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Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 09 11:42
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Fat doesn’t make you fat
Most people still believe the fat you eat turns into fat in your body. It isn’t just fat that makes you fat. All sugar or carbohydrates and all alcohol, as well as all fats, are turned by the body effectively into glucose or cellular fuel. (Protein, too, can be turned into glucose, but not so easily.) Glucose, remember, is the fuel our bodies run on, and any excess is rapidly turned into fat. While too much fat, protein, carbohydrate or alcohol can all lead to fat gain and weight gain, the main culprit is sugar and refined carbohydrates, not fat.
Posted by on Tue, 24 Nov 09 08:40
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Feast or famine - eat every other day
Known as intermittent dieting today’s article in the Daily Mail extols the benefits of eating less every other day. I agree.
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 09 10:51
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Omega 3 fat makes you thin
The higher your omega 3 status the lower your weight. That’s the finding of a new study in the Journal of Nutrition that measured the blood fat levels of 124 people of varying weights.
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 09 15:43
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Homocysteine predicts heart disease risk better than cholesterol, blood pressure or smoking
A study published this month in the British Medical Journal (Wouter de Ruijter et al, British Medical Journal, 9th January, 2008) shows that your homocysteine level, a simple blood test, predicts risk of death from cardiovascular disease in older people better than any conventional measure of risk including cholesterol, blood pressure or smoking.
