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The Holiday Binge: How Much Damage Can You Do?

April 14, 2010
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For most people, any holiday is a time to eat and be merry. Obviously, all that extra food has to go somewhere. Why is that in our interest? Because knowing that would better our understanding of how to deal with it. Indirectly, this gives the obsessive amongst us a certain peace of mind (instead of [...]

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Chinese New Year Goodies: The Long Version

February 9, 2010
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In my original Chinese New Year Goodies post, I gave a brief look at the differing caloric density of various foods. This post is the long version. It is for the people who want a deeper discussion into the vagaries of holiday eating. What I want to talk about today is not the traditions of [...]

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Chinese New Year Goodies

February 6, 2010
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Chinese New Year is coming. That means lots of festive treats, which also means lots of binges and bulging waistlines. Recently, an article in the Singapore Straits Times, ‘Bulge-Free Binge’ (with the online version here), tackled just this topic. It showed pictures of various festive foods, giving the caloric count for 100g of each type [...]

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