So I wanted to make a lighter version of green beans amandine, which is a green bean dish with a lemony butter sauce which is delicious when it is made with oodles of real butter of course. Only problem as we all know, is that real dairy butter is loaded with fat and is calorie dense at about 100c calories per tablespoon. And believe me, I love butter.
It’s something that I don’t skimp on when I’m cooking for the holidays or company, when “calories don’t matter” as much. However, wh
It seems counterintuitive, but those who drink a lot of diet soda actually may be more prone to weight gain than those who do not. Now, I frowned at this, because I myself do like to drink the occasional diet soda, and I’m not overweight. I
MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — Constant exposure to light at night may be linked to an increased risk for weight gain, according to a new animal study.
Ohio State University researchers found that mice exposed to dim light at night for eight weeks gained about 50% more weight than mice that were kept on a standard light-dark cycle.
“Although there were no differences in activity levels or daily consumption of food, the mice that lived with light at night were getting fatter than the others,” lead author Laura Fonken, a doctoral student in neuroscience, said in a university news release.
The mice exposed to light at night didn’t eat more than other mice.
Our former President Clinton has recently revealed how he got his svelte new figure, and it’s no surprise that he’s moved to a diet that is recommended for those that have had heart problems in the past, as he has had. He revealed that he has moved to a mostly plant based diet to shed the last twenty something pounds, and he lost the weight for his daughter’s wedding at her request (I’m sure her ulterior motive was for a healthier dad).
Gosh, why is it so hard to not like this guy? It seems like everyone remembers his presidency so fondly, and I often wonder if it was just his natural southern charm or if he really did a great job as I remember. Part of m