Financial incentives can encourage weight loss, research finds (USA Today)
Money motivates people to slim down. Overweight employees who were paid a small amount lost more weight than those who weren't compensated for their efforts, according to one of the first studies to examine such a strategy at workplaces.
Using The Glycemic Index To Lose Weight After Pregnancy
How do we control our blood sugar? Fortunately, there is a tool that will make our job easier. The Glycemic Index (GI) The Glycemic Index is a numerical rating scale that measures how fast a particular food can raise blood sugar ...
Mums 'more worried about girls' weight' (Southern Highland News)
Mothers of young children are more likely to worry about the body weight of daughters than sons, a survey of Australian mums has found.
Nutrition Wise: What is a Legume, Protein Water Drinks and Weight Gain, Aspartame Safety (Kansas City InfoZine)
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: Are green peas also known as legumes? Q: How do protein water drinks help with weight control? Q: What is the latest understanding of the safety of aspartame?
Rating The Diets: A Mindless Exercise?
The author of The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment Survival Manual, and a free ezine, The Worker’s Edge, she recently completed a psychologically-based weight control book: Diet with an Attitude: A Weight Loss Workbook. ...