Celebrity Chef Paula Deen has admitted on the Today Show that she has Type 2 Diabetes. Deen is the author of 14 cookbooks, and has two shows that run on the Food Network – ‘Paula’s Best Dishes,’ and ‘Paula’s Home Cooking.’ Each year 7 million people develop diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when [...]

Can doing the standard 9:00 to 5:00 at a desk every week make you overweight? Maybe working in a knowledge-based work environment increases our chances of gaining weight? There’s new research to suggest that yes, it could. According to two studies by Canadian researchers Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput and Dr. Angelo Tremblay, the stress caused by [...]

Obese individuals worldwide now outnumber the hungry, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross. The influential humanitarian group focused on nutrition in its annual World Disasters Report. This year’s report seeks to highlight the disparity between the rich and poor, and problems caused by the global spike in food prices. Using statistics the [...]

A study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests fat-laden, high calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine.

People who drink diet sodas daily may be at increased risk of having a stroke, according to a new study. The findings of a federally funded study of 2,500 adults in the New York City area suggests those who drink diet pops daily are at greater risk of heart attack or stroke than people who [...]

McDonald’s. Burger King. Pizza Hut. For some people the names of these fast food restaurants might cause a shudder of horror. But they would be in the minority. For the majority, our saliva flow increases as we anticipate a bite of a giant greasy burger or pizza. A study published this week in the Archives [...]

KFC’s now infamous double down sandwich has finally arrived in Canada and judging by the interest it has received, it looks like it may be here to stay. Consisting of two slices of bacon sandwiched between two slices of processed cheese, sandwiched between two fried chicken breasts and held together with copious amounts of “secret” [...]

There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about anorexia and bulimia being very significant eating disorders faced by our population. Of that, there can be no doubt. However, a far more common, yet much less discussed eating disorder is binge eating. Whenever it’s mentioned it is often confused with bulimia and [...]

Many people overlook hidden calories in liquid form when on a weight loss program. Pop is one of the main culprits, but there are many other excessive forms of liquid calories. Tim Horton’s sells an ice cream shake that contains over 2000 calories and 68 grams of saturated fat! While this falls into the “dessert” [...]

It’s called weight cycling, or yo-yo dieting, but no matter which name you call it, one thing is certain: it’s all bad for you. It happens like this: people get on a diet, loose a little weight and then shortly after gain the weight back (usually even more). They become depressed at their failure, feeling [...]