My husband recently challenged me to go vegetarian for a week. I laughed when he suggested our breakfasts, lunches and dinners be sans meat for seven days. Then I thought about it, and decided it could be a fun way to sort of “cleanse” for Spring, and create an interesting dietary and culinary challenge for [...]
Archive for March, 2009
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Too Much Red Meat Boost Risk of Death
Written by Slim | Date: 2:30 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet BlogRed meat has been a much maligned protein choice over the years. But there’s been some relaxing of the dietary diatribe in the health community, allowing for lean red meats as an occasional staple to your meals.
Then you see a study like this:
Red meat and processed meat may boost your risk of early death. That [...] -
[Community Post] Type 2 Diabetes and Mediterranean Diet
Written by Slim | Date: March 25, 2009 5:19 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet BlogFrom Diet Blog Share: Can you name any specific Mediterranean-style weight-loss programs designed for overweight people with type 2 diabetes?
Why is this important? 85%of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Cardiovascular disease (e.g, heart attacks and strokes) is unusually common in people with diabetes. People with diabetes are also more prone [...]