Fad Diets: Weight Loss at What Cost?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2023 | Blogs, Nutrition, Food, Health, Weight Management
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...
High Protein Diets are Integral to Weight Loss Success
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Mar 28, 2023 | Blogs, Nutrition, Food, Health, Weight Management
Diets higher in protein improve energy, enhance weight loss, and decrease fat mass while simultaneously preserving lean muscle mass. The benefits of diets high in protein are well-established and documented. Diets higher in protein improve energy, enhance weight loss, and decrease fat mass while simultaneously preserving lean muscle mass. Protein...
What is the Impact of a Western Diet?
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Mar 7, 2023 | Food, Nutrition, Health
Western diets are inextricably linked to obesity, which continues to rise and is expected to affect a staggering 50 percent of Americans by 2025. There’s nothing like mom’s Sunday dinner to fill a heart and belly. But whether it’s a favorite family recipes or pizza delivery when you don’t feel like cooking, chances are we will overindulge. Our western...
The “D” Word
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Blogs, Mental, Food, Health
The “D” Word There are words that make our hair stand on end when we hear them, and among the most cringe-worthy is the “D” word: Diet. We all knew the four-letter words which, when spoken, would result in quick punishment from our parents, the demand for an immediate apology and a shocked chorus of, “I don’t know where you learned to say such...
Very Low Calorie Diets: What are they and how do They Work?
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Blogs, Food, Health
As with many diseases, diabetic patients benefit a great deal from weight loss and this includes VLCD programs. As the name implies, a Very Low Calorie Diets, or VLCD, is a weight loss program that severely limits the amount of calories a person consumes to about 800 each day. These programs are generally for people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30, or...
Assessing Weight: Pounds, Percent or Inches?
by tbroadbent@robard.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Health, Blogs, Food
Assessing Weight: Pounds, Percent or Inches? Given the health risks associated with being overweight or having obesity, and because many of them can be avoided or even reversed with weight loss, it is important for all of us to monitor our weight regularly. Obesity is challenging to deal with on many levels. Anyone who has struggled with their weight knows...
