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On fun holidays that involve candy-giving, it can be easy for kids to consume more treats than usual, but can you guess just how much Easter food they’ll be eating between Good Friday and Easter Monday? More
Finally, ladies: Someone has calculated how many calories one burns by clicking a computer mouse. And here you thought you were just blogging, looking at porn, uploading cat photos or responding to your backlog of LinkedIn requests; really, all the while, you’ve been working out!
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A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis showing that despite America’s ever-rising obesity rate, average calorie intake is actually down over the past decade. Perhaps it doesn’t matter if we’re eating less calories because we’re also eating crappier calories? More
Think you know what you’re getting when you eat out? Chances are, you don’t know just how unhealthy some of those restaurant meals can be. But thanks to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), we now have a list of the top nine offenders who dish up the most fat, sodium and calories–and some of the “dis-honorees” may just surprise you. More
Lazy cinephiles were given a reason to rejoice today when The Telegraph reported a study which found that merely watching a horror film can burn almost 200 calories. But there are a few major caveats to the study. Because, whether or not you burn calories, watching TV just can’t compete with actual exercise. More
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Almonds are a perennial favorite on healthy snack lists, but when you’re watching portion size carefully, a single serving can be depressingly small. And although we could munch the damn things all day long, most of us fear that we’re doing ourselves harm with the calorie- and fat-dense food. But a new study says we can be at least a little less concerned; apparently, almonds have less calories than we thought. More
McDonald’s is launching a new menu initiative called “Favorites Under 400 Calories,” ostensibly intended to help customers make healthier (or at least lower-calorie) choices. Right on–anything that provides consumers with more information about their restaurant food options is a good thing in my book. So let’s take a look at what 400 calories looks like at McDonald’s (including how much fat, sodium and simple carbs you’re getting along with those calories). More
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It’s that time of year, again. That time when, on the weekends and in the afternoons, folks beat the heat by sitting in the shade and sipping on refreshing summertime beverages.** But summer drinks, just like most liquids, can be a dietary pitfall if you’re not aware what’s in them, and how much you’re drinking. More
We know that eating out can be unhealthy, but just how unhealthy? Well, some 96% of entrees sold at chain restaurants—from buffets and fast food to the more upscale or “family style” places—exceeded USDA recommendations for either calories, sodium, fat or saturated fat. And fast food restaurants tended to be more nutritious than “family-style” restaurants, like Pizza Hut or Red Lobster. Entrees at family restaurants had an average of 271 more calories, 435 more mg sodium and 16 more grams of fat than fast-food entrees. More
When I was a kid, Easter was a big deal. Not only did it mean winter had finally subsided, but it also meant festive trappings that I loved. Colored eggs! Baskets full of plastic shreddings that get stuck in the carpet! And, of course, the hat-trick of killer Easter candy: Peeps, jelly beans, and the Cadbury Creme Egg. Oh, that Cadbury Creme Egg. More
Here at Blisstree, we try not to focus too hard on calories because they’re not very fun and because calorie obsession doesn’t really paint a holistic picture of a person’s health, and can actually get in the way of healthy weight loss. But every now and then it’s fun (or, occasionally, depressing) to take a realistic look at how various items stack up against each other. And, for New Year’s Eve (Eve), I decided to look at some of libations you might be indulging in. Behold: 100 calories of champagne, vodka, and other alcoholic beverages. More
We’re not ones to advocate fanatical attention to calorie counts around here, but I found this article on how raw foods contain ‘less’ calories than cooked foods too interesting not to mention. Apparently, Harvard researchers have found that cooking food increases the amount of energy or calories the food provides to your body. More
