Downsizing Your Plate
We all know we should not overeat if we wish to manage our weight. However, that’s not always easy. I was brought up with my mother’s words such “you’re not leaving the table until your plate’s empty” and “eat up, you can’t waste food”. It’s not always easy to change old habits.
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Mango & Ginger Sorbet
This is a favorite dessert for refreshing the palate after a curry (a healthy, home made one, of course). Not only does it taste great but it supports my healthy eating plans thanks to xylitol which is a sugar substitute with a very low glycemic load (GL).
I encourage you to make your own desserts. […] (more…)
Absorption and metabolism of conjugated alpha-linolenic acid given as free fatty acids or triacylglycerols in rats
Background:
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of polyunsaturated fatty acids which have been extensively studied in the past two decades. However, conjugated octadecatrienoic acids such as cis-9,trans-11,cis-15 and cis-9,trans-13,cis-15, recently identified, have not been extensively investigated. This work presents bioavailability and tissue incorporation of a mixture of conjugated octadecatrienoic (CLnA) acids ingested as free fatty acids (FFA) and triacylglycerols (TAG).
Results:
Male Wistar rats were fed rumenic acid (RA: cis-9,trans-11 18:2) and a CLnA mixture (cis-9,trans-11,cis-15 18:3 and cis-9,trans-13,cis-15 18:3) as FFA and TAG for 8 days. RA and CLnA were both totally absorbed when given as FFA as well as TAG. Both isomers of CLnA as FFA or TAG were incorporated into neutral lipids. Metabolites up to 22:6 conjugated isomers were present in liver and plasma phospholipids of rats fed the CLnA diets.
Conclusions:
Finally, CLnA are as well absorbed as RA in vivo and their incorporation into tissues and bioconversion are similar when ingested as FFA or as TAG. (more…)
Three Ways Music Can Help You To Lose Weight
Music is the key to the soul. It can lift you up and put a smile on your face or alternatively it can bring you down and reduce you to tears. Music is powerful and fortunately you can use it to help with your weight loss. (more…)
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Atkins Diet - Ten Lies About Atkins Diet Revealed
Low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins have always been controversial, but with the recent wave of new research and publicity, the controversy is now raging hotter than ever. (more…)
Uncover the Ideal Weight For Teens
What is the ideal weight for teens? Teen magazines would have you believe that the characteristics of malnourishment such as protruding bones and chiseled jaw line are a measuring stick for beautiful, healthy teenagers. Sadly, the inaccuracy and health risk of these images is affecting millions of teens each year. How are teens dealing with the ever-present pressure devised by Hollywood and the (more…)