What's The Deal With Artificial Sweeteners?
Artificial sweeteners are a large and varied category. It’s difficult to conduct long term research on any one product, and it is unfair to assign the results of any one sweetener to the category as a whole. The long term effects of artificial sweeteners are still unknown in humans. The fears people do have come from studies on rats that don’t align with human behavior and also don’t include all of the different versions of sweetener. Artificial sweeteners can be useful for strict calorie management, but as with all things, should be used intentionally and in moderation.
What A Swedish Tradition Can Teach Us About American Sugarphobia
A surprising Swedish tradition of eating a metric crap-ton of candy seems at odds with the American belief that sugar is uniquely damaging to our health. Interestingly, many countries have high sugar consumption, yet have better life expectancy than the US. I dig into some of the reasons why sugar alone is likely not the sole culprit for negative health outcomes.
All The Ways The Scale Lies To You
The scale - it’s a hated enemy, and one that’s always lying to us. Here are all the ways that you can trick the scale, or the scale can trick you, so that you can make informed decisions about what to do with the data that the scale presents to you.
What Are Diet Breaks? And How To Use Them.
What are diet breaks? The little-known concept of a diet break revolves around planned periods of going off diet - and now, research supports that diet breaks will even enhance your results versus continuous dieting.
The Best Way To Get Fitness Results? Write It Down.
Most people don't bother tracking their workouts or diet very closely, and just do their best at any given time. However, tracking doesn't just record what we do - it gives us real data on how to act in the future, and has a tendency to improve our results across the board.