Jul 30 2011
Archive for July, 2011
Jul 30 2011
Burning Question: Can You Be Fit and Fat?
YES: In fact, it’s a worthy goal.Steven Blair, PED, professor of exercise science, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina • It’s better than being thin and unfit. Overweight people who exercise just 150 minutes a week have half the risk of mortality of normal-weight people who don’t exercise at all, according to [...]
Jul 22 2011
Yes, You Can Eat Sugar!
Sick of hearing about all the negatives of eating sweets? Well, if you’re active, a little sugar can actually be beneficial, according to a new report. “Sipping a sports drink with a small amount of fructose”—a simple sugar—”gives athletes energy and helps combat dehydration,” says Richard J. Johnson, MD, professor of medicine at the University [...]
Jul 13 2011
Pesto and Egg Potato Salad
Despite the fact that I’ve been trying to stop buying books lately, I picked up two new cookbooks shortly after we moved into our house. I figured they were worth trying to find the space for, and I was right. At first glance, Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi and Heidi Swanson’s Super [...]