Judy Barnes Baker

"Calorie counting has become unhelpful," according to David Kirchoff, president of Weight Watchers International. The company's website has announced a change in their point system..The old plan allowed dieters to eat whatever they wanted as long as they kept portions under control by usin...
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I'm not a follower of the Dr. Oz daytime television show, but I won't miss it today because Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat, is scheduled to appear. The promo for the show says, "The man who thinks everything Dr. Oz says is wrong." It is scheduled to a...
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An experimental drug that dramatically reduced the appetite of rodents caused obese baboons to double or triple their food intake and is now being considered as a treatment for cancer patients and those who need to gain weight. Monkeys are better research models because they are more like humans tha...
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I've been invited to speak at the Smart Eats Store in Mill Creek on Tuesday, March 8, at 600PM. I've copied the invitation below so you can send your RSVP to Dan and Amber. Hope to see you thereSmart Eats is happy to announce that our friend and local author Judy Barnes Baker will be coming on Tuesd...
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I got a lovely box of sugar-free chocolates and an extravagant card today, but I'm sad to say that my Valentine got an I-O-U instead of the cherry pie he usually gets on his birthday and for Valentine's Day. I've been working very hard and just forgot what day it was. Luckily, his second favorite tr...
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