Monthly Archives: February 2016

Yoghurt for Fat Loss

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Calcium for Visceral Fat Loss

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High Protein Vegetarian Diets

High protein low carbohydrate diets have weight loss benefits. In particular, high protein low carbohydrate diets tend to increase satiety, increase lean mass, increase fat loss and improve body composition, when compared to low protein high carbohydrate diets. High protein … Continue reading

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Is High Quality Food Cost Prohibitive?

Diet quality is difficult to define. Traditional diets are considered high quality diets, yet they differ around the World and between populations. However, generally high quality diets are high in foods that have relatively lower energy densities such as whole … Continue reading

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Black Tea: Beneficial Glycaemic Effects

There is increasing evidence that green tea is beneficial to the health. A large body of scientific studies show possible benefits including protection from cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity. The health benefits of green tea are thought to originate from … Continue reading

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Chromium Helps Builds Lean Mass in Female Weight Trainers

Weight loss occurs with low energy diets and this weight loss includes large amounts, perhaps as high as 50 %, of skeletal muscle. As skeletal muscle determines resting metabolic rate, this loss of skeletal muscle reduces the resting metabolic rate … Continue reading

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Calcium Deficiency: A Cause of Obesity?

Calcium is a macromineral required in gram amounts for good health. The typical Western diet is deficient in calcium, as it is of many minerals, and this has a number of physiological effects. The traditional view is that calcium is … Continue reading

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Two Reasons To Go In The Sun

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Low Versus High Glycaemic Load Diets

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Fish, Fish Oil and Weight Loss

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