Stories about weight control

 

Nighttime fast may beat counting calories to drop pounds

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times on May 18, 2012, at 8:48 a.m.
WASHINGTON _ In an age of long commutes, late sports practices, endless workdays and 24/7 television programming, the image of Mom hanging up her dish towel at 7 p.m. and declaring “the kitchen is closed” seems a quaint relic of an earlier era. It also harks back to a thinner ...

Lose weight fast! The real deal on fat-burning pills and supplements

By Josef Brandenburg, McClatchy-Tribune on May 16, 2012, at 9:23 a.m.
So is there really any such thing as fat loss in a pill? If you watch TV, spend any time online, or ever read anything in print, you’d be sure that the answer is “yes.” After all I can go onto Hydroxycut’s website right now and see that the ingredients ...

Desktop dining done right

By By Laura Ali, Starkist.com on Oct. 19, 2011, at 9:53 a.m.
Work days are busy … so busy in fact that a recent survey conducted by the American Dietetic Association found that up to 75 percent of us eat at our desks at least 2-3 times a week. Eating at your desk may save time and help you get out of ...
Nutrition
What's not to love? Dry beans are beautiful, inexpensive, versatile, delicious and good for you.

Beans for the New Year

By Kate Yerxa, University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Dec. 22, 2010, at 12:01 p.m.
Are you looking for an inexpensive way to eat a healthier diet in the coming year? Beans are the perfect way to eat well with out spending a lot of money. Dry beans contain protein, carbohydrates, fiber, B-vitamins, and minerals such as iron. Dry beans are also very low in ...
Stan Small of Bangor is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach.

Simple supportive nutrition

By Stan Small, CPT, Bangor Fitness on Nov. 05, 2010, at 3:05 p.m.
Wouldn’t it be great to eat a healthier diet without starving yourself, counting calories, or subscribing to a line of expensive pre-packaged meals?  I call it Simple Supportive Nutrition.  It’s not a new concept; it just seems to have gotten buried beneath a mountain of fad diets and weight loss ...
Exercise

7 Tips for starting an exercise program

By Kevin DiDonato on Oct. 29, 2010, at 1:10 p.m.
So, you’re feeling ready to commit to a fitness program for the fall and winter. What do you do it you have never set foot in a gym and do not have the slightest idea where to start? Here are some tips to help you on your way to starting ...

Telemedicine offers doctor’s house calls

By Meg Haskell on Aug. 17, 2010, at 8:58 p.m.
The next time you need speech therapy, mental health counseling, a blood-pressure check or intensive hospital care, the treatment you receive may well be provided by way of the …
Haley Reynolds, 11, left shares a laugh with her parents, Kimm and Jeff Reynolds, during an interview at the Cutler Health Center at the University of Maine in Orono on Tuesda, March 16, 2010. BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY GABOR DEGRE

Battling childhood obesity in Maine

By Meg Haskell on April 02, 2010, at 8:41 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Girl Scout Cookies season has presented a manageable challenge this spring for 11-year-old Haley Reynolds.
 
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