New Study on HFCS

A new study was just published about High Fructose Corn Syrup. Very interesting read.

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) the cause of obesity epidemic, new study suggests.

Check it out!

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Not all calories are created equal...

This is an interesting article a friend posted earlier today on Facebook. (Thanks Sami!!!)

Some tidbits...

"Today, 55 percent of sweeteners used in food and beverage manufacturing are made from corn, and the number one source of calories in America is soda, in the form of HFCS."

" The average Westerner consumes a staggering 142 pounds a year of sugar"

I'm sure this topic is one that could be debated back and forth but the article is a good read even with the occasional over dramatic flare.

Check it out if you'd like to know more!

Link: Sugar May Be Bad But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly

Article: 10 Standards to Assess Your Fitness Level

In the following article from Men's Health they list out what you should be able to do in order to be considered "Men's Health Fit"

Here's the list...

• Bench 1.5 Times Your Body Weight
• Run 1.5 Miles in 10 Minutes
• Touch the Rim
• Leg-Press 2.25 Times Your Weight
• Swim 700 Yards in 12 Minutes
• Do 40 Pushups
• Measure Up
  
• Run 300 Yards Sub 1 Minute
• Touch Your Toes
• Toss a Basketball 75 Feet Kneeling

are YOU "Men's Health Fit?"

Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/be_fit/

Article: Stop Eating You Fat Bastard comedy routine

Found this on YouTube. It's damn funny!

Richard Jeni does a comedy routine called Stop Eating You Fat Bastard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7GnOyd_z1w

Article: Fat and Healthy....

Interesting article on misconception of overweight health in America.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/213807/page/1

Article: Skim milk compared with a fruit drink acutely reduces appetite and energy intake in overweight men and women

Thanks to jydorff for sending me the link.

I haven't read the whole article since I don't have a login to the site but the abstract is interesting.

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/70

Article: 31 Reasons I'm Still Fat: One Man's Diet Confession [Men's Health]

Funny article...

31 Reasons I'm Still Fat: One Man's Diet Confession

http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/why_im_still_fat/index.php#ixzz0PJt2ss8u

Article: Why Excersize Won't Make You Thin.

Interesting article in Time.

Why Exersize Won't Make You Thin...

If you read the article, please chime in with your thoughts...