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PT blog: The doctor weighs in

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“Eat more, weigh less” sounds like a slogan for the type of weight loss products you find on the back pages of your favorite woman’s magazine. But, a study in the August 2006 issue of Journal of the American Dietetic Association has found that people who eat diets containing a lot of low energy density foods, such as fruits and vegetables, eat more than people who eat diets rich in energy-dense foods (such as chips and other snack foods with high fat contents). Despite eating a greater amount of food, by weight, people eating a low energy density diet consume fewer calories. So, they can indeed eat more and weigh less than people who eat high energy dense diets. Read More

posted by: Pat, Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:30 PM   2 Comments
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We have known for a long time that prolonged calorie restriction increases longevity in laboratory mice and rats.  These rodents-on-diet also were found to have fewer age-related chronic illnesses.  Sound good?  You bet.  But we are Read More

posted by: Pat, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:28 PM   7 Comments
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