Friday, February 18, 2011
Can phone apps help you lose weight?
Here is a great article on weight loss apps. And I have to say from personal experience that when I use my app of choice, which is, "My Fitness Pal.com", I lose weight -- and when I don't -- I don't! The weight loss app can help you keep track of what you are eating and how much exercise you are getting every day, and it can add up the calories, and even show you the fat and the carbs you are eating so you can make adjustments, and it will even give you guidelines on reasonable weight loss, how much you should eat and even what you should weigh!
However, the most fun and the commitment you make to staying on track is when the app is connected to face book and twitter and announces to all your friends and family how many pounds you have lost and whether you have checked in or not! My face book friends have supported me with an "atta girl" and they have also offered encouragement when notified that I haven't checked in for a few days!
Set your goal and let us help keep you on target!
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The China Study
The China Study is an excellent book, I highly recommend! "The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you, the news is they are so good for you they can save your life." David Berjkli Time Magazine
What is the simplest and easiest way to get fruits and veggies in your body every day? And FREE for your child: visit my website at http://www.sherryfritz.com
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Heart disease is truly a number one killer! Ask me for the CD, "The Heart of the Matter", come to our FREE health education lecture in Tucson Feb 17 and Phoenix Feb 25 to hear Nutritionist educate us about heart health. Learn surprisingly simple steps to protect your health! Hear the latest research, find out what to take and what not to take, what to eat! What to read to learn more! Make health your hobby this year! www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson
Heart disease is truly a number one killer! Ask me for the CD, "The Heart of the Matter", come to our FREE health education lecture in Tucson Feb 17 and Phoenix Feb 25 to hear Nutritionist educate us about heart health. Learn surprisingly simple steps to protect your health! Hear the latest research, find out what to take and what not to take, what to eat! What to read to learn more! Make health your hobby this year! www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Less Salt and More Fruits and Vegetables
New U.S. dietary guidelines: Less salt, more fruits and vegetables
Los Angeles Times Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:56 PM PST
Many Americans need to cut their sodium consumption by half, especially in certain risk groups, officials say. Salt is the latest enemy highlighted in the nation's battle against obesity and poor eating habits, with new federal dietary guidelines calling on Americans to dramatically cut sodium intake, bulk up on fruits and vegetables and drink water instead of sugary beverages.
Everyone 51 and older, all African Americans and people with high blood pressure, diabetes or kidney disease —about half of the American population — should reduce sodium in their diets by more than half, according to the revised guidelines, issued every five years by the federal government.
The new recommendations, stronger in tone than in 2005, are aimed at awakening the public to the links between unhealthy eating and such chronic killers as diabetes, cancer, stroke and heart disease. A majority of American adults and a third of children are overweight or obese.
As an easy reference, the report told Americans to "make half your plate fruits and vegetables," switch to fat-free or low-fat milk and reach for a glass of water instead of sugar-laced drinks.
This time, officials emphasized the high price of poor eating habits: three-fourths of every healthcare dollar is spent on treating chronic diseases related to diet, imposing financial burdens on household budgets, business and government.
Past guidance has been "opaque" and there hasn't been enough focus on "how this impacts us as a nation," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, whose department co-wrote the guidelines with the Agriculture Department.
The advice on sodium was heavily emphasized
Americans consume an average of about 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily, well above the 2,300 milligrams recommended as a daily upper limit.
The guidelines recommend that the half of the U.S. population in higher-risk groups lower their intake to about 1,500 milligrams.
But that is hard to measure, even for willing consumers, because about 90% of sodium that people consume comes from restaurant or packaged food, not the salt shaker.
"You have to look at a label or a [food] company website," said Margo Wootan, nutrition policy director for the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, who praised the straightforward guidelines. The report may be the first since 1980 to state the obvious: "Eat less," she said.
Nutritionist Marion Nestle said the guidelines were a substantial improvement over earlier versions but fall short by failing to name specific foods and products to be avoided, in deference to powerful food lobbies who don't want their products passed over by consumers.
Nestle said the guidelines used the acronym "SoFAS," which stands for solid fats and added sugars.
"Why don't they just say what they mean: eat less meat, sodas, snack foods?" said Nestle, who teaches at New York University. "The most useful thing they could do is name names."
Though advisory, the guidelines influence decisions in school food programs, Meals on Wheels and regulatory issues like food labeling and how foods are marketed to children.
Sebelius unveiled the guidelines with Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack as one of a series of food-centered health initiatives that include a proposed overhaul of federally subsidized school meals programs.
The Food and Drug Administration is working with food producers to improve nutrition information on food packaging and with restaurant chains to add nutrition information to menus.
azajac@latimes.com
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