We’ve all heard of the concept of comfort food. When the stresses of life seem too great, we turn to foods packed with lots of fat and sugar to ease our discomfort. If you’ve ever wondered if this is purely psychological or if there actually is a biological component, an interesting new study explains how sugar does actually reduce stress and how artificial sweeteners, like aspartame, do not.
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For a while now, I’ve been saying how counting calories doesn’t work and how healthy food choices fill you up without impacting your waistline. A recent study by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University confirmed many of the things I’ve been saying. In fact, senior author Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D. and dean of the Friedman School, summed it up nicely when he said, “Our study adds to growing new research that counting calories is not the most effective strategy for long-term weight management and prevention.” However, there were a few findings in there that surprised me, and I wanted to share their findings so you can make better food choices in your own life.
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A recent article in the New York Times stated Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research. I, like millions of people worldwide, take fish oil supplements daily, so I was intrigued concerning these new findings. I understand where their conclusions came from, but there is more to the argument than the headlines lead you to believe.
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Google this phrase and you’ll find all kinds of people espousing the “wisdom” that diets are just wasted effort because they only work in the short term and ultimately lead to greater weight gained once the person inevitably rebounds. This statement is both true and maddeningly ignorant at the same time. There will be a lot of setbacks along the way, but each failure is ultimately an important step towards success. Find out why.
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