Monthly Archives: October 2016

Predicting Weight Loss In A Research Setting

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Milk: Not Just For Cows

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Predicting Soft Drink Intake

Soft drinks are associated with weight gain. This is particularly true for sugar sweetened soft drinks. Sugar is problematic to body weight regulation when refined and in liquid sources such as sugar sweetened soft drinks because it overloads the liver … Continue reading

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Reasons to Drink Green Tea

Green tea has been extensively researched for its health effects in humans. Of all the foods with suspected health effects green tea has been possibly researched the most. Historical and anecdotal evidence suggest tea is beneficial to health. Cell culture, … Continue reading

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Concord Grape Juice and Memory

Evidence suggests that fruits and vegetables have beneficial health effects. The exact reason for this is not known, but studies suggest that the polyphenols contained within fruits and vegetables may have a number of beneficial health effects. One line of … Continue reading

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The Importance of Taking Breakfast

Breakfast is literally named because it breaks the overnight fast. In this regard, it has very important metabolic implications. During the night, as fasting proceeds, an increasing catabolic state is entered whereby stored tissues are catabolised and then oxidised to … Continue reading

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Tea Drinking: Milk and Sugar?

Evidence suggests that tea is a healthy drink. The reason for this is not fully understood, but two main lines of reasoning exist. Firstly, tea has been shown to possess weight loss effects. As body weight increases, the risk of … Continue reading

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The Greatest Nutrition Lie Ever Told: The Cause of Weight Gain

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High Protein Diets Improve Body Composition

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Placebos as Effective Antidepressants

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