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The Body Mass Index (BMI) is flawed. It provides no clue to body composition.
The BMI Project is a series of photos of people - along with their height, weight, and BMI.
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With an exhausted sigh she dissolved into tears - not the normal response after coming home from the gym. It was yet another comment from yet another guy.
It seems that women doing weights with a smile on their face is a sexual come-on to some guys: “A good-looking woman doing [...]

The following is a guest article by Monica Reinagel, M.S., author of The Inflammation Free Diet Plan, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Diet Blog authors.
Chronic, “silent” inflammation is a common condition that researchers have recently been focused on as an underlying cause of diseases from heart disease to depression - however systemic [...]

Starbucks is renowned for having some fairly calorie-dense drinks (think of the holiday special Pumpkin Spice Crème at 500 Calories).
However, until recently, caffeine amounts have been somewhat of a mystery. Here is a handy table comparing caffeine for the various drinks.
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It’s a struggle to get my young child to eat healthy. Many times I am successful - and I congratulate myself on a another job well done.
Then later I find the chewed-up spat-out morsel lying on the ground outside.
At least I tried, and at least she tried - before deciding it tasted just a little [...]

The September 2007 issue of Scientific American was a special on Diet, Health and Food Supply. It contains a multitude of insightful pieces on the most pressing food and health related issues facing our world today.
One such article is entitled â??The World is Fatâ? by Barry M. Popkin. This article should [...]

Another testament to gluttony:
Hardee’s presents the Country Breakfast Burrito.
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If you ever wanted proof of the commercial juggernaut that is called dieting - this is it.
Kraft Foods is rolling out a vending machine stocked with South Beach Diet branded food.
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Pole dancing fitness has carved out a niche for itself in the past few years - becoming one of the hottest fitness trends. Recently, instructors have been offering classes to children as young as 11. To be fair, those offering classes vehemently maintain that there are no â??adult movesâ? taught, and that there [...]

Over the next few years more and more biodegradable food packaging will become available. A number of suppliers (in the US) have begun stocking “Spudware” - a range of cutlery made from 80% vegetable starch and 20% soy or other vegetable oils.
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