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Each calorie is different, especially in relation to weight loss. It has been proven by recent scientific studies that not all calories carry the same “weight”. Diets have changed over time in relation to three food groups which are proteins, fats and carbohydrates. While the consumption of calories that hold fat are going down, the ones coming from protein and… Read more »
Chocolate milkshake recipe on a fitness site? Yes! Chocolate has been the brunt of many criticisms, from being responsible for pimple outbreaks, to weight gain and many other harsh remarks. The truth is, chocolates do not cause pimples, that is a myth. While excessive amounts of chocolates can cause you to gain weight, any other food would too, if you… Read more »
Soft drinks increase the risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Sugar-sweetened drinks do this in four ways: Direct increase in calorie intake Appetite stimulation Negative effects of high-fructose corn syrup on metabolism Replacement of healthy dietary intake Sugar based soft drinks usually contain about 140-150 calories per serving (12 oz). Therefore, if one adjusts dietary intake to account for these… Read more »
There are many people who truly believe the dieting myth that stimulants help them to lose weight by working as appetite suppressors. People believe that things such as caffeine and nicotine serve to quench their cravings for food. Though this is a dieting myth, it is not completely false. Caffeine and nicotine do in fact work this way by releasing… Read more »
Many people are of the mind that if you go on a diet that is high in protein and low in carbohydrates that the body goes from using the carbs as its main fuel to instead using the fat and protein. When the body burns the fat, a by-product called ketones supposedly gets passed out of the body through the… Read more »
One of the great diet myths is that people should not eat proteins and carbs together as these two things are great enemies and like to fight each other. Why is this such a great myth? The answer is because if it were true then nature would be wrong and nature is never wrong; but humans are. Lentils and beans,… Read more »
Eating fat makes people fat. At least that is the myth people are told. However, it is untrue. It is not just eating fat that makes a person fat. Add in sugar, carbohydrates, alcohol and the many other fats and they are all turned into glucose which is the fuel that makes bodies run. Any excess that they body has… Read more »