Archive for January, 2007
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Chitosan, the structural element in the shells of crustaceans, appears to have weight loss benefits. Chitosan is indigestible, so its effects are similar to fibers.
Subjects taking about 3 grams of chitosan a day achieved superior weight loss and fat loss results compared to the control and placebo groups.
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Adiponectin is a hormone secreted by fat tissue. Subjects with the metabolic syndrome have lower adiponectin levels than other obese individuals. Adiponectin levels correlated with insulin sensitivity and with HDL cholesterol.
Improving insulin sensitivity should raise adiponectin levels and HDL cholesterol. Weight loss, exercise and omega-3 fatty acids improve insulin sensitivity.
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Saturday, January 13th, 2007
Eating a low calorie, low protein diet may offer protection against cancer. Those eating low calorie, low protein diets had lower levels of IGF-I, insulin, free sex hormones, leptin, and C-reactive protein than endurance trained runners of similar body weight.
The cancer protection comes from lower levels of plasma growth factors ...
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
A cultivar of red pepper known as CH-19 Sweet reduces body weight and body fat. The mechanism appears to be its stimulant characteristics. The amount of body weight loss was associated with the degree of sympathetic nervous response after ingesting the peppers.
Other peppers also possess mild thermogenic properties.
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Recovery from endurance exercise has long been about replenishing glycogen stores. While this is critically important, recent research shows that protein turnover after endurance exercise is similar to that after resistance exercise.
Enhancing protein synthesis by providing adequate amino acids throughout the recovery period will result in a quicker recovery and ...
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Most exercise advice is based on the minimum necessary to achieve improvement in fitness. This long term study showed that the greater the volume of vigorous exercise, the lower the BMI and waist circumference.
Much of the improvement is probably achieved at lower volumes. For instance, you get more benefit going ...
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