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Orthorexia Nervosa – A New Eating Disorder ?

Written by Ilana Katz MS, RD, CSSD on August 6, 2010 - 6420 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.onforlife.com%2Fblog%2Fnutrition-science%2Forthorexia-nervosa-a-new-eating-disorder%2FOrthorexia+Nervosa+-+A+New+Eating+Disorder+%3F2010-08-06+13%3A41%3A08Ilana+Katz+MS%2C+RD%2C+CSSDhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.onforlife.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D642
Nutrition Science

Browsing for new books in the nutrition world is one of my favorite pastimes, and so it should be, as a Specialized Sports Nutritionist in the middle of getting a book published. It is healthy to compare your research to “competitors”. I often get blown away by some of the stuff that is out there, [...]

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McDonalds Happy Meal – still happy after all these years

Written by Guest Author on March 23, 2010 - 3760 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.onforlife.com%2Fblog%2Fnutrition-science%2Fmcdonalds-happy-meal-still-happy-after-all-these-years%2FMcDonalds+Happy+Meal+-+still+happy+after+all+these+years2010-03-23+16%3A23%3A12Guest+Authorhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.onforlife.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D376
Nutrition Science

A few years ago I read about an experiment where someone let a McDonalds Happy Meal sit for a year.  The burger and fries DID NOT rot or get moldy.  The conclusion was that this is not food and you should not be eating it.  Actually now that I remember it was a lecture I [...]

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Should the government regulate what we eat?

Written by Guest Author on January 13, 2010
Nutrition Science

Image via Wikipedia The New York City health Department has decided to regulate another ingredient in packaged food and restaurant meals.  This time the city is going after salt.  The health department has asked for a 25% reduction in the amount of salt in packaged foods and restaurant meals over the next five years.  The [...]

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Movie Popcorn or McDonalds Hamburger(s)?

Written by Guest Author on November 20, 2009
Nutrition Science

Did you catch this recent study from the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CPSI)  studying movie popcorn? If not, I’ll summarise it for you. Remember a few months ago, when Ilana compared a Starbucks Frappuccino with a McDonalds hamburger?  The Center for Science in the Public Interest has published an article in [...]

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HOT OFF THE PRESS – Metabolic Efficiency

Written by Ilana Katz MS, RD, CSSD on October 15, 2009
Nutrition Science

I have always struggled with writing articles for scientific purposes. As you can see, if you are a follower of mine, a lot of what I write tends to have a journalistic feel to it. When it comes to science, there are more formal rules and regulations, and your writing is much more carefully monitored [...]

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How those extra pounds in your 30s affect you 30 years later

Written by Guest Author on October 7, 2009
Nutrition Science

A recent study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) conducted on a large population of women who lived until they were at least 70 years old, discovered that being overweight in mid-life often led to poor health late in life.  The health problems include: multiple chronic diseases, impaired [...]

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Scientific study of how a high-fat diet impairs Muscle Health

Written by Guest Author on October 7, 2009
Nutrition Science

In a recent study at McMaster University, researchers were trying to determine the effect of a high-fat diet on muscle health. The researchers found the high-fat diet resulted in insulin resistance, large increases in fat mass and weight gain. But it also led to initial adaptations in the muscle. Initially the muscle responded positively by [...]

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Better food choices at fast food restaurants

Written by Ilana Katz MS, RD, CSSD on September 22, 2009
Nutrition Science

I know sometimes it can’t be helped.  Your meeting ran late, the kid’s soccer game was delayed – whatever the reason you are starving and if you don’t get food fast, you will gnaw the leather off your steering wheel.  Here are your best bets when you are stuck at the fast food drive-through. McDonalds              [...]

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