Portion Control Plates Assist Weight Loss
No doubt about it — food portions have ballooned out of control over the past couple of decades, contributing to the massive weight gain of many Americans.
A 2002 study by New York University cited by the Los Angeles Times today said that portions served in restaurants, written about in cookbooks and available in grocery stores [...]
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Broth and Weight Loss
I knew it would benefit me if I read cover to cover the Italian cooking classic, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well.”
I learned something new today as we get into the actual cooking part of the book. Until now, I did not know that to make a good broth, you start [...]
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Belly Fat and Dementia
Belly fat not only puts a person at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Now researchers say that carrying a big belly in midlife also poses a risk for dementia in later years.
A study carried out by Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Reseach in Oakland, Calif., found that men and women who were overweight [...]
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Diet and Health
As we continue with “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well,” I want to mention Artusi’s note that the Emperor Tiberius used to say that after the age of 35 a man should no longer have any need of a doctor.
No, not because most people didn’t live that long in the Roman [...]
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Easing Back Into Exercise
I had a bout of flu a few weeks ago, and, no doubt about it, my body was reluctant to get back into the swing of things after an interruption of its routine.
Exercise had lost its appeal. This made me think about how difficult it can be for people to develop an exercise routine if [...]
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Mexico Closes in on America as Fattest Nation
Americans aren’t the only ones who can learn the keys to weight loss from Italians. Mexico has become the second fattest nation in the world and could surpass the United States in the next 10 years.
According to a story circulated by McClatchy Newspapers, more than 71% of Mexican woman and 66% of Mexican men are [...]
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How Drew Barrymore Slimmed Down
Drew Barrymore was in the news today, talking about her slimming triumph. In an online interview with the Mirror she said it boiled down to exercise and eating in moderation.
This is the point. You really can eat your favorite foods and still lose weight. But you have to be sensible about it. You can’t eat [...]
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Healthful Eating, Italian-Style!
Pellegrino Artusi had a very difficult time publishing his book, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well,” which went on to become a classic after its publication in 1891. Even so, he made a prediction that books such as his, “which delight the mind and nourish the body” would one day be [...]
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More Italian “Art of Eating Well”
Before we delve into the cooking portion of Pelegrino Artusi’s classic, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well,” I’d like to point out that he shares my conviction that cooking and eating well, ( and in our case, losing weight and keeping it off) require attention to the quality of what we [...]
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Artusi’s “Art of Eating Well”
For a long time I’ve promised myself to delve into the classic Italian cookbook, “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well.”
Despite the fact that this book was written way back in 1891, they say it’s so well loved in Italy that almost every household contains a copy. And instead of referring to [...]
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