How to Maintain Weight Loss
by Alec Sochacki | Sep 12, 2023 | Health, Food, Exercise, Advocacy, Blogs
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Once you reach your goal weight, try these strategies to prevent gaining it back. You’ve worked hard and built healthy lifestyle habits that have resulted in achieving your weight loss and overall health goals. You feel great because your overall health has improved, and you like your routine of eating healthy and increased physical...
How Does Consuming Fast Food, Candy and Sugary Drinks Affect Type 2 Diabetes?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2023 | Blogs, Health, Food
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Reducing ultra-processed foods, such as sweetened cereal, cookies, and sugary drinks, can mitigate dietary risks associated with metabolic disorders. Ultra-processed food has been linked to many diabetic complications, including insulin resistance, unhealthy BMI, and a clinically increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes.1,2 They...
What is the Connection Between Mindful Eating and Type 2 Diabetes?
by Alec Sochacki | May 9, 2023 | Health, Food, Mental, Blogs
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Mindful eating holds promise for managing food cravings and helping those with adhere to dietary recommendations. Affecting 30.3 million people in the United States and over 380 and million people around the world, type 2 diabetes has been characterized as the costliest chronic disease.1 Challenges such as food cravings, a desire to...
Can Eating More Whole Grains and Increasing Dietary Fiber Help Patients with Diabetes?
by Alec Sochacki | Apr 18, 2023 | Health, Food, Blogs
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Whole grains and fiber can reduce Type 2 diabetes risk. Whole grain foods are high in fiber and antioxidants and have broadly been recognized as an important component of a healthy diet.1 Diets that include whole grains have the potential for weight loss, fostering negative energy balance, and increasing sensitivity to...
The Nutritional Value of Meal Replacements
by Alec Sochacki | Apr 11, 2023 | Nutrition, Blogs, Health, Food
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends meal replacements as “part of a comprehensive weight management program.” The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends meal replacements as “part of a comprehensive weight management program.” This is a good opportunity to review the nutritional benefits of a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)...
Fad Diets: Weight Loss at What Cost?
by Alec Sochacki | Apr 4, 2023 | Weight Management, Health, Food, Nutrition, Blogs
Fad diets are rarely sustained and can lead to adverse side effects. With the hope of drastic, body-changing weight loss, the masses turn to the latest popular diet with high hopes and expectations. Not surprisingly, they often are disappointed, discouraged and disillusioned. The outcomes from fad diets can range from ineffective, at a minimum, to...
