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“The Weight of the Nation”: Documentary Sends the Wrong Message

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This week, a new documentary about the obesity crisis premieres on HBO. It’s called “Weight of the Nation”. And it’s take-home message is wrong, wrong, wrong. You’ll be hearing a lot about this documentary, if you haven’t already. And with good reason. It’s the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the three major public-health institutions [...]

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Understand Brain Chemistry to Burn Fat & Beat Cravings

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A new study in the journal Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism shows your brain finds cheap, high-calorie foods especially rewarding. Researchers here studied brain activity to better understand how your appetite works and, more importantly, how your brain associates reward with the foods you eat. As you might guess, brain chemistry is an incredibly complex [...]

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Sluggish Metabolism or Thyroid Issues? Reach for the Fish Oil!

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Fish oil has become all the rage. If you don’t believe me, check out a recent study in the Journal of Food Science which had researchers infusing fish oil in goat cheese (of all things) to help people get adequate amounts of the two essential fatty acids EPA and DHA. Even mainstream manufacturers are getting [...]

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Are You Eating Candy Disguised as Breakfast?

A British study looked at popular breakfast cereals and concluded most of them were so loaded with sugar, they belong in the candy aisle. Of the 50 cereals the study examined, 32 were high in sugar. That included 12 of the 14 cereals aimed at kids. Before you dismiss this as an irrelevant study because [...]

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Supplements Lousy for Fat Loss

Newsflash: there’s no magic bullet for fat loss. (But you already knew that.) That’s what Melinda Manore concluded after examining America’s $2.4 billion weight-loss supplement industry. Her results appear in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Manore, a professor of nutrition and exercise sciences at Oregon State University, began this study by [...]

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Obscure Nutrient Protects Against Heart Disease

Next time you serve a rotisserie chicken or turkey, don’t pass up the dark meat. It could protect you against heart disease. A recent study published in the European Journal of Nutrition found that higher levels of taurine in women significantly lowered coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in women with high cholesterol. These women with [...]

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People With Low DHA Have Smaller Brains

A new study in the journal Neurology found low levels of omega-3 fatty acids can age your brain faster as well as lower your memory and thinking abilities. The study involved 1,575 people with an average age of 67, all of whom were healthy and free of dementia. Researchers used several measures to test brain [...]

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Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise

The following is a guest article by my good friend and colleague, Charles Poliquin. Tip 281: Increase Fat Burning During Exercise with Strategic Nutrition to Get Lean by Charles Poliquin Increase your rate of fat burning while strength training with optimal pre-workout nutrition to get lean. By eating the right nutrients before working out, you [...]

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Dessert With Breakfast Helps You Lose Weight? Hmm…

Will a heaping slice of Entenmann’s cheese Danish with your vegetable omelet help you get lean and sexy? Researchers at Tel Aviv University recently discovered that having dessert with your breakfast could help you lose weight. When you enjoy that chocolate cake in the morning, they argue, your body can burn off the sugar throughout [...]

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Another Reason to Skip Diet Sodas

A new study shows people who regularly drink diet sodas are 43% more likely to suffer a stroke, heart attack, and other vascular problems than people who didn’t touch diet soda. Researchers weren’t sure what exactly in the diet soda triggers that increased vascular risk, but something does. The study, which appeared in the Journal [...]

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Video: My Favorite Dessert

This wonderful dessert will help you fend off the aging process: An exceptional fruit for their high antioxidants, blueberries are also low in sugar so they are not likely to stimulate severe insulin swings.

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This Diet May Reduce Sleep Apnea By 25%

(European Respiratory Journal)— Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnea, according to new research. The study, which is published online in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at the impact a Mediterranean diet can have on obese people with sleep apnea, compared to those [...]

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