There's Water and Then There's Contrex


Updated 07/23/07 12:53 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

There's Water and Then There's Contrex

Wish your water did more than just hydrate you? Look no more. Contrex is the latest and greatest in water in the U.S. It is a natural mineral water that has zero calories and one eight ounce serving of Contrex delivers 11.5% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for Calcium and 5% of the RDI for magnesium. The French have been drinking Contrex for years -- Perhaps criticizing a healthy activity was Read more

Nutrition Myths That Can Cause Weight Gain


Updated 12/08/11 12:27 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Reasons People Gain Weight

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Myth: Going Vegan Will Make You Lose Weight "While various research shows that vegetarians and vegans, on average, consume fewer calories and less fat than omnivores (a 2009 Oxford study found that vegetarians weigh 3 to 20 percent less than their meat-eating counterparts, and a National Cancer Institute study found Read more

3 Vegetable Myths Busted


Updated 10/01/11 3:20 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

3 Vegetable Myths Busted: Potatoes, Carrots, and Celery

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! White potatoes don't make you fat, carrots aren't made of sugar — and other myths about the produce you grew up on, dispelled By Karen Ansel, RD If the low-carb diet craze of the early 2000s left you believing that potatoes equal pounds and corn is no better than candy, it's time to wake up and taste the Read more