In a world of misinformation, Fitness Pudding is here to separate fact from fallacy, and science from fiction.

Health Buzzwords on Food Labels are Misleading

Health Buzzwords on Food Labels are Misleading
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: Would you call Chocolate Cheerios healthy if it said "all natural" on the box? Well, a recent study found that participants rated everything from Chocolate Cheerios, to soda and chips as more healthy, when the packaging contained buzzwords, such as: "Heart Healthy" – Chocolate Cheerios "Antioxidant" – Cherry 7-Up "All Natural" – Tostitos Try it for yourself On a scale from 0 (unhealthy) to 100 (healthy) Would you rate the following versions of apple...
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Nibblers, Gorgers, and Weight Loss

Nibblers, Gorgers, and Weight Loss
Are you a "nibbler" or a "gorger"? Online reports are popping up, again, regarding a new study that challenges the notion that frequent, small meals is better than less, larger meals per day for weight loss. For example, Women's Health reposted a recent Time.com article, which states, "don't believe the hype, dieters. Eating five meals a day won't make you any skinnier, a new study shows." Actually, this new study is nothing new, but there is...
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Do We 'Burn' Calories?

Do We 'Burn' Calories?
We have an obsession with Calories. We fear them, yet crave them. We want to watch them, count them, track them, calculate them, avoid them, and believe we can somehow burn them!? What is a Calorie? Energy is needed to make the body work, but we cannot directly measure this 'energy' in the body. However, we can attempt to measure the heat that is released when energy is used. Calories help us with this conundrum. A Calorie...
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Eating Healthy is Cheaper Than You May Think

Eating Healthy is Cheaper Than You May Think
If I had a nickel everytime someone said eating healthy was too expensive, I would have enough money to actually eat healthy. To test this theory, I did my own little experiment with one meal. Based on my own shopping receipts, which is mainly whole vegetables, whole fruits and legumes, I made the following meal comparison table (my lunch one day). Food Serving Price Carb Fat Sat Fat Trans Fat Protein Fiber Calories Grilled Eggplant 1/2...
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Does Muscle Turn to Fat?

Does Muscle Turn to Fat?

There is thought that if we stop exercising, our muscle will turn to fat. Or if we start exercising again, our fat will turn back into muscle. Just as we cannot turn apples into oranges, we cannot turn muscle into fat (or vice versa).
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Exercise and Healthy Eating are Easy

Exercise and Healthy Eating are Easy
Some professionals attempt to encourage us by saying that exercise and healthy eating are easy. Sometimes we even tell ourselves the same thing. Are we making it harder that it needs to be? Definition of Easy: Something you can do. The Challenge: The things that are easy to do are also easy not to do. So true. Since being more active and eating healthier are not that difficult for many people, the larger issue may be that it...
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