It’s Not Rocket Science: Slim is Simple (We Just Need the Right Info!)

Today’s post is from one of our favorite Fit Bottomed Dudes, Jonathan Bailor (love him!). Author of the acclaimed weight-loss and nutrition book The Smarter Science of Slim, he is a leading expert on the science of weight-loss and health, and so we just had to have him write something for us for FBD Week! Check out [...]

Why Don’t We Study Healthy People More?

Here’s a little something I’ve been kicking around in my brain lately: Why don’t we study healthy people more? And by “we,” I mean researchers and the medical community. While I keep up on fitness trends and major studies, I do not claim to know every single research study out there, but it seems to [...]

We Bet You’ll Learn Something New: A Review of The First 20 Minutes

When it comes to workouts, I’m a bit of a science nerd. I like the research. I like digging into the studies. And I like to know the latest on what works and what doesn’t. Because of these facts, I don’t just like Gretchen Reynolds’ (you might recognize her name from her gig as, you [...]

Trying to Lose Weight? Skip the Food Boards on Pinterest

We all love food. And looking at yummy photos of food—even healthy dishes—on Pinterest (our new obsession, by the way), in an ad or on TV, can be fun. But if you’re trying to lose weight, it may not be the best idea. I know, sad face. According to new research from the journal Obesity, [...]

Heard of Quercetin? Why You Should Make Sure Your Diet Is Rich in It

Food fascinates me. So when Tish and I were able to sit in on a talk at the Dole Healthy Lifestyle Blogger Summit with Dr. David C. Nieman, a leading sports nutrition researcher, I was geeked. I love to learn about the latest research on food and working out. For some, it’s totally scientific mumbo-jumbo, but for [...]

Lift Weights and Drop the Smokes

By Lacy J. Hansen, a two-time Boston Marathon finisher, for DietsInReview.com It isn’t exactly news that smoking is bad for your health. However, the statistic that cigarette smoking is still responsible for more than one thousand American deaths every day is startling. A large portion of smokers do not want to end up as another death [...]

Another Reason Why Dieting Doesn’t Work: Your Brains Cells Eat Themselves!

You know how we always say that diet is a four-letter word? Well, turns out that’s not just a cute saying. According to new weight-loss research, when you let yourself get too hungry, your brain cells start eating themselves. EATING THEMSELVES! They become like little creepy, hungry cannibals. The report in the August issue of the [...]

Another Reason We’re Having a Glass of Wine Tonight

You guys know how I feel about wine, so when I heard that a new study found that wine might act as liquid sunscreen, I was about ready to bust out a bottle with lunch. (For the record, I didn’t.) Published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists found that the flavonoids in [...]

Study Says High Doses of Vitamin D May Prevent Cancer

Researchers now say higher levels of vitamin D may be necessary to reduce one’s risk of cancer. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha just published a new study in the journal Anticancer Research, noting that traditional intakes of the essential vitamin just aren’t enough to [...]

Can You Inherit Your Weight?

We all know that genetics can play a role in our our health. After all, every stinkin’ time you go to the doctor they ask you to update your family-health history. And then there’s the curious study that shows that children of mothers who gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are [...]

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