Health - Weight Loss

January 12, 2012

Interview with Gary Taubes, author of the book Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (Vintage)

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Mike Carruthers:
What types of foods make people fat? Well the answer to that question has actually changed over time.

Gary Taubes:
Up until the 1960tys the conventional wisdom was that carbohydrates rich foods make you fat; potatoes, pastas, rice, beer, sodas – anything with sugar in it.
 

January 6, 2012

Interview with Professor Barry Popkin, author of The World is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race

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Mike Carruthers:
New Years is when people start thinking about losing weight and more and more people are thinking about it all over the world.

Professor Barry Popkin:
You have six countries where two thirds of the adults are overweight; Mexico, Egypt and South Africa are in there. Half of the countries with half of the adults that are overweight are low and middle-income countries.
 

January 2, 2012

Interview with John La Puma, author of ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy

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Mike Carruthers:
Some scientific research has been done on the food we eat and how we cook it and how that impacts our health - the results are really interesting.

John La Puma:
If you marinate meats or chicken or fish and then grill it (at high temperature) you actually reduce the cancer-causing chemicals by 77% just with that marinade.
 

November 28, 2011

Interview with Jeff Csatari, author of The Men's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts: A Leaner, Stronger Body--in 15 Minutes a Day!

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Mike Carruthers:
You want to lose weight and get in shape but you just don’t have the time. Well that excuse may be out the window.

Jeff Csatari:
This is very exciting in the last 2 years there have been a couple studies: 1 in 2010 showed that 15 minutes of resistance training is just as effective at burning calories as a workout lasting more than twice as long.
 

June 29, 2011

Interview with Mike Geary, author of the book The Truth About Six Pack Abs

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Mike Carruthers:
If you’re serious about losing weight you can’t be bringing a lot of junk food into your house.

Mike Geary:
I have something called the one ingredient rule, that it kind of simplifies nutrition where if 95% or more of what you buy at the grocery store is just one ingredient, then you know you’re doing something right.
 

June 28, 2011

Interview with Mike Geary, author of the book The Truth About Six Pack Abs

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Mike Carruthers:
Just about any exercise is good but walking on a treadmill or around the neighborhood doesn’t build muscle in your upper body and as you age you need that.

Mike Geary:
When you get older you want to maintain that ability to do things and have the strength to carry your groceries and carry your suitcase – whatever it may be.
 

June 16, 2011

Interview with Will Aguila, M.D., author of the book Why I Don’t Lose Weight

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Mike Carruthers:
Weight gain and obesity, these are problems that have to do with more than just eating too much food.

Dr. Will Aguila:
It’s related to guilt, to anxiety, depression and this all leads to over-eating and then this leads to more guilt and more anxiety and more depression and the cycle goes on and on and on.
 

May 18, 2011

Interview with Bob Greene, author of the book 20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!

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Mike Carruthers:
If you’re going to take the time to exercise you might as well do it right and a lot of people don’t.

Bob Greene:
I would say across the board the #1 issue with exercise among those that are doing is they’re working 2 notches below where they need to be to show results. And that’s been a big passion of mine to change.
 

May 3, 2011

Interview with Dr. Daniel Amen, author of the book The Amen Solution: The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off

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Mike Carruthers:
Your body weight has a direct impact on the health of your brain.

Dr. Daniel Amen:
Some horrifying new studies that show as your weight goes up the actual physical size and function of your brain goes down and I say that should scare the fat off of anyone.
 

April 28, 2011

Interview with Leslie Bonci, R.D., author of the book The Active Calorie Diet

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Mike Carruthers:
Somehow chicken and turkey have gotten the reputation of being healthier than beef - but it’s only partly true.

Leslie Bonci, R.D.:
The concern with turkey is certainly if people are picking turkey breast (absolutely fine) or ground turkey breast meat – fine.