Tips and tricks from our resident dietitian
January 8, 2009
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An interesting article was published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: It’s an analysis of adults’ beverage consumption patterns over the past decade, looking at what we’re drinking, and how—and how much—it relates to body weight.
This study seeks to shed more light on the growing controversy around whether sweetened beverages are direct contributors to the obesity epidemic (and, in New York, specifically, whether they should be slapped with a hefty “obesity tax”). Several studies have suggested that our thirst for sugary beverages has contributed to the rise in obesity, but other studies have failed to find any direct cause-and-effect relationship. Read More
Tips and tricks from our resident dietitian, Julie Upton, RD
December 18, 2008
My dietitian girlfriend was visiting from New York the other day, and she mentioned how much readers of her blog love to see her document everything she eats and drinks on a daily basis—complete with photos and nutritional breakdown of every gram of fat, milligram of sodium and, of course, the dreaded calories.
I asked: “You do all that for a blog? Don’t you feel exposed? Aren’t you letting people to close to your real life?” She responded, “Yes, yes, and yes!” She said that while it’s a lot of work, readers really like it and can relate better to her because they learn that we (dietitians) are just like everyone else when it comes to overcoming daily food challenges and trying to tame temptations. Read More
Eating, cooking, and shopping insights from our food and nutrition editor
December 12, 2008
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Each holiday season I start off with a sincere plan to make tasty care packages for family and friends. But my plans are often sidelined by other distractions—a baby on the way, my mom in town, and a book about to be published—and there doesn’t appear to be a spare moment in sight. Read More
