Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Having higher blood levels of leptin (which usually coexists with obesity) makes for quicker weight loss, presumably by appetite suppression. Leptin levels quickly drop as weight is lost, making further weight loss more difficult.
On the bright side, weight loss was associated with higher levels of superoxide dismutase (sod), one of ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Ghrelin, a gut hormone involved in appetite signalling, is not affected by anaerobic exercise. This is consistant with anecdotal reports that hunger is diminished after intense exercise.
Anaerobic training did elevate both growth hormone and insulin, both anabolic hormones involved in protein synthesis.
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Previous studies have shown the reverse relationship between the amount of vegetables and fruits consumed and BMI. In this study, dairy was also shown to have a reverse relationship to BMI...at least in women. Meat and potatoes did not fair as well and were associated with insulin resistance.
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
High blood levels of calcium have a negative affect on insulin sensitivity and may contribute to diabetes. But calcium intake from food does influence insulin sensitivity.
High blood levels of calcium result from calcium that has leached out of the bones, usually to buffer acidity. Eating green vegetables should result in ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Leptin is part of our bodies complex appetite signaling system. Fat tissue secretes leptin which signals the brain regarding the amount of body fat present. Having high leptin levels may indicate some degree of leptin resistance... which may predict future weight gain. Children at high risk for obesity with high ...
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
Two weeks of high intensity inverval training (HIIT) produced vast improvements in many fitness markers. Aerobic capacity (VO2max) improved 13%, this is an incredible improvement in such a short time. Whole body fat oxidation increased 36% after HIIT training.
The subjects performed 10 four minute intervals at 90% maximum with 2 ...
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