Archive for the ‘Diet’ Category
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
A study released by the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois in Chicago, which studied the effects of modified alternate day fasting (ADF) to facilitate weight loss and lower cardiovascular risk in obese individuals, found that alternate day fasting can be a viable option for obese ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
A new study released last month reveals the many benefits of Leucine dietary supplementation. These benefits include the findings of increasing evidence that branched chain amino acids and specifically leucine have unique roles in metabolic regulation, maintenance of glucose homeostasis and translational regulation of muscle protein synthesis through insulin ...
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
In general, protein is the more satiating than either carbohydrates or fats. It turns out that certain proteins are more satisfying than other proteins.
Study participants that consumed either alpha-lactalbumin or gelatin at breakfast consumed 20% fewer calories at lunch compared to those consuming casein, soy, or whey at breakfast. Appetite ...
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Low carbohydrate diets are able to rapidly improve insulin sensitivity, and partially reverse the collection of diseased states (high triglycerides, high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension) known as the metabolic syndrome.
Despite the fact that low carb dieters consume 3 times the amount of saturated fat, low carb diets improve many of the ...
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
People that consume dairy products burn fat at a higher rate than people that avoid them. This allows them to eat a higher level of calories each day without gaining weight.
Despite an unfavorable fat (saturated) and an unfavorable carbohydrate (lactose), the research on milk shows it to be favorable for ...
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Adolescents that eat frequent family dinners at home have improved eating habits over adolescents that do not. However, their BMI is not lower... most likely because they continue to eat a comparable amount of high-sugar, high-fat snack foods.
Those eating family meals were more likely to also have parental nutritional guidance, ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
If you are trying to lose weight, eating eggs for breakfast, instead of bagels, will improve your results. Overall egg eaters experienced a 61% greater reduction in BMI, 65% greater weight loss, 34% greater reduction in waist circumference and 16% greater reduction in percent body fat over bagel eaters.
No difference ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower BMI and body fat percentage. But only 21.3% of female high school students and 24.7% of male high school students eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Students eating 5 or more servings daily had higher activity levels ...
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