Interview with Celebrity Doctor Ian Smith

On Wednesday December 24, 2008 I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Ian Smith.  With an accomplished career in Television, Radio, and Print we discuss Dr. Smith’s new book “The 4 Day Diet” and his historic program the 50 Million Pound Challenge.

Brief Bio on Dr. Ian Smith:

Carb Restricting Diets Affect Memory?

A new study shows that eliminating carbs from your diet will not only trim your waistline, but could leave your memory a little lighter as well.

The study, performed by Tufts University, included 19 women who were closely monitored after starting a very low-carb diet similar to the Atkins Diet.  Several short-term and long-term memory tests were conducted prior to starting the diet.  Results revealed that in the weeks to follow, the no-carb group performed significantly worse in memory tests than others following a low calorie program.

Design Your Own Diet

Trying to figure out what to eat can be so overwhelming. You can make your own weight loss diet plan with the help of the food guide pyramid website. (www.mypyramid.gov)

First, find a great image of a food guide pyramid you can post somewhere convenient (just google food guide pyramid images). It’s an easy way to remind yourself what to eat and how many servings to have.

Believe it or not, your intake will be as low as 1200 calories if you choose the minimum recommended servings from each group (6 servings of grains, breads, and cereals; 2-3 fruits and 3-4 vegetables; 2-3 dairy servings; and 6 oz of lean meat per day) while limiting fats and sweets. That’s a low enough calorie intake for virtually anyone to lose weight.

Lean Cuisine Recall

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All the major news outlets are reporting that Nestle Prepared Foods Company issued a Class I recall of 879,565 pounds of frozen Lean Cuisine chicken meals that may contain small pieces of hard blue plastic.  Only one injury has been reported up to this point (7 complaints overall).  The following meals are impacted:

Cafe Classics Pesto Chicken
Spa Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean
Dinnertime Selects Chicken Tuscan

What Behaviors Lead to Weight Loss?

One way to predict who will be successful losing weight is to study people who have been successful and see what they have in common. A study in the International Journal of Obesity found some key behaviors people practiced which increased their odds of keeping off the weight.  You might try some of these to increase your own chances of getting the weight off and keeping it off.