Junk food is deliberately addictive

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Articles and Editorials | 0 comments A recent article, based on detailed investigative reporting, makes clear that the seeming addictive quality of junk food is no accident. Food companies carefully blend sugar, salt, fats and other ingredients in ways that keep the body from becoming satiated with any one taste, so you keep on eating. In addition, other recent articles document the huge quantities of salt and sugar in the US diet...
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Junk food can be deliberately addictive

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments A recent article, based on detailed investigative reporting, makes clear that the seeming addictive quality of junk food is no accident. Food companies carefully blend sugar, salt, fats and other ingredients in ways that keep the body from becoming satiated with any one taste, so you keep on eating. In addition, other recent articles document the huge quantities of salt and sugar in the US diet...
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Sugar in our food supply and human health

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Articles and Editorials, Research | 0 comments Mark Bittman’s opinion piece highlights problems related to our food supply and human health: “increased sugar in a population’s food supply was linked to higher diabetes rates independent of rates of obesity” in a study published by PLoS One.    
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Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Research | 0 comments The New England Journal of Medicine published a study that concluded that: “Among persons at high cardiovascular risk, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events.” It is becoming evident that the right nutrients in the right form can have a real impact on health and wellness. Read the full article...
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Mobile Health Technologies Play a Role in Disease Management and Behavior Change

Posted by on Jan 24, 2013 in Research | 0 comments PLOS medicine published “The Effectiveness of Mobile- Health Technology-Based Health Behaviour Change or Disease Management Interventions for Health Care Consumers: A Systemative Review” in January 2013 which concluded that: Text messaging interventions increased adherence to ART and smoking cessation and should be considered for inclusion in services. Although there is suggestive evidence of...
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