The latest trick in the healthy food game

I've been noticing that a lot of protein bars and other purportedly healthy products contain an ingredient called "palm kernel oil" or "fractionated palm kernel oil." I was curious about this, so I did a google search. Here's an article that shed some light on this increasingly popular ingredient.

Read it HERE

More good news about obesity

Yeah, I'm being a tad sarcastic. Here's to swelling waistlines and the consequentially swelling insurance premiums we'll all enjoy.

Especially interesting is the fact that obesity rates are higher among the poor. Only in America.

Read about it HERE

If you use sugar substitutes, this is a must read!

This has got to be one of the most comprehensive articles I've found on artificial sweeteners. I swear, I'm going to have to start paying RealAge royalties!

Read it HERE

Is olive oil always healthy?

It's something that's easy to forget, maybe when you're buzzing around the kitchen making dinner -- temperature affects the molecular structure of oils. After all, that's how hydrogenation works!

Here's an article from RealAge.com that will help you make sure your olive oil maintains its good-for-you status.

Read it HERE

Custom-fit nutrition

Here's an article with resources for nutrition information from a wide variety of sources. Always handy!

Thanks, Kim!

Read it HERE

Remember all those single-leg squats?

Yeah, I know you all love 'em!

Here's an article from RealAge.com on the importance of having good balance. So you can stop your grumbling now!

Read it HERE

How pervasive are the golden arches?

Every parent should read this article, and not just for your kids, but for yourself. I do want my clients to learn discipline when it comes to eating, but I acknowledge how difficult that can be in a culture ruled by slick advertising.

I strongly recommend everyone take the time to read the book "Fast Food Nation," by Eric Schlosser. This book taught me a lot about the fast food industry -- enough to make me stop eating fast food for the most part -- and not just because it's garbage. There's so much more involved, from the injustice to the workers on the killing floors to the who-knows-what in the fries. I must acknowledge that I am an omnivore, so I can't get too self righteous. Any of us who eat mass-produced meat are contributing to a pretty evil system, and unfortunately, that includes me.

Forgive my soapbox surfing. Please check out the book if you get a chance (the movie doesn't do it justice -- not in the least).

Here's a link to a very interesting story about how advertising can affect children.

Read it HERE