The All-American BBQ is a long practiced tradition of sharing great comfort foods with family and friends. Backyard barbecues = summer fun, tasty food, and good times with loved ones! As an avid cook, I enjoy my barbecue… Continue Reading
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Cutting Carbs = Better Weight Loss than Cutting Fat
That’s the conclusion of a study comparing the effect of a year-long low-carbohydrate diet with a low-fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from Tulane University, Johns Hopkins, and Kaiser Permanente randomly divided a racially diverse… Continue Reading
Soda Weakens Bones and Increases Women’s Risk of Hip Fracture
Soda weakens bones and makes women more prone to hip fractures when they are older, warns a 2014 Harvard University study. Researchers conducted an analysis of quadrennial questionnaires filled out over a 30 year period by more than… Continue Reading
Diet Sodas May Actually Increase Risk of Weight Gain & Disease
Avoiding sugary, high-caloric sodas is a good health strategy. But replacing them, as many people do, with artificially-sweetened beverages – so-called “diet sodas” − may not be such a good strategy. Accumulating evidence says that frequent consumption of… Continue Reading