by coachjon on March 18, 2009
This picture (or one similar) of the food pyramid is found in the canteens of all schools and many other “health conscious” organizations in Singapore. If you have taken note of the current state of health of our population and the kind of decline we are in, we can see that it’s NOT WORKING. Why? [...]
by coachjon on March 18, 2009
Trans fat is everywhere and you know its bad for you. Not even a gram is acceptable because your body can’t process it. Scary thought is that the FDA doesn’t require food manufacturers to declare trans fat less than 0.5g per serving. So if you eat 10 servings of 0.4g of trans fat foods, you [...]
by coachjon on March 12, 2009
Trans fat is everywhere and you know its bad for you. Not even a gram is acceptable because your body can’t process it. Scary thought is that the FDA doesn’t require food manufacturers to declare trans fat less than 0.5g per serving. So if you eat 10 servings of 0.4g of trans fat foods, you [...]
by coachjon on March 7, 2009
Yeah as a personal trainer and fitness coach here in Singapore, its my job to tell people exactly how bad obesity is. It leads to more sick days and costs employers money. So its bad for the country and the economy. If you don’t care about your boss and how much he earns… you should [...]