues. It may not be a bad idea, but you can bet there will be a whole nation of sweet-toothed people clutching their candy necklaces and screaming, "Do not fucking touch my dessert!" More »
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Have you ever thought about whether God thinks you're fat? Well, maybe you should start. At least that's what Pastor Rick Warren — bestselling author and pastor at one of the largest megachurches in the nation — thinks. He's got a new diet plan that he's pulled from scripture, and he's poised to lead his whole congregation to the promised land where everyone has a healthy body mass index and no one eats too many carbs. You know, just like in the Bible. More »
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A large new study has found that eating fried foods doesn't increase your risk of heart disease. One caveat: the study was conducted in Spain, where people mostly fry stuff in olive or sunflower oil. So deep-frying a chicken in a bucket of lard could still be a no-no. More »
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This morning, Paula Deen was on the Today show, confirming that yes, she does have type 2 diabetes. And, she was diagnosed three years ago. "It is not a death sentence," Deen asserted. Still: Diabetes is a serious disease — the American Diabetes Association notes that diabetes causes more deaths a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Genetic factors contribute to the disease, but "lifestyle factors" — diet and excess body fat — are also part of the cause. But Deen's not going to get into that. More »
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New research from the Department of Creating Concern has found that people who eat more rice have elevated levels of arsenic in their bodies. This bodes especially poorly for pregnant women and people who enjoy nothing more than a big bowl of rice washed down by a glass of arsenic-laden apple juice. If you do this, please stop. While this flavor combination make make you feel unbelievably nutritionally fortified, ensuing slow and painful death will follow you like a thief in the night. More »
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New market research indicates that consumers are put off by calling foods "low-fat," "low-calorie," or "diet." Nowadays, the trendy calorie reducer prefers words like "smart" and "plus" on their packaging. This is because today's eater of packaged foods wants to know what their food can do for them rather than what their food doesn't contain. More »
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Here's a dispatch from the Department of Never Letting You Have Fun Ever: Regular consumption of sugary drinks causes heart damage, it doesn't matter if you're fat, skinny, trapezoid shaped, or Alex Mack. But you're going to keep drinking sweetened crap, aren't you? More »
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She tells NPR: "We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American pastime for a lot of women. I don't know. I think that Kelly thinks of dieting as a fun hobby to have." More »
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New research promises to shed light on why we eat how we eat, and whether or not the gender of our dining companions really influences our food choices that much. More »
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A new study alleges that British women think about food more than sex, and that a significant minority think about it more than they think about their partners. Take this with a grain of salt, though — the study was conducted by Atkins. More »
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That virtuous treat so beloved of ladies in commercials may not be so virtuous after all: a study shows that pregnant women who eat low-fat yogurt may increase their babies' risk of asthma and hay fever. More »
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A new study suggests a link between blood sugar and food cravings — but in some obese people, this link may be broken. More »
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A recent study may have men reaching for some delicious kale — it turns out that improving heart health may improve erectile function as well. More »
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Are you concerned that you child has yet to develop any body image issues and still remains blissfully unaware that society wants her to be as thin as possible? Luckily, there's now a kids book to initiate her into the world of dieting. More »
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If you've ever downed a whole bag of Chex Mix then flipped over the bag and found that's about eight servings, you probably know serving sizes bear little relation to what people are actually eating. For years, consumer advocacy groups have been pushing the F.D.A. to change portion sizes, and now in an effort to light a fire under the agency, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has singled out some of the most ridiculous serving suggestions. More »
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In case you weren't confused enough about what you should be putting in your body, a new study shows that eating candy may prevent obesity and heart disease. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5816645&view=rss&microfeed=true The results of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine about weight loss will blow your mind. By analyzing the eating and exercise habits of 120,877 people over many years, doctors have concluded that downing a whole bag of potato chips makes you fat faster than just about anything else, ice cream and soda included. [Gawker] More »
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According to new research, when olestra was rolled out years ago, the entire nation was essentially being told that eating Kalteen bars makes you lose weight. Yeah, well, now the food industry is totally going in our Burn Book! More »
