With the end of season 7 fast approaching, it seems The Biggest Loser on NBC has been a big hit.  I’m a fan of the show because I love seeing the transformations the contestants go through, but I just read an article that tags the show as terrible, horrible and abusive. In the article Nancy Clark (Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics) states, “The messages in The Biggest Loser are all... 

The other day my husband and I attended the 9 News Health Fair. We had never been before and were amazed by array of tests offered: cholesterol, diabetes, lung capacity, bone density, body fat composition, and even cardiac risk assessment. My husband made the comment that there are all kinds of test to find out what is wrong with us – but what about what is right? It’s easy to get caught up in... 

How many times have you heard or even said to yourself, “Starting Monday I’m going to start exercising more and eating better.”  This is a recipe for disaster because it implies a drastic change from a current lifestyle.  Too many people set a date to start “cold turkey” and then get frustrated when they don’t see results in a few weeks. Real weight loss does not occur in a matter... 

I’ve written about this phenomenon before: studies are showing how critical sleep is to weight control.   Previously, studies have shown that lack of sleep can lead to weigh gain, but in a recent rash of studies, the opposite has been found to be true also.  Getting a good night’s sleep can help you lose weight.  There are even some experts who site our nation’s lack of sleep as a cause... 

Why are we obsessed with weight loss? When you ask most people why they exercise, the answer is to lose weight. There are so many other benefits to exercise, but we tend to focus our results primary on the scale. We punish and torture ourselves just in the hopes that when we step on the scale we see a number we are happy with. We tend to be so obsessed with losing weight, that exercise is a...