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  • Carbohydrates and muscle building - If you've been following the health and fitness literature during the past few years, chances are you've heard much controversy about the role of carbohydrates in a healthy diet. Many are now pointing to carbohydrates instead of fat as the main culprit in obesity. So what are we as muscle builders supposed to make of all this? With so many trying to lose weight, you are a rare breed if you're trying to gain weight. Still, you still have many things in common with your larger friends. Both groups would want to minimize body fat, regardless of their ultimate goals.
  • Ways To Increase Metabolism – The Carbohydrate Connection - To know more about metabolism one needs to know how the way in which the body utilizes and preserves energy. Energy is derived from the various food sources we consume. Foods have proteins, carbohydrates and fats in different levels and these are used by the body cells to create and store energy to perform various functions of the body. So, different food substances are required to maintain the metabolism at a healthy rate, but the proportion in which each one is consumed is still a matter of controversy.
  • Increase Your Metabolism & Carbohydrate Metabolism – A Brief Study - It has now become established that problems like obesity, cardiovascular problems, diabetes and hypertension are closely associated to one another. This was first proposed by Gerald Reaven in the year 1988 when he presented the Banting lecture. This interlinking was collectively termed as Syndrome X during that time and is now recognized as Metabolic Syndrome. One causative factor for this syndrome has been identified as insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone produced by the body to keep the glucose level in the blood in check.
  • 15 Foods That Make You Fat - There is no doubt that overeating can lead to putting fat on your body, but there are some foods that are more likely to put those pounds on you than others. These foods are either high in calories, total fat, carbohydrates, sugar or sodium. Below are 15 of the most fattening foods. Mashed Potatoes - When made with cream and butter, one half-cup serving is about 200 calories. Candy - This is high in sugar and bad fats. Baked Treats (Doughnuts, cakes, sweet rolls) These are high in sugar and carbohydrates, as well as being very high in calories. Ice Cream - Ice cream is high in fat, and sugar and is high calorie. Potato Chips - Potato chips are one of the most fattening foods you can eat.
  • A Diet For Runners - Get The Right Nutrients - Following a good diet is essential for any athlete. But, the definition of a “good diet” differs based on what activity you choose and how often you do it. Running is no exception to this. There are several schools of thought as to which diet is best for runners. The diet you choose will have a lot to do with your goals, too. Long distance runners such as those who run marathons and ultra marathons have a need for a higher amount of carbohydrates than a runner who only goes short distances.
  • Gaining Muscle with Carbs - There are many questions rebarding the benefits of eating carbohydrates, training, and gaining muscle mass. There is a lot of information available to us on carbohydrates and many are confused with the numerous conflicting ideas. I think perhaps the biggest mistake is that the majority of the people try too many programs and don't give any of them a chance to work. Another common mistake for those trying to gain muscle size, power, and strength is eating insufficient carbohydrates.
  • 3 Ways Carbohydrates Can Make You Fat - Yes, carbohydrates can make you make fat. Yes, carbohydrates are essential for fueling the body and having if run efficiently. Yes, you need to watch your intake of carbohydrates to prevent fat storage. Yes, you need to eat the right carbohydrates to properly fuel your body. So what does all this mean? Am I not to eat carbs or am I supposed to eat carbs? How many carbs should I eat? What types? The entire carbohydrate craze has gone from one extreme to the other and back again. It's no wonder you may be confused, frustrated, mad or all of the above.
  • Things You Should Know About Glycemic Index - The Glycemic Index is a concept developed in the University of Toronto in 1981. The purpose of the Glycemic Index is to measure the effect carbohydrates have on blood glucose levels. The Glycemic Index is imperative for anyone who needs to monitor their glucose level due to diabetes or hyperglycemia. With diabetes reaching epidemic levels in the United States, the development of the Glycemic Index could not have come at a better time. Each year, more people are diagnosed with this potentially life threatening disease that can cause many serious complications.
  • Simple Carbs Versus Complex Carbs - We have all seen the ads for no carb and low-carb foods and diets, but kids and adults need carbohydrates Most foods contain carbohydrates, which the body breaks down into simple sugars, which is the major source of energy for...

  • Acceptable Foods for the Atkins Diet - Dr. Robert Atkins first introduced the Atkins Diet to the world in the 1960's. Though it dropped off in popularity, it made a comeback in the 1990's following the publishing of a best-selling book by Dr. Atkins.
  • How Much Weight Can One Lose With South Beach Diet? - Carol is a happy individual. However, this was not always the case. A year ago, she was suffering from depression. Her frame of 5’7” was under pressure. The reason – her weight of 87 kilos was too much for her body to bear.
  • What is the difference between fat and carbohydrates (carbs)? - Carbohydrates and fats are macronutrients, and macronutrients are specific types of nutrients that provide either energy or calories to the body. Nutrients are substances that are required to promote growth, healthy metabolism and other vital functions of the body. Macro means large, and macronutrients are nutrients that are required in relatively large amounts in order to promote growth. Each macronutrient provides calories, but the amount of calories provided by each of these nutrients varies. Carbohydrates and proteins both provide 4 calories per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram. In addition to carbohydrates, fats and proteins, there is only one other substance that provides calories, which is alcohol. Alcohol provides 7 calories for every gram, but alcohol is not treated as a macronutrient because we do not require it for survival.
  • What is Glycemic? Glycemic Index - The Glycemic Index is a concept developed in the University of Toronto in 1981. The purpose of the Glycemic Index is to measure the effect carbohydrates have on blood glucose levels.