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We recently learned of a new photo project by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio documenting individuals' daily meals across many countries.  While the former post gave averages, the photographs in Menzel and D'Aluisio's new book, What I Eat, offer data points.  What one person reported eating in one day.  They are suggestive of the range of caloric intakes, intersecting with genetics and physical activity, that make each individual body unique. More »
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The woman who plays Betty Draper says: "I'll stop at McDonald's and get a strawberry shake and fries and not feel guilty at all, because I deserve it." More »
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Looking for a way to drop a few pounds and act like a total weirdo in the process? Try a new diet wherein you only eat after sundown, and subsist the rest of the time on pure, unadulterated crazy. More »
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Fat is bad for you, fat is good for you. Carbs are bad, but only refined carbs. Put pureed vegetables in your lasagna. Dietary advice is perennially confusing, but at least you know you should avoid salt, right? Yeah, no. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5798434&view=rss&microfeed=true One reason vitamins may not improve people's health as much as they seem like they should is that people seem to slack off in other areas when they take them. A new study found that people who thought they were taking vitamins made less healthy food choices and walked less than those thought they were taking a placebo. But actually, both groups were taking the dummy pill. Joke's on them! Also, eat your vegetables. More »
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American men are much more likely to be overweight than women. Does that mean we need to get on their cases? More »
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KK explains: "Sometimes I pig out and I still feel great, and think, 'That was so worth it!' That's how I feel a lot of the time. I think, 'See this little dimple of cellulite here? It was so worth it for that cookies 'n' cream ice cream!' If I was stuck on a diet my whole life, I would be really miserable. I love to eat. If you can't enjoy your life then what's the point? You can't torture yourself. I love Rice Krispies Treats, ice cream and frozen yogurt." More »
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A rather unsurprising study has found that new moms' health can suffer because they don't have time to work out or make healthy food. But new dads' health remains unaffected. More »
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In the wake of years of low-fat and non-fat diet news and advertising, we're living in a culture that has oversimplified the complex equations of nutrition into fat=bad. As Harriet Brown writes for Psychology today: More »
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According to some new studies, it may be as simple as a change in diet. More »
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Rocco DiSpirito, onetime star of The Restaurant, has written a diet cookbook. His goal: to help people make healthy dishes they still feel guilty eating. More »
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Yogi Cameron is a model-turned-Ayurvedic-guru. In his former life, he was best known as the dude toiling in Madonna's "Express Yourself" video. He shows all signs of being absurd. More »
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The USDA released new dietary guidelines today, and for the first time it suggests Americans should eat less. Yes, the government is finally standing up to the food lobby and declaring we should consume less of its delicious, fatty wares! More »
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On one hand, it's big of her to admit that she restricts her eating in order to achieve the physique Hollywood demands rather than saying that it's all some magical yoga. On the other hand: sad. Cake's wonderful. More »
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This rabbit wasn't very attractive until it started eating carrots. Almost overnight, everything in its life changed: Other rabbits started asking it out on dates. It got a promotion at work. Even its neighbors wanted to come over more often. More »
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After we detailed the furor surrounding Ginnifer Goodwin's "23-year-diet," one reader wrote in to defend her. She'd grown up with Goodwin and wanted us to know that she's anything but a bad role model. More »
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OMG! Eating more veggies while with child can cause women to give birth to girls. How big was this study? Thirty two people? Oh. Never mind. More »
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More, it would seem, than you think about sex. More »
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The year has been veritably glutted with stories about obesity, ranging all the way from crappy fat-shaming to reasonable health recommendations. Amid all this, have we learned anything at all? More »
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Research suggests that a fetus is sensitive to the flavors and smells of the mother's food. The brain physically changes in utero and aligns its preferences; this may explain one's penchant for eating peanut butter by the spoonful. More »
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Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are positioning themselves against the anti-junk-food zealotry of people like MeMe Roth. Does that mean every time I eat a cookie I'm supporting the Tea Party? More »
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