Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Picture this: You get up in the morning and need to drive your car to work. But your gas tank is empty, so unfortunately you can’t. Now picture yourself getting up and skipping breakfast. How far to you think you will get in your day? I love this analogy because...
Jul 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
As the summer heat approaches, we are constantly looking for beverages to cool us off and keep us hydrated. But what we don’t want are beverages that are going to put weight on us. If you are like many of my patients who have spent the last couple of months gearing up...
Jul 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
…But how is it possible for the amount of calories to change in a food? USDA researchers explained that they used a different way of calculating what calories are actually digested from almonds, and not just consumed. Registered dietitian Keri Gans, author of...
Jul 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have a confession to make: I love sandwiches. So it always disappoints me when my patients think that in order to lose weight they need to forgo sandwiches. I know they think it’s because bread will cause weight gain. But really it comes down to the size of...
Jul 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
The war on milk has shifted fronts. First it was sugar-laden chocolate milk, which parents and school administrators battled in recent years to remove from school-lunch menus. Now, it’s plain old moo that’s under fire. On Thursday, a national doctors group petitioned...
Jul 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
THURSDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of two new weight-loss drugs within the past month — the first such medications in 13 years — won’t be a panacea for America’s obesity epidemic,...
