The Truth about Counting Calories
Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of the price you pay for a better body? You’re about to learn the answers to these questions and discover a simple secret for keeping track of your food intake without having to crunch numbers every day or become a "food fanatic." (more…)
The Link Between Teenage Hormones and Weight Gain
Hormones and weight gain are an inevitable part of puberty for teens. Boys and girls alike will show signs of increased weight, but this fluctuation is completely normal and healthy. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls the onset of weight gain can become the beginning of a life-long diet. Tempering this reaction is crucial to preserve the health and wellbeing of your teen. Combating the effects (more…)
Plasma LDL and HDL characteristics and carotenoid content are positively influenced by egg consumption in an elderly population1
Background:
Approximately 1/3 of individuals have a high plasma response to dietary cholesterol (hyper-responders). Although increases in both LDL and HDL cholesterol have been observed, limited data exist regarding effects of egg consumption on lipoprotein subclasses and circulating carotenoids.
Methods:
29 postmenopausal women (50-68y) and 13 men (60-80y) were assigned to either 3 eggs (EGG, 640 mg cholesterol /d) or an equal volume of cholesterol-free egg substitute (SUB, 0 mg cholesterol/d) for 30d. Following a 3 wk wash out, subjects crossed over to the alternate diet. Individuals with a response to dietary cholesterol > 2.2 mg/dL for each additional 100 mg of dietary cholesterol were classified as hyper-responders while hypo-responders were those with a response 21.2 nm) less atherogenic LDL particles (P 8.8 nm) (P (more…)
Walk Your Way To Fitness, Health And Weight Loss
There is no way around it, if you want to lose weight you have to be active. Recently a study was done focusing on people who owned dogs. It was found that the dog-owners, who were obliged to take their dogs for a walk every day, lost up to 14 pounds because of this extra activity. 14 pounds is more or less the amount of weight that is lost in most weight loss programs.
So what can we learn from this study? That you have to get a dog to lose weight? No, the study shows that just a little bit of extra walking can make a big difference.
Examine your current life style. Do you walk a few steps to your car in the morning, and then arrive at work and walk a few more steps to your office or workplace and then sit down? Do you walk a few more steps at the end of the work day to reach your car, where you sit and drive home. Do you then walk from the car to the house and enjoy dinner and spend the rest of the evening watching TV? If your life is like this, or resembles this sedentary pattern, then you have to do something about it. (more…)
The Number 1 Way For Obese People To Lose The Fat
Strength training for the obese is the first step in taking control of your health. This article provides a positive starting point for strength training for everyone. (more…)
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Diet and Weight Loss - Article
It is untrue that burning fewer calories than are consumed is a cause of human overweight and obesity. Thats simply the physical mechanism involved.SURE ROUTE TO WEIGHT LOSS AND CONTROLAt the rate its increasing, essentially every child and adult in developed countries will be obese within the next […] (more…)