A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that my “body hates me” because I don’t generally eat pastured chicken. Because of the amount of food that I eat to support my body weight and activity level, it would be very expensive for me to eat $2/lb chicken everyday. So I grab antibiotic- [...]
An email came out recently at work that mentioned our new “Heart Healthy Lunchroom”. I found myself sitting mouth-agape reading what they find to be “Heart Healthy”. Here is the bulleted list of options available in the cafe.
- new, guilt-free French fries or chicken tenders, now being fried in zero-trans fat oil and [...]
An article that looked so promising, yet still throws in politically correct tripe: Nutrition Researchers Provide The Skinny On Trans Fats. This article is a brief rundown of what a trans fat is, why it’s bad, and the alternatives. Unfortunately, in the section about alternatives, they state the following:
To replace trans fats, many [...]
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New fat, same old problem with an added twist?
Study shows a new fat replacement for trans fat raises blood sugar in humans
One day we may learn that we cannot best that which Mother Nature has provided us. Whether through divine intervention, evolution, or some combination of the above, that which is found in nature [...]
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New York City Bans Trans Fats
Here’s a follow-up to my last entry. New York City has banned trans fats in restaurants. There are some limitations to the law, such as food served directly from a manufacturer’s package, but all in all, this will cause some sweeping changes in the restaurant industry. Will [...]
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