Archive for November, 2006
Monday, November 13th, 2006
Norepinephrine stimulates a fat cell to mobilize its fatty acids into the blood stream (lipolysis) to be utilized by the muscles as fuel.
Rats were injected with leptin, which induced a reduction in fat pad size without an increase in norepinephrine, perhaps through a different mechanism.
Leptin is a central part of ...
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Saturday, November 11th, 2006
Resistance training, and other anaerobic exercise, stimulate growth hormone release in proportion to the amount of lactate generated. High repetition sets tend to generate more lactate and growth hormone release.
There also appears to be an improvement in the biological activity of growth hormone post exercise. This is an important aspect ...
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Friday, November 10th, 2006
High consumption of processed meats increases your risk of colon cancer. By processed meats, I believe they are talking about cured meats with sodium nitrite.
Interestingly, fiber intake has not been shown to protect against colon cancer...though it is obviosly important for overall colon health. Regular aspirin appears to be the ...
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
It is fairly well established that visceral fat is associated with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.
In this large study, waist to hip ratio (WHR) better predicted heart disease risk factors than waist circumference, regardless of BMI. Larger hip circumference (in relation to waist circumference) was protective against heart disease ...
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker for inflammation and a risk factor for heart disease. Aerobic exercise does not significantly lower CRP. The aerobic exercise groups did achieve improvements in body weight and aerobic capacity.
The slight improvements in CRP levels were most likely due to reductions in fasting insulin and ...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
The Satiety Quotient is a formula for measuring the satiating effect of a particular food. The Satiety Quotient is calculated by dividing the difference between the hunger rating (before and after eating) by the calories.
This study confirmed that the Satiety Quotient performs better than other methodologies used to measure appetite ...
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