From Starving to Stuffed
The rise in obesity is directly tied with an increase in caloric intake, most of which come from ultra processed foods.
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Childhood Obesity, Food Insecurity, and Cooking
Food insecurity breeds obesity by allowing the view that having some extra weight is healthy. The most basic of all insecurities is overcome with obesity. Leading to an endless cycle of obesity this can be combated not by surgery, but by availability of fresh foods, and teaching people how to cook.
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Bacteria and Obesity
Is the rise of obesity correlated with the rise in antibiotics? Yes. But while bacteria may be involved in our digestion, there are other factors that are more commonly associated with the rise of obesity.
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Hospital Cafeterias: they should be a Place of Healing
A hospital cafeteria should not peddle junk food. A hospital cafeteria should be a place of healing and rehabilitation. It is time to change how hospitals view their cafeteria – it should be viewed as a place to teach patients to be healthy by teaching them how t and what to cook.
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Parents Wildly Underestimate Children’s Calorie Intake
At the Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society, researchers shared that parents underestimate the calories in their children’s fast food meals. The study involved 330 children. Kids consume approximately 7 trillion calories per year on sugary beverages.
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Fast Food and Chain Restaurants- Can’t Afford Them
Cooking at home is less expensive – less for food costs, less for calories, less for sodium. Eating out at chain restaurants often have more calories than even fast food places
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Fast Foods are Fast Calories
Tempted to go to the fast food counter for some quick dinner? Don’t.
Recently on daytime television I had the opportunity to create a very healthy, tasty recipe with co-host Lindsay MacDonald. We put together a simple recipe for Halibut that will take you less than 15 minutes to make.
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