The Paleo Diet: Are Our Ancestors the Key to Weight Loss?


Updated 10/30/11 5:26 AM · Posted by · 14 comments

What Is the Paleo Diet?

The Paleo Diet, or Caveman Diet, is gaining momentum in the fitness world as a healthy way to lose weight. My trainer is all about the Paleo Diet — a meal plan based on the dietary habits of our Paleolithic, cave-dwelling ancestors. We're talking wild game, meat, and seafood, and vegetables, fruit, seeds, and nuts. What you won't find as part of the Paleo Diet are foods that developed during Read more

Yummy Links: From Pasta Sauce to Caveman Diets


Updated 01/12/10 9:02 AM · Posted by partysugar · 1 comment

Yummy Links: From Pasta Sauce to Caveman Diets

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Is Ice Cream Addictive? The Truth About "Addictive" Foods


Updated 03/07/12 7:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Why We Become Addicted to Fatty Foods

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar! You've heard the ice cream calling your name from the freezer (or is that just me?) — but are you actually addicted to the stuff? A new study takes a look at how eating ice cream literally affects your brain. Researchers Kyle Burger and Eric Stice of the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene studied how the brain Read more