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Take a look at this ad and you be the judge...
The ad is part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's campaign called Strong4Life. Local experts said that such campaigns might not work and might actually cause more harm than good. Their reasoning is that the imagery might actually encourage the stigma and bullying that obese children face. The organisation though is standing firm because of the startling facts. According to them, if 75% of parents don't even consider their children obese then clearly...
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Every year there are some big WTF moments, WTF quotes and WTF products - and the health and fitness industries are no different. One the one hand we have the evergeen favourites - the weight loss tea and the vibrating belts that burn belly fat and we have the new fad diets - like last year's HCG diet, made famous by the Jersey Shore (what's wrong with you America?!) But this year's outright winner as the Fitness WTF of 2012...
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People are quick to rattle off what they think is a healthy breakfast. Everything from muffins, bagels, idlis and juices are considered healthy but the fact remains that a truly healthy and nutritious breakfast is one that includes protein along with low fat dairy, whole wheat cereal, fruits and vegetables. So what did you eat for breakfast today and are you getting enough protein with breakfast? More often than not, you're getting enough cereal and fibre but are missing out...
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This is especially relevant for vegetarians who would normally miss out on an important nutrient, which is often cited as a reason for their poor health, especially when compared with omnivores. When we say soy is a complete protein source, we mean it is one that provides the body with all the different kinds of amino acids that it needs to function. Meat, dairy and eggs are the most well known foods that are complete protein sources. And while soy...
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Wouldn't it be an absolutely fantastic piece of news to receive on a Friday or to get so close to the New Year (with all those lovely new resolutions to be made)? Wouldn't it be absolutely fantastic to be told that if you should do 42 crunches to lose belly fat. You probably can see where this is going. There is no way to truthfully answer how many crunches should you do to lose belly fat because crunches are meant...
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We're talking about foods that are supposedly so high in nutrients and antioxidants that they can do anything from curing diseases, curing life threatening diseases like cancer and even extending your life. Around the frenzy of media and people trying to "get healthy," people forget to ask the simple question: Do superfoods work. Can you really eat and drink what ever you like, don't exercise and hope eating almonds will prevent diabetes. A sane and half-logical person would realise that...
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What Are Healthy Desserts and How Can You Make
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Do You Know What Weight Loss Means?
Are All Simple Carbohydrates Bad?
