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No Joke: Coke Wants To Help You Lose Weight

Written on 29 Aug, 2010 at 11:13 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity, Featured Stories | viewed 38 views times | 0

I’m livid. You’re probably not surprised since I’m The Zola Diet VP of Anger Management. I see RED when the media spews bad advice about diet, nutrition, exercise and health. What I’m writing about today is not news, it is PR propaganda. Sunday’s... (Continue reading)

You Can’t Eat That

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 11:12 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity, Featured Stories | viewed 189 views times | 0
You Can't Eat That

Dieter Amy called over the weekend to tell us to check out the new McDonald’s Strawberry-Banana Smoothie. Might it make the Z-Reboot or Z-Life list? You may have seen the tempting TV ads that launched McDonald’s latest product launch. To their... (Continue reading)

New USDA Dietary Guidlines as Useful as Vuvuzela Lessons

Written on 23 Jun, 2010 at 9:36 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity, Experts | viewed 108 views times | 0

It rained for the first three days of our vacation, which gave us plenty of time to watch the World Cup. Unfortunately, the biggest story coming out of South Africa is the droning monotonic symphony of the vuvuzelas. Maddening. And at the... (Continue reading)

The Bitter Truth About Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup

Written on 21 Apr, 2010 at 13:53 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity, Zola's Blog | viewed 316 views times | 0

If you think Gary Taubes is hard to read or watch, Dr. Robert H. Lustig may not be your cup of tea. But if you are tempted to put sugar in your tea or want to find out what causes... (Continue reading)

Exercise and Fun Are Two Different Things

Written on 9 Apr, 2010 at 9:58 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity | viewed 231 views times | 0
Exercise and Fun Are Two Different Things

I’m going to give you my take on exercise. I see RED when I hear people talking about how much they love exercising. That ususally means they aren’t working very hard at it. Background: I was a conference, district and regional... (Continue reading)

Nightly News Reveals 13-Wasted Years of Weight Loss Study

Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 14:42 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity, Featured Stories | viewed 220 views times | 0

NBC Nightly News devoted a little more than 2 minutes to this story. They made it sound important. It isn’t. Chances are good you have already heard the news. Zola caught Brian Williams report and asked me to comment on it as... (Continue reading)

Welcome to ZLife

Written on 11 Jan, 2010 at 15:01 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity | viewed 812 views times | 0
Welcome to ZLife

Congratulations!  You’ve been released from Diet Jail. The Zola Diet provides you with the the missing structure to take you from captivity (diet jail) to freedom. You are about to enter Phase 4 of The Zola Diet . . . Welcome to ZLife. Wait a... (Continue reading)

Half-Baked Advice From Denise Austin

Written on 7 Nov, 2009 at 12:10 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity | viewed 346 views times | 0
Half-Baked Advice From Denise Austin

Watch and learn, Zola Dieters. Watch these two commercials from the Idaho Potato Growers. In the first one, Denise Austin touts the benefits of Idaho potatoes. Denise Austin is a “pioneer in the exercise and sports industry,” according to her online bio. ... (Continue reading)

Starch, Your Arch Enemy

Written on 24 Oct, 2009 at 16:17 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity | viewed 443 views times | 0
Starch, Your Arch Enemy

An old buddy of mine told me about a book he was reading called Younger Next Year. Written by an older guy (Chris Crowley) and his doctor (Henry S. Lodge, M.D.), it’s subtitled A Guide to Living Like 50 Until... (Continue reading)

Hunger Is Not a Disease

Written on 16 Oct, 2009 at 9:42 in Big Fat Lies About Obesity | viewed 393 views times | 0
Hunger Is Not a Disease

Remember when Sally Struthers did those “Feed the Children” commericals? People joked about them. South Park parodied them. But you cannot look at a starving child and not feel pity. And, admit it, you watched those commercials. Plenty of people sent money.... (Continue reading)

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