Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category
January 10, 2010
You may recognize Michael Pollan as the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. He has followed that up with another great book called In Defense of Food.
Summarized in 7 words it is:
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
In more than 7, some notes and tidbits from the book:
- The health claims surrounding high fat leading to CHD and obesity were unfounded and have been proven incorrect.
- Focusing on individual nutrients (e.g. fiber, cholesterol) when trying to lose fat is based on the false assumptions that these by themselves are good for you.
- “guilt” was the highest ranking word association for Americans shown the words ” chocolate cake”. “celebration” was for French people shown the same word (presumably in French!).
- A whole food is more nutritious than the sum of it’s parts.
- I would add: “enjoy food”.
Tags:Book, In defense of food, Pollan
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November 29, 2009
There are excuses, and there are reasons. More often than not, regarding exercise and nutrition, what people think is a ‘reason’ is actually an ‘excuse’.
For example: I don’t exercise because I don’t have time….or I don’t eat well because I don’t know how to prepare healthy meals.
But occasionally you come across something that sounds like an excuse that is actually a reason: I don’t eat vegetables because I am afraid of them.
Tags:excuse, lachanophobia
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October 20, 2009
Here are 17 home truths according to DietBlog.
I particularly agree with #7:
Don’t ask me about intermittent fasting, macro-patterning, cyclical ketogenic diets or meal replacements if you aren’t eating enough vegetables.
And #13:
You won’t likely be able to out-exercise a poor diet.
(see : What’s more important: Exercise or Nutrition).
Tags:Dietblog, Diets
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October 7, 2009
In south Los Angeles legislation to minimise big fast food stores is mis-directed, with the area actually having less of these stores per-capita than other areas of LA. The probable problem here is large number of smaller fast food outlets.
I have heard a similar argument before regarding Fast Food vs Fine Dining. An often ignored fact is that the typical Fine Dining restaurant in your area produces meals every day that are as bad, if not worse than many Fast Food outlets. The reason one is condoned and the other celebrated is because of their absolute effect on the community. Simply put: more people eat at McDonald’s than any Fine Dining restaurant. In this regard it seems some Fast Food Outlets are really just a victim of their own success.
Tags:Fast Food, Fine Dining, McDonalds, Obesity
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August 16, 2009
About a year ago I wrote about how diet was by far the most important factor in childhood obesity.
In a article out today commenting on a new government initiative to get more kids participating in sport, Leigh Sturgiss from the Obesity Action Coalition makes some similar points:
Promoting greater participation in sport is one of those wholesome ideas you can’t argue against. Schools will be given extra money to organise after-school sport. The funding could be used to buy equipment, uniforms, or hire sports co-ordinators. Fabulous. Great. Bring it on. But let’s not pretend it’s the answer to the childhood obesity epidemic.
Experts such as Professor Rod Jackson from Auckland University’s School of Population Health say it takes hours of hard-out activity to counteract just one meal in a fast-food restaurant. A 2 1/2-hour walk is needed to burn off a meal of fish and chips, he says.
Its the habitual traits that really makes the difference. I don’t think we need to make the local fish and chip shop out to be the devil, but rather realise that eating there a few times a week – every week – is not a good idea.
Tags:Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Sport
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You may recognize Michael Pollan as the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. He has followed that up with another great book called In Defense of Food.
