Fad Diets : Can you Really Realy on Fad Diets to Achieve a Permanent Weight Loss? This is yet another common myth among the weight loss crowd. Fad diets function mainly by restricting calories.When calories are limited, weight loss occurs, which is the first and foremost advantage of following such a plan. To name any further advantages would be false reporting. And Like any other diet that tells you to cut this or that food from your daily meals, fad diets are not a good healthy choice for you. A landmark study on dieting and weight loss has found that the calories-in versus calories-out equation is the single most important bit of math in weight control. Not counting carbs or restricting fat – just moderate eating and exercise, plain and simple. The study, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, compared four diets modeled after popular eating plans like Atkins and the Mediterranean Prescription. All participants exercised several times a week for a total of 90 mi...
What's lurking in YOUR salad? Experts warn prewashed spinach still contains 90% of its bacteria and can cause food poisoning
Health experts have warned against eating pre-washed spinach. They say commercial washing techniques fails to remove 90% of the bacteria. Small peaks and valleys in baby spinach leaves could be a key reason why there have been numerous bacterial outbreaks involving leafy green vegetables, they say. Greens are washed by commercial processes before they head to the grocery store. But these methods, which can include water and bleach rinses or irradiation, are not completely effective, says Nichola Kinsinger of the University of California. She says scientists have estimated that 99 percent of food-borne illnesses from leafy greens can be traced back to disinfection issues. 'In a sense the leaf is protecting the bacteria and allowing it to spread,' said Nichola Kinsinger, a post-doctoral researcher working with Sharon Walker, a professor of chemical and environmental engineering. 'It was surprising to discover how the leaf surface formed micro-environments t...