Three Ways to Make Your Lunch Hour Healthier

Now that you are taking your R&D Diet Cookies with you and eating them throughout the day, you have a free hour to deal with (i.e. "lunch").  Here are 3 ways to make your lunch hour healthier and more fun!

1.  Bring your hobby to work.  Find out if any of your coworkers like to knit, read books or play cards, and commandeer a conference room or break table for a weekly get-together.

2.  Volunteer.  Many organizations would be happy to put you to work for just an hour at a time.  Call schools, churches, hospitals and other non-profits like the local no-kill animal shelter, or check out Volunteer Match to see what the needs are near your workplace.

3.  Lunch and Learn.  Plug in to an educational podcast, like Radio Lingua's free 20-minute language lessons.  A recent study at Yourk University in Toronto found that being bilingual may delay the onset of Alzheimer's.


Submitted by:
Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie
A "cookie diet" is simply a number of "mini meals" eaten throughout the day followed by a sensible, low calorie dinner.

True or False: Eating honey from your hometown will help fend off seasonal allergies.

False!  Eating honey containing local pollens will not increase your tolerance for the allergens, say experts at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.  In fact, if you're especially sensitive, eating raw honey could cause a severe reaction.

Submitted by:
Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie
A "cookie diet" is simply a number of "mini meals" eaten throughout the day followed by a sensible, low calorie dinner.

True or False: An Obese Person Can be Fit and Healthy

True.  While fitness and fatness are usually inversely correlated, several studies have shown that many active individuals can maintain good health regardless of body weight.

There is also evidence that a large number of these obese individuals do not suffer from a defective metabolism from their extra weight that might be expected, and a large number of lean individuals do suffer such health problems.

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Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

R&D Diet Cookie

A cookie diet is simply eating a number of mini-meals (in the shape of a cookie) throughout the day followed by a sensible and balanced dinner.

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True or False: You Lose More Weight Doing Exercise You are Good At

False.  People become more efficient and expend less energy as they become experienced with a particular form of exercise.  A fit, experienced runner requires less energy to cover a set distance than an unfit individual of the same weight, age and gender. 

Weight loss requires excess energy expenditure, which comes more from activities with which an individual is not so familiar.

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Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

R&D Diet Cookie

A cookie diet is simply eating a number of mini-meals (in the shape of a cookie) throughout the day followed by a sensible and balanced dinner.

True or False: The Best Measure of Bady Fat is Body Mass Index (BMI)

False.  BMI is not well validated as a measure of body fat at the individual level.  Body mass index is less accurate in muscular men, some ethnic groups, and the elderly.  This can lead to unrealistic weight goals.

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Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

R&D Diet Cookie

A cookie diet is simply eating a number of mini-meals (in the shape of a cookie) during the day followed by a sensible and balanced dinner.

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True or False: Weight Lifting is Good For Fat Loss

True.  Any form of exercise involving energy expenditure has benefit for weight loss.  Weight lifting is often underrated and considered only for the development of strength or size.  But when large muscle groups are used or when using light weights at high repetitions, weight lifting is effective for muscle strengtheningas well as weight loss .

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Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

R&D Diet Cookie

A cookie diet is simply eating a number of 'mini-meals' throughout the day followed by a sensible and balanced dinner.

True or False: Swimming is Better than Walking for Weight Loss

False.  In general, the best exercises for weight loss are those that are weight bearing, such as walking or jogging.  Up to 30% less energy is used in weight supported activities such as swimming or cycling.  Also, because fat floats, an obese individual is likely to use even less energy while swimming compared to a lean individual.

Submitted by

Dorothy Palmer

Sr. Research Scientist

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Source: http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200911/200911egger.pdf