-
Food for thought! Here, you'll find links to articles about food and diet. Some are written by me; some are articles I find interesting that are written by other people.
There is only one reason diets fail: people don't know what is making them fat.
The fact is, metabolism plays a far greater role in weight management than either food or exercise. Thin people are not morally superior because they are thin: they simply have active, healthy metabolisms. Many thin people eat far more every day than their overweight counterparts. Their metabolisms cope.
We've all heard about Morgan Spurlock gaining over 11 kg ... Read more
Did you know that some foodstuffs actually make stress worse?
Increased levels of adrenaline, the fight or flight' hormone, raises the blood pressure.
French-fries are junk-food, but roast potatoes are not; bread is a basic food-stuff, but biscuits are junk; wine comprises "empty calories", but fruit juices are health foods; the sugar in cake is detrimental to health, but the sugar in honey and grapes is not. ... Read more
The one single important reason foodies use the Internet, is to find - and mingle with - other foodies. The Internet is about communities, after all.
Before the Internet, being a foodie could be quite lonely. While friends and family would happily queue up for meals at your home, who was there to "talk food" to? Especially when your nearest and dearest were more likely to gasp in horror at what you paid for that free-range chicken...Read more