The question of how to burn fat effectively – the right way – has been posed for decades. Over that time, it’s been answered many different ways. I am going to assume that you are trying to burn fat so you can lose weight. Let’s look at how the body burns fat and calories effectively, [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH & WOMAN”S HEALTH I am a big a fan of aerobic exercise for weight loss. It does certainly help some to burn off calories but it often doesn’t work so well for this purpose. However, it is good for cardiovascular and general health. Over the course of my lifetime, I have grown more interested in resistance exercise, at [...]
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Curbing calories is the key ingredient for diabetics seeking to lose weight, and low-fat diets that are either high in protein or high in carbs are equally effective, researchers say. “I think there are two key messages from this study,” said study lead author Jeremy D. Krebs, a senior lecturer with the school of medicine [...]
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Are All Calories Created Equal in Weight Loss? The weight loss debate centers often around the validity of the law of thermodynamics. This law of physics, when applied to human physiology and energy metabolism, suggests that if we eat food containing energy (measured in kilocalories) than we must either expend this energy or convert it [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH Everywhere you turn, there is a new diet or magic weight loss pill. Each promises to help you lose pounds, shed inches and slink into a smaller size. We’ve seen the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, the Hollywood diet, the Atkins plan, South Beach, Pritikin, The Biggest Loser, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig [...]
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Professions are defined by their objective, what it is they try to accomplish. Look at optometry. They are focused on the eye, no pun intended. However, the ophthalmologist is also focused on the eye. So what’s the difference? The Doctor of Optometry has the objective of examining visual acuity. In the process of doing so, [...]
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GENERAL HEALTH Fruit That May Reduce Fat A new study released by the Experimental Biology Organization indicates that blueberries may aid in curbing obesity. Plant polyphenols have been shown to fight the development of fat cells, and induce the breakdown of lipids and fat. This new study was done to evaluate whether blueberry polyphenols could [...]
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