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April 13, 2019 Weight Loss

Skipping breakfast may help you lose weight – what hunter gatherers can teach us

Breakfast, we are told, is the most important meal of the day. But what if the benefits of breakfast are just another diet myth?

Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein

Aging bodies process protein less efficiently and need more to maintain muscle mass and strength, bone health and other physiological functions.

January 11, 2019 Alternative Medicine / Nutrition / Sleep / Supplements / Vitamins

Why you should stop buying vitamins and get more sleep instead

Research suggests that some high-dose supplements do little to prevent chronic disease among healthy individuals — and may do more harm than good.

December 8, 2018 Blood Pressure / Cardiology / Heart and Circulatory System / Nutrition

Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease

People who followed the Mediterranean of diet had 25 percent less risk of developing cardiovascular disease over the course of 12 years.

November 12, 2018 Fitness / Nutrition / Weight Loss

Five food mistakes sabotaging your diet

Many “healthy” foods and drinks contain hidden fats, sugars or salt, each of which will curb your weight loss efforts.

November 5, 2018 Diabetes / Fitness / Nutrition / Weight Loss

5 ways to cut your meat intake

Our food choices are driven by our “Homer Simpson Brain System” – named after the cartoon character famed for making impulsive decisions.

September 28, 2018 Fitness / Nutrition / Weight Loss

Coffee with your sugar?

One grande pumpkin spice latte from a certain famous coffee chain has 50 grams, or 12 teaspoons, of sugar.

September 14, 2018 Nutrition

Low-carb versus high-carb – is the evidence really contradictory?

Two ‘contradictory’ studies had strikingly similar results: Getting around half of your energy from carbs is associated with the lowest risk of dying early.

September 9, 2018 Fitness / Nutrition / Weight Loss

How to beat the ‘freshman five’ weight gain

Young women will gain one to five kilograms of body fat during young adulthood, while males will gain 1.5 to 10 kilograms on average.

August 31, 2018 Nutrition / Weight Loss

Delay eating breakfast and eat dinner early if you want to lose body fat – new study

There is strong evidence to support the health benefits of time-restricted eating (TRE) in animals, and recent small studies suggest possible benefits for humans, too.

August 29, 2018 Fitness

Ten strategies to lose weight – backed by new research

A study of 100s of British adults trying to lose weight and review of other weight-loss studies has identified 10 strategies that may help you lose weight.

August 2, 2018 Fitness / Nutrition / Weight Loss

Keto diet: a dietitian on what you need to know

For most, following a low carb diet, rather than a no carb diet, is much more practical – as it will also allow for the inclusion of fruit and all vegetables.