Obesity is a frightening and dangerous — even deadly trend that has only gotten worse in the last thirty years. Yet far too often people who are obese go to seek help and are brushed off by being told that all they need to do is go to the gym and eat less.
Last night, New York City Mayor Bloomberg announced a new plan banning the sale of sugar soda over 16 oz:
In New York City, where more than half of adults are obese or overweight, Dr. Thomas Farley, the health commissioner, blames sweetened drinks for up to half of the increase in city obesity rates over the last 30 years. About a third of New Yorkers drink one or more sugary drinks a day, according to the city. Dr. Farley said the city had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was more common.
The ban would not apply to drinks with fewer than 25 calories per 8-ounce serving, like zero-calorie Vitamin Waters and unsweetened iced teas, as well as diet sodas.
Continue reading → Bloomberg to Fat New Yorkers: "No Soda for You!"
A relatively new breed of dieters out there are looking to lose weight and get in shape by sticking to a simple diet, similar to the kind embraced (by necessity) by the people living in the Paleolithic era.
Being Vegan is a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because Veganism can immediately change your health for the better just by changing what you eat. Vegan is a curse because so many people misunderstand the lifestyle to be some sort or religious radical movement dedicated to upending the red meat tabernacle when it is not. Veganism is only about making wise food and living choices that enhance and support life. We don’t condemn. We encourage. We offer a better way. There’s no good that can come from condemnation.
Continue reading → Not Vegan Yet? It's Only a Matter of Time
There is a new icon here to help Americans choose what food to put on their plate, and while it took me awhile to realize its true beauty, it finally struck me recently that the guide is both more helpful to people looking to improve their diet than previous graphics published by the government but it also in a way legitimizes both vegetarian and vegan diets.
Continue reading → The Impact of the New Shaped Food Guide on Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
I love it when cities are shamed for the bad behavior and poor performance of their citizenry, and now we have empirical evidence of the fitness index of some of our major residential areas. Out of the top 50 urban cores, the New York City metro area placed 30th. Not so great.
There’s nothing quite as filling as a hot bowlful of steel cut or rolled oats in the morning. You are filled up, sustained, and comforted by all that fibrous goodness. Oatmeal starts your day off right. When I read McDonald’s planned to offer oatmeal with fresh fruit, I was giddy that the mega-fast food giant was finally turning a health corner and doing the right thing.
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