The Weekly Jam: Dieting for Life

Did you know there are pro anorexia websites? I didn't until I read an article last week about a French bill to fine organizations that promote extreme thinness.

Dieting is a $40 billion a year industry. This figure represents consumers' dreams to be thin, not effort. People would pay top dollar for battery acid and drink it if they believed they'd lose weight.

These are my picks for a sensible and healthy approach to weight loss and life:

Blogger Apryl DeLancey shares her Safe Diet and Exercise Tips.

Expert Andrea Beaman asks Want to Lose Weight? STOP DIETING!

Blogger Abigail Esman explains Why Americans are Fat and the Rest of the World is Gaining on us.

Blogger and Registered Dietician Lynn Grieger suggests quality of food and life in 9 Ways to Eat like an Italian.

Comedian Adam Devine tells you how not to exercise in How Do You Work Up a Sweat?

Best Wishes,

Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, Editorial Director

CEO, Matt Edelman Quote of the Week:

"If it looks like a starch, smells like a starch and acts like a starch, chances are it's a starch."