December 9, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
Do you sometimes wonder if we Americans need some sort of food villain? Dietary fat…. remember anything with fat was bad (1990’s)? Then carbs, that never was a very clear message – no differentiation between simple carbs and complex carbs, but the message was that protein is the miracle food and fat is a wonderful […]
Tags: Food Economics, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
November 18, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
When I speak to college students, especially non-science majors, I often encourage them to take some science classes; like say, physiology. The reason for this seemingly bizarre suggestion is that I’ve found it so upsetting over the years to see how the food processors, commodities companies and their organizations can effectively distort science. I believe […]
Tags: addictive food design, Diabetes, Foodland, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
November 11, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
It seems to me that the number of reasons to eat out escalates during the fall. Part of it might be that the holiday season is approaching and that intensifies the number of requirements upon our time. For whatever reason, the fact is that we America are struggling with an epidemic of overweight and obesity […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
November 4, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health has caught my eye and my imagination regarding it’s potential for helping with weight management. The researchers, led by Sara N. Bleich at, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and their Department of Epidemiology did some very innovative research. The researchers […]
Tags: Exercise, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
October 28, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I’m attributing my pumpkin enthusiasm to this cool autumn day and the color splashed in every direction that I gaze. Somehow bright orange pumpkins got inseparably united in my brain with the glory of autumn. Since I moved to the mountain west from my native southern California, autumn has become a big deal. I’ve only […]
Tags: fiber, Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management
October 21, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve noticed considerable press coverage for a study out of the University of Melbourne and published in The Lancet. In essence the study was trying to discover if more weight is regained after a rapid weight loss or after a gradual weight-loss program. The researchers of this study say that their results found both groups […]
Tags: Weight Management
September 30, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
The research below is a new twist on an old adage my grandmother’s shared with me; “Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you what you are.” I just read a little bit about this research and said to myself, “This has Brian Wansink written all over it.” If you’re not familiar with […]
Tags: Food Psychology, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
September 23, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
The other day I was getting my hair done and my hairdresser was talking about putting on weight and not being able to take it off. She mentioned that by the time the afternoon rolls around she finds herself at a fast food establishment faced with the decision of whether it’ll be a salty or […]
Tags: addictive food design, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
August 5, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
I was flipping around in media stories and came upon a CNN iReport about a man named Benji Kurtz. It’s a story about a 5’5” tall man who had endured humiliations because of his 278-pound body. Kurtz watched Forks Over Knives on Memorial Day 2013. He was inspired to make the changes ….. yes, big […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
July 1, 2014 by Joyce Bunderson
On June 10, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report related to diabetes. It was somewhat discouraging to learn that more than 29 million Americans (9.3 percent of our population – we’re almost at one in ten) have diabetes; the number was up by 3 million over the 2010 […]
Tags: Diabetes, Foodland, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management