Burn The Fat 2009: A Look Ahead
I am hugely optimistic about 2009. I don’t just mean for myself, either, I mean for everyone. I mean for YOU! Why? Because no matter what’s going on in the world, in the economy, or [...]
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Faith Based Diets: Does God Punish You For Being Fat?
Faith-based diets have been around for decades. But is overeating really a sin? Does God punish you for being fat? A column in today’s issue of USA Today answers, “Weight loss is hard enough without [...]
Ending Paralysis By Analsysis ("Occam’s Barbell")
It seems like everyone else in the blogosphere has invited guest bloggers to contribute to their content. When I noticed this trend recently, I liked that idea. This will not only add some variety, but [...]
The Final Word On Fruit, Fructose And Fat Loss (Audio)
Does fruit make you fat? Are bodybuilders right when they cut out fruit before competitions or is that unnecessary? These and other questions have been hotly debated for decades. In this short 4 minute audio, [...]
Tom Venuto&Dr. John Berardi on The FitCast Show Episode 100
Hey gang. Last week I was invited on the FitCast show’s 100th anniversary episode. Fitcast host Kevin Larabee said it was “truly the best episode of the FitCast ever.” The other guest was Dr. John [...]
What The New"Low Carb"Study REALLY Says
A news media feeding frenzy erupted earlier this week when a new diet study broke in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on Thursday, July 17th. Almost all the reporters got it wrong, wrong [...]
How Liquid Calories May Be Making You Fat… Even Your Favorite Protein Drinks!
So far, at least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energycontaining beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite [...]
The Company You Keep (Are Boozers Losers?)
QUESTION: Tom, I love your Burn The Fat, Feed the Muscle (BFFM) program,but I have a serious question about alcohol. I know you've been asked this before because I read your last article on [...]
Sleep Deprivation and Fat Gain
You've probably seen the magazine articles or news blurbs thatsay, "lack of sleep can make you fat!" There is a lot of confusion however, about the mechanism. It's not uncommon for people to believe there [...]
Obesity Spreads Through Social Networks, Study Finds
Last week, I posted an article about the wide publication of the discovery of an “obesity virus.” Coincidentally, this report came on the tails of en even more publicized study from last month’s New England [...]