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Category Archives: Obesity
Book Review: Why Women Need Fat
I always go to Barnes and Noble to see what new books are out and of course during the month of January they always have a big display of diet books up front because of all the people who make … Continue reading
Obesity Continues to Rise in the United States
A new report has come out from the Robert Wood Foundation and Trust for America’s Health about the state of obesity in the United States. Obesity rates have now increased in 16 states and 12 states now have obesity rates … Continue reading
Is Weight Watchers Embracing a Higher Protein Diet?
A few months ago, I stated I was done with Weight Watchers due to the fact that WW promoted a lot of high carb junk food at their centers and the point system penalized dieters for eating more protein and … Continue reading
Posted in Obesity, Uncategorized, Weight Loss-general, Weight Watchers
Tagged Low Carb, Obesity, protein, Weight Watchers, weight watchers pro points
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Nutritionists Give Such Bad Information and That is Why I DON’T Listen to Them
I am angry this morning! I have not posted in a while due to the fact that I am back at work teaching the little kiddies. I know I was overdue for a blog post, but had a serious case … Continue reading
Posted in Atkins Diet, Obesity
Tagged carbohydrates, Low-carb diets, nutritionists, Obesity, refine carbohydrates, USDA Food Pyramid
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Poverty, Obesity, and Refine Carbohydrates-A Correlation
One of the most popular post on my blog is on African-American women and obesity. Being a black female, I notice more and more young black women are becoming fatter and fatter. The weight gain that I observe in a … Continue reading
Why Are African-American Women Obese?
Okay, I know I said I was not going to write about this topic on this site anymore because I want this blog to mainly deal with low carb, sugar-free and healthy eating. However, I have gotten so many questions … Continue reading
If You Want to See How Bad School Lunch Is-Watch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Recently, I wrote a post on the American school lunch program. If you want to see how bad it is, watch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on ABC Friday, March 26. You will see our kids being fed pizza for breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Obesity
Tagged childhood obesity, Junk Food, Obesity, Obesity Crisis, School Lunch Program, USDA
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Dr. Robert Lustig on ABC’s Nightline
Check out Dr. Robert Lustig on ABC’s Nightline discussing sugar and the damage it is taking on American’s Health. I do not agree with him about carding kids under 15 in order for them to purchase a pop, but other … Continue reading
Posted in Obesity, Sugar
Tagged Diabetes, Dr. Robert Lustig, high fructose corn syrup, Obesity, Obesity Crisis, Obesity Epidemic, Sugar
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Obesity and the “You Deserve It” Factor-This is Keeping People Fat!
As many of you know, I work as a school librarian in an elementary school. I live in the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC area and work in the Triad area of NC (Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem.) Well, we had our … Continue reading
Posted in Obesity, Sugar
Tagged 21 Day Sugar Free Challenge, Donuts, Golden Corral, Mimi's Cafe, Obesity, Obesity Crisis
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