Helping People Lose Weight Via Traditional & Surgery Alternatives
I came across there excellent post on “Gastric Bypass Barbie’s” web-site.
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The WHO (World Health Organization) recommends no more than 10% of your total daily energy should come from added sugar. Based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet, you should not exceed 12 teaspoons of sugar daily. To gauge how much sugar is in a serving, divide the grams by 4. I.E. – 4 grams of sugar per serving translates into 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Many people wonder whether they should be eating sugar (natural or refined) or should they use artificial sweeteners as a replacement, in order to reduce calories and blood sugar levels while at the same time retaining the sweetness in their favourite foods. Knowing what you are consuming and their side effects may help in the decision making process?
Do sugars or sweeteners cause people to eat more food? Read the rest of this post
Excerpt taken from 10 Steps to Healthy Eating – author Leslie Beck RD
(Leslie Beck is a Canadian registered dietitian, a leading Canadian nutritionist and author of several nutrition books. Leslie also writes a weekly nutrition column in The Globe and Mail and is a regular contributor to CTV’s Canada AM.)
To choose carbohydrate foods that do not cause large increases in blood sugar and insulin, practice the following:
Newswise — The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns – like that now underway for H1N1 – could be undermined by the public trust and incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines. Almost 50 % of Canadians are opting out of getting the vaccine because of preconceived ideas of government conspiracy concerns on the safety of flu vaccines.
This is the conclusion of a paper published Oct. 31 by The Lancet and authored by an international team of investigators led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre. Read the rest of this post
