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It is important to diagnose and treat GDM as it can have serious short and long term health consequences for both you and your baby. Don’t worry needlessly, however, if you have been told you have gestational diabetes. There are a lot of things you and your doctor and/or health team can do to keep you and your baby healthy both during the pregnancy and afterwards. Read More

posted by: Pat, Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:09 PM   230 Comments
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Have you noticed that you are ravenously hungry an hour or two after certain meals? Or that you stay fuller, longer after others? Many people have learned that adding protein to their breakfast meal is the best insurance against the mid-morning munchies. And a bit of chicken in your lunchtime salad may help you make it to dinner without a trip to the vending machines. Protein, it turns out, enhances satiety (the feeling of fullness) and helps you lose weight. Read More

posted by: Pat, Thursday, September 07, 2006 1:15 AM   2 Comments
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According to a survey by the Food Marketing Institute, almost 60% of food shoppers are trying to buy healthier foods.  Most of them said they were trying to buy foods that would help them lose weight.   And the food industry is always trying Read More

posted by: Pat, Friday, May 26, 2006 7:21 PM   54 Comments
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Fiber, sometimes called roughage, is an important dietary component that is often under-consumed in our modern “fast food” lifestyles. In ancient times, dietary fiber was commonly ingested as primitive man foraged for wild, fiber rich vegetables and fruits. Today, we forage for food at Mickey D’s, Jack-in-the-Box, and the frozen food section of the supermarket. Most of us ingest less than 20% of the amount of fiber that our early ancestors ate. Even as recently as the beginning of this century, fiber rich foods were commonplace in our eat-at-home meals. Today, all too frequently, our fiber consists of a limp, mayonnaise-slathered wisp of lettuce laying on top of a double cheeseburger. Read More

posted by: Pat, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:36 PM   1 Comments
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