Archive for the ‘Diet’ Category
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are medium length chains of fatty acids that are digested without the modifications that longer chain fatty acids require. Consuming MCT oil can increase energy expenditure compared to long chain fatty acids such as common saturated and unsaturated fats.
A recent study compared the intake of MCT oil to ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Using high protein meal replacement formulas can result in faster weight loss than following low fat, low calorie diets. A six week study of 90 overweight and obese individuals found that those who received a high protein meal replacement formula lost twice as much weight and nearly twice as much ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Including low fat dairy products in your diet can improve your weight loss efforts. Higher dairy consumption is associated with greater weight loss and a greater decrease in waist circumference.
The study was not funded by the milk industry. It is a myth that dairy contributes to obesity.
Other studies have actually shown ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Various types of fat are not equally fattening. While saturated fats and omega-6 polyunsaturated fats contribute to obesity. Omega-3 and, to a lesser extent monounsaturated fats, are negatively correlated with obesity.
A large, ecological study using data over five years and including 168 countries found that obesity rates were related to caloric ...
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Substituting a high beta-glucan barley, such as pearl barley, for other carbohydrates can help you lose abdominal fat. A Japanese study found that those eating barley in place of rice had less visceral fat, lower BMI's and lower waist circumferences. Heart disease risk factors such as total cholesterol and LDL ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
An increase in the intake of fruit juices may contribute to obesity more than an increase in the intake of soft drinks. A large study of adolescent girls found a stronger correlation between increase fruit juice intake and increased BMI than between soda and BMI.
Fruit juices may contain more calories ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
When following a high protein diet, substituting fat for carbohydrate intake may offer a metabolic advantage for normal weight individuals. Eating a high protein, high fat meal meal significantly increased metabolic rate. But the effect was not duplicated in overweight or underweight individuals.
The study also found that overweight individuals have ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
A recent study has shown that a moderate level of carbohydrates may be better for controlling diabetes than conventional higher carbohydrate diets.
Diabetics eating a diet that partially restricted carbohydrates (about 45% calories from carbohydrates) achieved better glycemic control, had lower BMI's and cholesterol, and were able to reduce diabetes medications compared ...
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