As scientific understanding of nutrition and health evolves, researchers are increasingly focusing on the role our genes play in how our bodies react to food and exercise. Diet and nutrition companies are debuting DNA-based diet kits that offer customized nutrition advice based on your profile. Now, one of the biggest…
Many of us kick off the new year aiming to conquer a number of resolutions. But Florida man Tyler Marinelli actually stuck to his. In a now-viral Reddit post, says he has lost more than 20 pounds since the beginning of the new year by eating mostly Chipotle. Unsurprisingly, he also worked out frequently, to help…
This is a dark time, so when one finds a reason to celebrate, one should seize the fuckin’ day. That’s what led me to spend some time this morning falling into an internet research wormhole, because if Paul Ryan has decided to GTFO, then gosh darn it, I’m going to toast that asshole’s exit. A quick Google session…
After enduring decades of slanderous accusations hurled by the likes of dieticians, comedians, and the denizens of Portlandia, pasta may finally get some justice. In a new study published in medical journal BMJ Open, Canadian researchers found that pasta does not directly cause weight gain. In fact, they discovered…
When we grocery shop, we may all be looking for labels that say “healthy” or even “natural,” but what do those even mean? The Food And Drug Administration is trying to get more specific about healthy food guidelines, and the foods that would fall under those specifications.
Public Health England—the U.K.’s health agency—recently came out and stated that it wants to put the whole country on a calorie-restrictive diet, faced with a rapidly expanding generation, in which the country’s millennials are on track to become fatter than its baby boomers. Meanwhile, over at The Washington Post, a…
Who among us has not gone through a horrible Monday or haircut or breakup and headed straight for the freezer section at the convenience store, looking for their ice cream drug of choice? (My favorite: Ben & Jerry’s Strawberry Cheesecake. But I will also accept Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter). As much we try not…
After last week’s revelation that the U.K. was Europe’s most overweight nation, and its millennial generation was on track to outweigh the baby boomers, Public Health England—the country’s health agency—has come up with a plan. The BBC and The Telegraph announce this week that Public Heath England has released the…
The results of a multidecade study published in the journal Pediatrics show teens whose parents encouraged them to lose weight have higher instances of obesity and eating disorders later, compared to those whose parents didn’t.
This news is a bit surprising, since millennials appear to be known for healthier food choices (don’t make us say it) and more outdoorsy, less workaholic-based downtime habits. But perhaps prepackaged food and all that online time is taking its toll. The BBC reports today on a new study by Cancer Research U.K. that…
It seems like every day a new study comes out about how we can get healthy/lose weight/live longer. (Why, just yesterday, we made the happy discovery that the key to longevity is drinking two glasses of wine a day!) This week The New York Times reports on a new study published in JAMA with some surprising findings…
We don’t often discuss the mental impact of restrictive diets like Whole30 (no “inflammatory” foods), keto (low carb, high fat) or paleo (foods supposedly eaten during the Paleolithic era). People like to tout the weight loss and mood-boosting effects of these diets, but experts say they can push some of us toward…
Fast-food wrappers now join an expansive list of Things That Cause Cancer and/or weight gain and/or other calamities: non-stick pans, plastic bottles, coffee, artificial colorings, artificial sweeteners, consuming your body mass in Big Macs, etc. At this rate, scientists make it sound like it’s safer to step into…
Ah, the life of an Olympic athlete. Sure, years of pre-dawn training, but you’ve got to be able to eat whatever you want, right? Like swimmer Michael Phelps and his 10,000 calories a day or whatever?
It’s been clichéd diet advice for years, but a new study from Japan backs it up: Eating slowly is correlated with lower instances of obesity. The CBC reports researchers found that individuals who report themselves as “normal” or “slow” eaters were less likely to meet the Japanese standards for obesity.
Before there were Instagram fitness vloggers posting their side-by-side “transformation” photos, there was Weight Watchers. The company pioneered the before-and-after photos that depict dieters’ dramatic weight losses, usually accompanied by some inspirational messaging about changing your life by changing your body.…
If you’re one of the any people who gets hungry late at night, trolling the dinner leftovers in the fridge and the ice cream in your freezer, you’re not alone. The New York Times reports that a December study in the International Journal Of Obesity found that “afternoon/evening may be a high-risk period for…
It’s the fourth week in January, the time when many new year’s resolutions are faltering, if they haven’t fallen away altogether. If the diet/exercise/fitness menu was on your list for 2018, you’re not alone, as many people try to eat less in the beginning of the year to help combat their excesses from Halloween…
Welcome to Dryuary, a five-part series where The Takeout’s Gwen Ihnat navigates the month minus alcohol.
’Tis the season: U.S. News & World Report just released its list of Top 40 Diets, just in time for all of those new year’s dieters looking for the quickest antidote possible to their holiday overindulgence. It’s a swarm that comes out every year, like clockwork (See also: the annual People cover headline touting…
