Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Giving children green tea and flavored milk to drink may reverse the childhood obesity epidemic, presenting a healthy alternative to soda and HFCS sweetened pseudo-juices.
Obese and overweight Japanese children drinking high catechin green tea experienced significant improvements in waist circumference, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol. The researchers found that green tea was safe ...
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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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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Endurance trained athletes possess increased insulin sensitivity and fat oxidative capacity over untrained individuals. They also have increased levels of intramuscular fat known as intramyocellular lipid. It appears that aerobic exercise training increases levels of this fat while improving obesity indices.
A 16 week moderate aerobic exercise training program produced a ...
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