We eat artificial sweeteners like sucralose to lose weight, but there’s plenty of evidence that these artificial sweeteners actually make you feel hungry. Now, we have some idea why.
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Do artificial sweeteners contribute to obesity?
A new, small-scale study found a correlation between artificial sweetener consumption and weight gain in rats.
New Weight Study… Which Foods Make You Fat?
I’m not all that interested in weight, to be quite honest. If anything, I need to put on weight. But some recent news on weight gain caught my attention. A new study, Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found that the food you eat may be even more important than the quantity of food you eat when it comes to weight gain…
Are You Getting Enough Iodine?
It seems that no one uses just boring old salt anymore. It’s always sea salt, or kosher salt or some other crazy designer salt that’s called for. What you may not know about these salts is that many of them do not contain iodine, a necessary nutrient for proper thyroid function.
Can Diet Coke Kill You? Part 2
Due to the great popularity of “Can Diet Coke Kill You?” combined with a lot of controversy over it, I have decided to write this follow-up post. Most of the [ … ]
Holidaze- 5 Tips to Ward Off Holiday Weight Gain This Year
The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends. Unfortunately, for many it also becomes a time for over-eating and weight gain. According to the National Institutes [ … ]