Here’s our top 5 for the week if you’re trying to squeeze in some weekend reading before the Superbowl.  Go Pats…

Carbs Are Killing You: Eating Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat

An AMAZING infographic from the good folks over at Massive Health that lays out exactly why carbs – not fat – are to blame for the obesity problem here in the U.S. File this one under must read. We very much share this perspective here at Dig Inn – fats have been wrongly vilified for years. We’re not at all afraid to use the good ones, and you may be surprised sometimes by how much good fat you see in some of our dishes. The message of this infographic is not to worry about this – your body needs lots of good fat. But we never use the bad kinds (i.e. trans fat), that’s for certain.

Check out the awesome infographic over at the Massive Health blog…

Good carb, bad carb

Sticking with the “some carbs are bad” theme and building on the post above, this article lays out exactly which carbs you should be eating and which you should be avoiding (in addition to providing some general guidelines). The end of the post actually lays out a list of good carbs, bad carbs, and those which are debatable – hugely helpful if you’re trying to limit your intake of bad carbs. Print it out, put it in your wallet or purse, and reference it the next time you’re at the grocery store. Nice to see that a bunch of the dishes we serve here at Dig Inn made the good list.

Read more over at the Chicago Tribune…

“Natural” Sugar Substitutes and Artificial Sweeteners: For Better Or For Worse?

This is by far the best post I’ve read about sugar and artificial sweeteners. So as not to steal the author’s thunder, I’m going to keep this synopsis brief, but let me just say this – having read this, I feel much better about giving up Splenda recently. It’s still tough to pass on it, but this article will make it a little easier everyday.

Read more over at Summer Tomato….

Exercise as Housecleaning for the Body

Interesting article about yet another benefit of exercising consistently, in case you didn’t have enough already…  It turns out that exercise accelerates cellular autophagy, which is a “self-eating” cleaning process that keeps cells from becoming choked with trash and malfunctioning or dying. Given that faulty autophagy is suspected to contribute to the development of a range of diseases (including cancer and diabetes) and decelerating autophagy is believed to play a role in aging, anything that keeps it running smoothly or accelerates it is great for our health. Like we said, as if you didn’t need yet another reason to get to the gym…exercise actually prevents us from aging…

Read more over at The New York Times Well blog…

The Lexicon of Sustainability

Here’s a cool one. The people behind this project / website have created a series of captivating images (overlaid with text) to explain the terminology of the sustainability movement, aptly named “The Lexicon of Sustainability.”  If you’re looking for a fun way to learn more about what sustainability is all about, this is it. Start by watching the video that explains the project and then browse from image to image until your heart’s content.

Click here to watch the video and check out these beautiful images…