Media reports say that most people gain between 5 and 10 pounds of body fat in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. According to research from the New England Journal of Medicine, the average amount is much more modest - just over a pound. However, even modest holiday weight gain may be cause for concern: A study by the National Institutes of Health found that this seasonal weight gain - even just a pound - is usually not lost after the holidays; it simply adds to the “weight creep” that sneaks up on us as we get older. (more…)

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by Mike Westerdal of CriticalBench.com

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I often get asked the question which is better having a good diet or taking supplements to make up for having a poor diet? Have you ever thought that the real thing is not as good as the knock off? Not likely, the same goes for your diet.

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