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6 Ways To Avoid Weekend Weight Gain

Everyday Health | Posted 05.29.2013 | Canada Living

By Madeline Vann, Everyday Health Researchers tracking 48 adults in a weight program for a year found that they ate, on average, 200 calories ...

I'll Start My Diet After Dessert

Mary Dimino | Posted 05.29.2013 | Canada Living
Mary Dimino

Why should I try to change myself to look like the chick in the Brazilian Fat Blasting Dance video? I'm not Brazilian and I'm not blasting anything. Call me a conscientious objector. Leave me where I lay, with my box of assorted chocolates; each piece bitten slightly so that I can see inside.

Most Restaurant Food Has Too Many Calories, Studies Find

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada Living
Timi Gustafson, R.D.

That too much fondness of fast food can cause weight problems is old news. But the idea that nearly all types of restaurants dish up meals that can ex...

It's Fair To Penalize Smokers And Overeaters: Experts

CP | Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2013 | Canada Living

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, experts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of try...

Quick Study: 7 Reasons Why People Overeat

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 01.15.2013 | Canada Living

We eat when we're hungry, we eat to celebrate, and when we indulge, food is our best friend. But Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard...

Emotional Overeating Part 2: How to Tell if You're Doing it

Marcia Sirota | Posted 11.07.2012 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

2012-09-06-bookcover.jpg So, how do you know that you have disordered eating? What differentiates a mild or moderate over-eater from a more serious one is related to two fundamental factors: the degree to which you've been wounded emotionally, and the degree to which food has become the solution to your emotional needs.

Emotional Overeating Part 1: The Most Overlooked Reason for Why We Overeat

Marcia Sirota | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

2012-09-06-bookcover.jpg Many people today are writing about the problems which result from a sedentary lifestyle and calorie-rich, poor quality food. What I want to focus on is the way our childhood difficulties and adult unhappiness come together to create the perfect circumstances in which compulsive eating and obesity are the only logical response.

How to Survive Thanksgiving Dinner

Shannon M. Nelson | Posted 12.07.2011 | Canada Living
Shannon M. Nelson

It is imperative that you dress appropriately for turkey dinner. I don't know about your bunch, but the people in my family literally salivate in anticipation of turkey, and unless you're prepared with an elasticized or drawstring waistband on your pants, the price tag for the ensuing gluttony can be serious discomfort.

Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

The Huffington Post Canada | Dr. John Dempster | Posted 10.08.2011 | Canada Living

Anyone who has a proactive interest in healthy living is likely very familiar with the phrase, 'Boost your metabolism.' There are many product clai...