Doctors recommend liquid diets for various problems. A clear liquid diet may be prescribed before or after surgery, especially surgery involving the digestive tract, or for patients struggling with digestive issues such as diverticulitis. The other primary kind of liquid diet is used for weight loss. The products consumed in this diet are not the ...
Gastric bypass surgery has given a new life to many people who otherwise might have died from their obesity. I tipped the scale at 412 pounds when I went into the hospital to have my gastric bypass surgery. It did, indeed, save my life. I lost a little over 140 pounds. I didn’t lose all ...
The “Soft Drink Wars” of the 80’s were entertaining and saved consumers a lot of money. Coca-Cola and Pepsi were out to under price one another to prove they were the favorite. While many families may have preferred one brand over the other, they often purchased the brand that was the lowest price that day. ...
The low carbohydrate method of losing weight has gone from controversial to commonplace, and some good products are out there. Advertisements touting new products for dieters are abundant, but I found one that is truly a quality product. When fifty pounds crept up on me, the low carbohydrate route is the direction I decided to ...
Americans nationwide are becoming more health conscious every day. With their diet decisions aimed to give them a healthy physique, some are wise, yet some are poor. A poor diet decision is diet soda. Although diet soda rids away unwanted sugar calories, it causes negative health effects due to the artificial sweetener aspartame. Aspartame contains ...