The Fat Loss Authority- How to Lose Weight

One of the most common sweeteners around and also one of the biggest causes of obesity in the world today unfortunately is sugar.  Table sugar, when added sparingly to foods can be a way to enhance the sweetness and flavor, however very rarely is this the case.

In today’s food industry sugar is being added to literally hundreds of products that grace the aisles of your grocery store including cereals, bread products, snack bars, beverages, canned fruits, canned puddings, yogurt, and the list goes on.

If you aren’t keeping a close eye on your sugar content the calories will add up very quickly and fat gain will result because of it.

Understanding the nutrition values contained in sugar however will help you become more knowledge about whether you can afford to add this food into your diet and in

An interesting study from the Center of Science and Public Interest in Canada popped up in the news last month regarding processed/packaged/fast foods having far too much sodium (like 75% too much).

[I know people who ask for salt and pepper even before tasting their meal. That's when you know you have a problem...] 

Leave it to us Canadians to point out the obvious but discussions about salt intake should not be taken lightly. When you look at the big picture of food safety laws and associated public health risk, high sodium intake is barely on the map. Government officials direct far more attention to rare and more acute risks (if I hear one more West Nile virus commercial I’m going to lose it) when in fact excess sodium is a cause of substantially more deaths in

Remember being a kid in a grocery store and picking out a cereal based on the toy or gadget offered inside the cereal box? Me neither…

It was the sale price that determined my parents choice of breakfast cereal to purchase and stock boys beware if there wasn’t a limit on the number of boxes one could purchase!

[When eating cereal, breathing is completely optional. Inhalation is the preferred method. Kudos to TheShoppeDenver for the photo and fresh pastry ideas.]

Based on some new research from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania there’s another reason to stock up on cereal.

Professor Vinson and his team of researchers have found that nearly all whole-grain breakfast cereals and many common whole-grain snacks contain high levels