Have you skipped a meal because a “diet” told you to?  Have you replaced meals with shakes or avoided entire food groups?  Do you restrict your favorite foods or force yourself to eat foods you don’t like because your “diet” says you should?   You may have fallen prey to the many fad diets out…

Today is International No Diet Day.  This holiday was initiated in 1992 by Mary Evans Young, director of British anti-dieting campaign “Diet Breakers.”  This day was created to encourage international awareness of healthy eating as opposed to dieting.  It is an annual celebration of all body types, shapes and sizes.  It’s a day where we…

In this issue: Top Nutrition Trends for 2012 • No Diet Resolutions • Edamame Hummus Recipe • Over the years, Americans have tried a wide variety of diet fads and trends. From going on a fat free frenzy in the early 90s to becoming a carb crazed consumer in 2000 and in between the promises of quick weight loss with shakes and meals delivered to your door—we have tried them all. However, I personally think 2012’s weight loss trends are the best of the best thus far.