One of the largest and longest-running weight loss trials ever conducted proves it: food tracking works. The trial, known as the Weight Loss Maintenance trial, compared different approaches to maintaining weight loss over a period of 30 months, and found that subjects who kept a daily food diary lost twice as much weight as those … Read more →

On May 5th and May 12th I am going to be on ABC’s View From the Bay. On the 5th they are doing a series on “What is in your gym bag?” and on the 12th I will be on talking about healthy snacks on the go. Come and check it out. ABC at 3.30pm. … Read more →

Sports drinks are often advertised to improve athletic performance and prevent dehydration, but is this really true? Sports drinks such as Gatorade usually contain carbohydrates in the form of sugar, electrolytes, and flavor additives. While sports drinks may be beneficial for restoring lost nutrients and water after a long workout, there is limited evidence saying … Read more →

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is found in foods and also made in your skin. It has been shown that getting enough vitamin D can reduce your risk of developing osteoporosis or osteomalacia. This is because vitamin D is involved in promoting calcium absorption in the gut and in regulating calcium and phosphate … Read more →

Breakfast always wins the trophy as the most important meal of the day but there is another time of day that is a contender for first place. I tell my clients that the afternoon snack is the most important time to eat because it prevents you from overeating at dinner. Most people eat at noon … Read more →

I wanted to give some advice on how to make new years resolutions that were within reach. So often we set unrealistic goals that are not possible to attain and we are left feeling discouraged and unhappy. The ideal situation would be to set a realistic goal that you KNOW you can achieve and continue … Read more →

Did you know that a sweet potato is only distantly related to a white potato? Sweet potatoes are actually the most nutritious vegetable according to the Center for Science in Public Interest! In 1 serving, which is 1 cup cubed, sweet potatoes provide four times the recommended daily value of B-carotene. They are also a … Read more →

So many of our poor eating habits are not because we want to eat junk food–it is simply something we do that we are unaware of. Halloween is a perfect example of this. We overeat on junk food that we may never normally eat but it what you do…right? When did this habit start? It … Read more →

I don’t know how many of you have seen this yet but there are commercials for High Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS). Check it out on YouTube… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE5aSUcU3YA I cannot express how absolutely ridiculous this is! HFCS should not be encouraged in our diet, not even in moderation. Here is the history behind it. In 1971 Japanese … Read more →