by Melissa Wogahn | Jun 1, 2011 | Cookbook Cafe, Research & News
Sister has a secret. Sister loves chocolate milk. Yup. The sweet, smooth, silky goodness conjures up all sorts of wonderful feelings. But Sister has never been one to tout the health benefits of this nectar of the gods. Until now. That’s right. HEALTH...
by Melissa Wogahn | Apr 30, 2010 | Research & News
Sister has more good news! An article in the Wall Street Journal by Katherine Rosman highlights that being 10 to 15 pounds overweight poses no greater health risk than a being at a normal healthy weight. Whew. Let all sisters breathe a sigh of relief. No more...
by Melissa Wogahn | Apr 26, 2010 | Research & News
Big news! Added sugar and salt are bad for us! Two news reports of interest caught Sister’s eye last week. One report talked about how the amount of added sugar in one’s diet contributed to unhealthy cholesterol levels. This tidbit of information was...
by Melissa Wogahn | Apr 20, 2010 | Research & News
Sister is going to continue the discussion on obesity. Sister has always been a visual learner so when she saw this map presented at a conference, she was dumbstruck. How can this be? These images illustrate the rate of change in obesity from 1985 through 2008 in...
by Melissa Wogahn | Mar 27, 2010 | Let's Get Going, Research & News
After yesterday’s post, Sister thought she would elaborate on exercise intensity. Various health organizations differ on exercise intensity guidelines depending on whether they emphasize overall health, weight loss or weight maintenance. For example, the...
by Melissa Wogahn | Mar 24, 2010 | Let's Get Going, Research & News
Big news! A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that women should work out 60 minutes per day, seven days per week to maintain a normal weight over their lifetime. Sister says, “You want me to do WHAT?”...
