Atkins Diet
The Atkins diet is the most admired of the top 10 diets. This low-carbohydrate diet encourages the elimination of carbohydrates from your diet. The diet can work, and you can munch as many fats and proteins you want. However, before starting this diet, study a bit to know the suitability of this diet for your [...]
› Silk Soymilk Chocolate Flavor, 11-ounce plastic single serve bottles printed with both a “use by” date of May 7, 2008 (printed as 05 07 08) and a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 2529360028
Reason for recall: product may contain milk protein not declared on label
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FDA has issued a final regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed, including pet food. The rule further protects animals and consumers against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as “mad cow disease”). The new measure builds on FDA’s 1997 feed regulation, which prohibited the use of certain mammalian proteins in ruminant feed. Read [...]
Many people are very skeptical of the suggestion that water can play very effective role in helping them achieve weight loss. Very few people realize that a large proportion of our body is water. Naturally it plays a very important part in our existence. 75% of the lean muscle tissues are water, over 80% of [...]
Generally people confuse weight loss with fat loss from the body. This is a serious misunderstanding. Well-being of a person depends on a certain amount of fat in the body. Fat is emergency storage of energy in your body. Indiscriminate fat loss from the body can be dangerous.
Clinically men are considered obese if their body [...]
› KFC Double Chocolate Chip Cakes, distributed at KFC restaurants nationwide
Reason for recall: egg, wheat, soy, milk, and possibly tree nut ingredients not labeled
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FDA has found hazardous levels of selenium in samples of certain flavors of the dietary supplement products “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula.” The agency has received 43 reports of persons from nine states who experienced serious adverse reactions using these products. Selenium, a naturally occurring mineral, is needed only in very small amounts [...]
Make your beverages work harder for you instead of derailing your diet. It’s now a known fact that sweetened drinks are the only specific food directly linked to weight gain.
Here are some tips to help you make smarter choices:
Drink more water. Tap, bottled, or sparkling. Make it more appealing by adding a wedge [...]
Z Trim is a healthful natural dietary fiber ingredient that can be used for:
Fat replacement or substitution
Emulsification
Binding
Shaping
Suspension
Appetite control
Previously, there haven’t been too many options for creating lower fat, lower calorie home made treats. Enter Z-Trim. Z Trim is a calorie-free fat substitute made from insoluble plant fibers found in cereals and legumes. Amazingly, it duplicates [...]
Beans have been around for almost 12000 years, and remain an important part of a healthful diet. Studies show that eating beans regularily can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, while perhaps aiding weight control. The Dietary Guidelines advise three cups a week of legumes — beans, peas and lentils — as [...]
