Cal Poly being an active campus is not new. The multi-level gym is often crowded, and a plethora of natural landscapes provide plenty of outdoor activities for students. The positive promotion of exercise and fitness is great, but at what point does our school’s fitness obsession pose a threat to student’s relationships with their bodies?
Tag: diet
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Campus Dining hosts food forum to discuss the ‘state of our plate’
Campus Dining hosted an open forum to discuss healthful options at Cal Poly and how to improve dining around campus.
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Feeding an Uncertain Future
The potential for positive change through revolutionizing what we eat is tremendous.
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Failing your New Year’s resolution? Don’t worry, everyone else is, too
If you have already nixed your New Year’s resolution to lose weight, don’t sweat it. Experts say many diets are actually destined for failure when approached in certain ways.
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Keeping off the Freshman 15
Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. The transition to a new school and community isn’t always the easiest thing. Although Cal Poly — not that we’re biased or anything — feels like home almost instantly, the adaptation to a new lifestyle affects just about everyone. Going from Mom’s home cooking […]
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Arming your body against midterms
We all hear the same sob story three times a year: not enough sleep because of an all-nighter spent at Cal Poly’s legendary Robert E. Kennedy Library, too much stress and not enough time to do or think about anything other than studying. We get you have midterms. The nights are long, and the reading […]
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Conquering a gluten-free diet
Heather Rockwood is a food science senior and Mustang Daily food columnist. Recently, I went to the grocery store and, yet again, came home with the wrong dessert to please all my roommates. It is not that they are picky by choice, but that — as is becoming increasingly common — they have a food […]
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Defining your relationship with the food you eat
The much-anticipated week has finally arrived — the first week back to classes. I can tell you what is already going through most people’s heads. Wowies: “That was the most amazing week ever! School is so awesome!” Wow Leaders: “I’m so exhausted, and now school?” The rest of us: “Moving in. Getting classes. Club meetings. […]
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Freshman test bodies before disappearing in a FLASH
Currently, FLASH is working on the Freshmen Heart Health Study, which screens newly admitted freshmen from fall quarter and tests their cholesterol and glucose.
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Fight the aftereffects of holiday treats with a few simple tricks
The holiday season is a time for family, friends, gifts and, most importantly, food. However, before taking a bite into that huge slice of apple pie or extra helping of mashed potatoes and gravy, here are a few tips to avoid returning in January with some extra holiday poundage.
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When being thin equals being perfect
With its slogan, “It’s great to be thin!” Zantrex isn’t just stuffing its product down viewer throats — it is slapping us with an idea that makes people sick and kills thousands a year.