Child Psychiatrist, Paul Ballas, is calling for an exercise rating on motion-controlled video games, claiming it would be a valuable tool in the fight against childhood obesity.

As of now, video game ratings were confined to movie-like ratings, which ranged from “your 2 year old can play this and still have nice dreams at night” to “your child may grow up to be an ax-wielding, and/or gun-totting, car-thieving lunatic”.

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So long Atkins. Nice knowing you Carb Addicts. I’m leaving South Beach and moving on to a place where I can eat carbs, lose weight, and feel great!

The best selling diet plan right now on Amazon is Heath Magazine’s The Carb Lover’s Diet and it promises just that. Dieters can eat carbs, stop cravings, and have the foods they love while losing weight.

This sounds really great, but let’s explore what the new Carb Lovers Diet is all about.

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There are two major kinds of liquid diet. The first is a brand name liquid diet plan, such as slim fast, which encourages dieters to replace meals with liquids in order to cut calories. The other kind of liquid diet is a low calorie diet of primarily liquids that is used to loose weight rapidly. These diets should only be undertaken with the help of health care professionals, because they can be unsafe. These low calorie liquid diets are usually ..read more

It’s ridiculously simple advice. Advice that has been a mainstay of “weight loss tips” articles for years now, but there is more scientific validity now to back up the common sense advice of drinking water before you eat (2 glasses in this case).

Let’s take a look at the study.

Lead author Brenda Davy, an associate professor at Virginia Tech, found that middle-aged and older adults who drank two cups of water before each meal consumed fewer calories and lost more ..read more

An unsupervised liquid diet can be very dangerous to your health. Additionally, brand name liquid diets can be dangerous if they are not followed correctly. However, the largest downside to liquid diets is the set of habits that it creates. The key to successfully maintaining your weight after dieting is creating healthy eating habits. Unless you plan on drinking a liquid diet for the rest of your life, liquid diets are only useful for weight loss in the short term. ..read more

If I had to pick foods that represent the heart and soul of New York City, that list would include: pizza, street cart pretzels, gyros, and hotdogs, McSorley’s beer, and bagels… especially bagels!

But New York bagels are under attack. In an attempt to raise funds, the cash strapped Albany legislators are enforcing a tax on bagels. If a bagel is sliced, it’s a prepared food; therefore it is subject to sales tax.

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Fast Food Quick Guide: Wendy’s What Are the Most Healthy Fast Food Choices at Wendy’s?

By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com Guide

Updated July 14, 2009

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Wendy’s is a fast food restaurant popular for burgers and a soft-serve dairy dessert, the Frosty. Wendy’s offers a few filling, diet-friendly items, such as a grilled chicken salad or small beef and bean chili for around 200 ..read more

Negative calorie balance can be achieved through:

1) reducing calorie intake while keeping calorie expenditure (physical work or exercise, maintaining the body warmth, etc.)

2) increasing energy expenditure while keeping calorie intake constant

3) combining both – this is proved to be the most efficient way.

The diet works by completely different mechanisms based on so called calorie density of foods. The less dense in calories a food the more satiating it is because our body is designed to feel full first of all ..read more

WebMD discusses the six healthiest foods you probably aren’t eating yet. Find out what they are and why they’re so great.

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Overeating even for short periods of time appears to have long-term effects, according to a new study that lends some scientific oomph to the old saying about “a moment on the lips, forever on the hips.”

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