Rant about Nutrition and Media. And then a picture of Ellie.

I was driving in the car the other day and the radio announcer said that if I stuck around I could find out the 5 foods that I could eat to make "belly pooch" disappear. I turned the radio in disgust. The idea that you can eat something and fat goes away is ridiculous, and yet this is what the majority of the country is bombarded with constantly - and people wonder why our country is confused about nutrition. This information might have somewhere come from a scientific study, and like the old game of telephone it has gotten horribly distorted --- or it could just be insanely wrong. I know girls who have posted transformational weight loss pictures on instagram, and then the next thing they knew they saw those very pictures as ads for weight loss drugs.

I read in my Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, that the FTC came out with a guide for evaluating weight loss claims. This! This! If you see any of these - run, so fast.

1) 2+# weight loss/week for more than a month without dieting or exercise
2) Weight loss, no matter what you eat
3) Permanent weight loss, even after you stop doing the plan/product
4) Blocks the absorption of fat/calories for substantial weight loss
5) Lose 3+#/week for more than a month
6) Substantial weight loss for all users
7) Weight loss by wearing a product or rubbing it on skin

Bottom line is use common sense --- if it seems too good to be true, it probably is! Ok rant over, here's a picture of Ellie to make up for my crazy nutrition opinions! She hates suitcases/traveling/leaving.