Ditch the Fads, Embrace Science: Your Guide to Weight Loss

Trying to shed some pounds and feeling lost in a sea of diet plans? You're not alone! But forget the crash diets and unrealistic expectations. Science has your back, and understanding how your body works is key to achieving – and maintaining – a healthier you. Let's talk food! Diet isn't just about deprivation; it's about making smart choices about what you eat. Think colorful fruits and veggies, lean protein like chicken or fish, and whole grains like brown rice or quinoa. These powerhouses pack in essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that...

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Fat Gene Do You Have It?

Mutations within the gene FTO have been implicated as the strongest genetic determinant of obesity risk in humans, but the mechanism behind this link remained unknown. Now, an international team of scientists has discovered that the obesity-associated elements within FTO interact with IRX3, a distant gene on the genome that seems to be the functional obesity gene. The FTO gene itself appears to have only a peripheral effect on overweight. The study...

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3 Major Weight Loss Myths Exposed !

It is not surprising  to hear there is a great deal of confusion around nutrition. In fact, many people reading this article will have only a scant idea about the different food types and what our body actually needs to keepin good shape. One of the simplest systems I’ve encountered is this. If the food tastes good, then it has to be ‘bad’ for you! And then there’s its counterpart, “If the food tastes ‘bad’ then it must be ‘good’ for you”. You may identify with these views, or some closely related version! Nutrition for some folks has been...

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How Starving Your Body Can Make You Gain Weight

One of the things that prevent people from getting weight loss results that they aim for is that they may occassionally be starving their bodies. There are two basic ways that this can happen. One is for it to be done inadvertently—like when you just get busy and forget to eat. Another is when you think that by depriving your self from food you will speed up your results. Regardless of how it happens, either scenario in this case is equally damaging. Although you will decrease the calories that you take in which may lead to some short-term weight...

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An Important Distinction That You Must Understand

While this book is talking about losing weight, I want to be more specific than this, because I am really talking about losing fat rather than just weight.As I mentioned earlier, it is possible to be overweight but to have a very low fat to body weight ratio at the same time, because you are carrying a great deal of muscle. In other words, it is possible to be healthy but weigh more than the ‘norm’.There is a common myth that muscle weighs more...

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Natural Weight Loss is a REALLY simple concept

The concept that underpins weight loss or indeed weight gain is a very simple one. Every human being at every stage of their life needs to take in a certain amount of energy in order to get through the day. This energy comes from the nutrition that we take in, in the form of the food we eat or the liquids we drink, and is generally measured in terms of calories or kilocalories. There is a slight difference between the specific meaning accorded...

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What is The Difference Between Overweight And Obese?

When someone is overweight, their weight exceeds the normal standards for people of their height and age. However, because everyone’s weight must include their bones, muscles, fat and water content, it is possible for someone to be overweight without being obese. For example, a professional athlete or bodybuilder may well be overweight, but because the majority of the ‘excess’ weight that they are carrying is muscle tissue, they are not obese. Nevertheless,...

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