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Teen Diet Online Are you a concerned parent of an overweight teen? Are you tired of watching your teenage son or daughter struggle with weight? If so, hereI Want to Help My.. (more…)
Study: LDL ‘Bad’ Cholesterol May Be Good
We are constantly being bombarded with statin drug advertisements on television that implore us to lower our LDL “bad” cholesterol. But researchers from the University of Padua, Italy recently released a 12-year study of senior citizens revealing that lower levels… (more…)
Getting The Body Ready For Summer
Three cheers. Summer is just around the corner. It’s time to get the body ready to show off the shorts and sleeveless tops. A bikini is defiintely not something I’m brave enough to wear. Although I’ve been at my target weight for some months now I’ve still got too much body fat.
To get ready to […] (more…)
Is Your Child Vulnerable to Teen Body Images?
As a parent you can’t change the covers of fashion magazines or censor your child’s exposure to society-driven stereotypes, but there are some ways in which you can positively affect your child’s health and wellness. As a household mentor, parents have the ability to mold and shape a child’s perceptions and priorities. By placing a strong importance on health (through fitness and proper nutrition) (more…)
Energy expenditures & physical activity in rats with chronic suboptimal nutrition
Background:
Sub-optimally nourished rats show reduced growth, biochemical and physiological changes. However, no one has assessed metabolic rate adaptations in rats subjected to chronic suboptimal nutrition (CSN). In this study energy expenditure (EE; kcal/100 g body weight) and physical activity (PA; oscillations in weight/min/kg body weight) were assessed in rats subjected to three levels of CSN.
Results:
Body weight gain was diminished (76.7+/-12.0 and 61.6+/-11.0 g) in rats fed 70 and 60% of the ad-libitum fed controls which gained more weight (148.5+/-32.3g). The rats fed 80% gained weight similarly to controls (136.3+/-10.5 g). Percent Fat-free body mass was reduced (143.8+/-8.7 and 142.0+/-7.6 g) in rats fed 70 and 60% of ad-libitum, but not in those fed 80% (200.8+/-17.5 g) as compared with controls (201.6+/-33.4 g). Body fat (g) decreased in rats fed 80% (19.7+/-5.3), 70% (15.3+/-3.5) and 60% (9.6+/-2.7) of ad-libitum in comparison to controls (26.0+/-6.7). EE and PA were also altered by CSN. The control rats increased their EE and PA during the dark periods by 1.4+/-0.8 and 1.7+/-1.1 respectively, as compared with light the period; whereas CSN rats fed 80 and 70% of ad-libitum energy intake had reduced EE and PA during the dark periods as compared with the light period EE(7.5+/-1.4 and 7.8+/-0.6 vs. 9.0+/-1.2 and 9.7+/-0.8; p (more…)