Jul 18, 2016 | Groups, In the Media, Weight Loss
Lose Weight at Work As reported today on NPR, 60% of employees at companies with wellness programs fail to take advantage of them. iDiet provides weight loss groups to Fortune 500 companies, small companies, and some of the countries most prestigious universities....
Jun 19, 2016 | Diet Tips, In the Media, Weight Loss
This post was originally written in June 2016 after a mass shooting event. We have left it online in case it’s helpful to anyone facing a tragedy or stress in the future. During this week of national sorrow, we acknowledge the challenge that stress can cause in...
Jun 1, 2016 | In the Media, Nutrition, Research, Science
Dr. Susan Roberts, iDiet author, received the W.O. Atwater Lectureship award at the national nutrition conference in San Diego CA. This is an annual award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of nutrition, nominated by her colleagues across the nation....
May 10, 2016 | Exercise, In the Media, Research, Science, Weight Loss
Recent media coverage of a new study of contestants on NBC’s reality television show The Biggest Loser, published in the journal Obesity, raises serious concerns about drawing conclusions from a single study of 14 individuals, no matter how dramatic the results may...
Mar 29, 2016 | Diet Tips, Groups, In the Media, Research, Science, Weight Loss
Here at iDiet, we use phrases such as “healthy weight loss” and “maximum healthy rate” of weight loss. So what does that really mean? Let’s dive deeper.The basic, unavoidable principle of weight loss is to reduce calorie intake below the...
Jan 29, 2016 | Diet Tips, Fiber, In the Media, insoluble fiber, Research, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
Did you know a calorie is not always a calorie once it enters the body?The calorie is a measurement of a unit of energy — the energy contained in food. And it’s at the heart of every weight loss strategy. Most people think of the calorie as an absolute measurement,...