Can Poor Sleep Affect Your Weight?
Medically Reviewed On: February 01, 2007
ANNOUNCER: Are you avoiding the bathroom scale? Is it a struggle to pull on last year’s clothes? If the answer is “yes,” you probably need to take off some extra pounds. But what you might not know is that a little extra sleep could be […]
Nutrition Fact Sheet: Dietary Fiber
This is a long article, but it’s a great read — and it includes a list of common food and how they stack up in terms of fiber content. –Griffin
Dietary fiber is the class of compounds consisting of nondigestible polysaccharides found in plant cell walls. Different types of dietary […]
Weight loss is a tricky topic. Lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren’t sure how to change it — and many would be better off staying where they are. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be […]
Fiber: How Much Is Enough?
by Cheryl Koch, R.D.
Are you getting enough fiber in your diet? Unless you’re eating five daily servings of fruits and vegetables and plenty of whole grains in your diet, you may be slipping behind. Experts recommend that healthy adults eat 20-35 grams of fiber each day. It’s estimated that most Americans […]
Scale Down
It’s a ritual of sorts, one that can be monthly, weekly, daily or even several times a day. It’s the equivalent of a Magic 8 Ball, telling us how well we’re doing or not doing on our weight loss journey.
It’s hopping on the scale.
Ask yourself: have you ever gotten on your scale, looked at […]
