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...research lab in Groton, Conn., to see how new weight-loss drugs are researched and developed. Sora Song pored over dozens of competing diet books, while business writer Daniel Kadlec sampled the fare at Ruby Tuesday, the first restaurant chain to voluntarily list its dishes' calorie, carb, fat and fiber content right on the menu...
...whatever you please, but every food has a point value based on its fiber, fat and calorie content, and your daily intake has to stay below your allotted maximum...
...items on our menus shrank, mostly because we did a better job of intuiting what we needed. Cultures that developed a taste for rice and beans didn't know a lick about combining incomplete proteins, but that's what they were doing. People who learned to enjoy high-fiber foods didn't understand intestinal health, but they were helping ensure it nonetheless. "A co-evolutionary process unfolded between cuisines and nourishment," says Brenton. "There's nutritional wisdom behind...
BOTTOM LINE Nutritionists like any plan that promotes portion control and substitutes low-fat, high-fiber foods for fatty ones. Also check out the book Change One (Reader's Digest; changeone.com) which relies on a similar philosophy...
Finally, almost all the registry's long-term losers eat breakfast and weigh themselves regularly, usually once a day. Eating breakfast--particularly one that emphasizes fruits, vegetables or cereals rich in fiber--seems to be a natural appetite suppressant. And there is nothing like stepping on the scales each morning to figure out whether you need to boost your physical activity or push back a little sooner from the table...