Blog Articles

By: Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD --  August 30, 2018 -- Headlines and news stories often proclaim that consuming foods and beverages with low-and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) creates an increased preference for sweet foods, stimulates sweet cravings and leads to overeating. This belief may stem from two sources. First, observational studies...

Calorie Control Council advisor Carolyn O'Neil, registered dietitian and author of the “Slim Down South Cookbook”, sat down with us to discuss how to embrace the holidays and all the culinary temptations without packing on extra pounds. Carolyn says the key to lightening the calorie count of holiday foods and...

Don't panic if you've seen the recent media coverage over a study linking sodas and strokes. Despite some reports to the contrary, as well as the press release from The Cleveland Clinic, the findings presented in the study “Soda consumption and the risk of stroke in men and women” fail to...

Good news diet soda drinkers! Another study has shown that your choice to switch to diet soda was a smart one in the weight loss battle. The study, conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers randomly assigned 318 overweight adults to one of three groups: one...

By Beth Hubrich, RD, CaloriesCount Contributor So, last week I asked the question:  “Do we love to eat or are we eating for love?” and with that in mind, I have another question for readers: “How does reality TV shape up against real life and real well-being?”  Perhaps I should...