  • A Nutritional Supplement - Glyconutrients are derived from the Aloe Vera Plant and is used as a nutritional supplement. It aids in digestion and helps our body’s immune system. The Aloe Vera plant itself has been known to mankind for years for its curative healing powers. There are four elements for a healthy body, they are: 1. Nucleic Acids & Fatty Acids. 2. Proteins and Amino Acids. 3. Carbohydrates.
  • Natural Low Carb Foods List-10 Choices For An All Natural Low Carb Diet - When shopping for low carb foods it seems that many of the products available are not natural, but fake versions of foods we are used to eating. How about a list of all natural, low carb foods from Mother Nature? Everyone needs to eat carbohydrates, even those on a low carb diet, so make them good carbs, complex carbohydrates from the natural, whole foods in this list. 1. Lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens are superbly natural, low carb foods. One serving (about a cup and half) delivers only 3 grams of carbohydrates, and those are good carbs. Cabbage, red or green, adds about 5 grams to a low carb diet. 2. Tomatoes are surprisingly low in carbohydrates. For example, 1 medium size vine ripe tomato includes 7 grams of carbohydrates.
  • The Little Known Problem WIth A Low Fat Diet - Fat has been made public enemy number 1 in the battle for health and fitness. The low fat thinking has lead to a great variety of low fat food. Its so bad that people will not buy something if its not called low fat. Everywhere you look in the market place now there is a low fat version of everything.
  • Best Muscle Building Foods - Food to Eat to Build Muscle - Eat the right kind of muscle building foods and watch your muscles blow up. You must be familiar with dietary and nutritional basics including carbohydrates, fats and foods that are high in protein or health foods for increasing muscle mass. The basic standard for foods that build muscle is "Eat, Eat and then eat some more". Let's find out what to eat now. Don't be too fancy if you want to increase your muscle mass by eating. The following statements below enumerate some of the best muscle building foods proven to put in more pounds of muscle to your body.
  • Lose Weight Quickly - How I Lost 25 Pounds in 2 Months - Cutting calories and losing weight quickly has never really been my thing; regardless, my double chin was becoming quite apparent and it was time to lose some weight. Have you been in a situation where you know you need to make a change in your lifestyle but you didn't know where to start?
  • What is Glycemic? Good Gylcemic Foods - What is Glycemic? The Glycemic Index was discovered in 1981 and is the basis for many recently popular diets, including the South Beach Diet as well as others.
  • Is eating FRUIT the same as eating CAKE? - Could eating fruit be keeping you from reaching you're fat loss goals? If you're trying to lose a lot of fat or simply looking to lose those last few pounds then keep reading. Let's start from the beginning: We all know our body needs food to provide us with energy, but how does it do this? It uses mainly carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are sugars that your body stores as glycogen for to use as energy. There are two types of carbohydrates: Simple and Complex. All carbohydrates are made of sugar.
  • Insulin Overload… Heads Up! - Insulin is a hormone produced by the body. It’s essential for good health. But too much insulin is harmful to your health…and to your fitness goals. Insulin’s function is to lower your blood sugar levels when it gets too high. Without proper insulin levels you could develop hyperglycemia or diabetes mellitus. But too much insulin has negative effects, it: • Promotes fat storage • Inhibits fat burning • Increases your appetite and hunger Each of these side effects ruins your effort to get healthy and toned. Avoid excess insulin by monitoring the amount of carbohydrates you consume. In the body, high carbohydrate foods convert glucose and rapidly enter the bloodstream. Glucose in the bloodstream prompts the secretion of insulin…and glucose can cause excess insulin. Insulin shuttles glucose out of your bloodstream.
  • Low Carb Diets - Fast Weight Loss Or Big Let Down? - One of the most widely held beliefs among the weight loss community is that low carb diets are the key to a fast slim-down. Just think of all of the "low carb" diets available... -- Atkins -- South Beach -- Zone ...just to name a few. But why do so many weight loss professionals promote carbohydrate restriction? Four words... it appears to work. Those who restrict carbohydrates, often do lose weight quickly.
  • The Basics Of Being Of The Atkins Diet - The Atkins diet is not a new phenomenon. The diet first appeared in the late 1970s and has grown popularity in recent years in response to the low-fat diet craze. As dieters had trouble with low-fat plans, they searched for a new solution and Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution book found a new audience. A lot of people have jumped on the Atkins bandwagon and there has been a lot of hype as a result.
  • Creating A Diet Plan If You Have Diabetes - Diabetes is a disease becoming more widespread in modern times and was called an epidemic by World Health Organization (WHO). Although it is still unknown why the disease has risen so much recently, we know how the disease occurs. It is caused by a malfunction of beta cells that are located in the pancreas. The beta cells produce a hormone called insulin, which helps reduce the level of sugar in the blood in the body.
  • Diet For Gaining Muscle - To get the muscular body you want takes more than just working out at the gym. To be muscular and fit it's important to learn about the types of food you are putting into your body. What you eat determines if you will have a truly healthy and beautiful body or not. If you're goal is to gain muscles and you work out a good amount of hours a week at the gym, your body will need an increase in protein intake to be able to renew the cells in the muscles. Muscles contains 15% protein and the rest is mainly water. An easy way is to simply add a few protein shakes to your normal diet each day.
  • What to Eat and Not to Eat if You Have Diabetes - Diabetes is a condition that is permanently experienced by the person afflicted with it. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, do not lose hope as there are ways to cope with your disease. You can even control the symptoms of your disease and improve your overall well-being if you know how to do so.
  • How To Read Nutrition Labels: Eat Smart With These 6 Pointers - If you are like most people then you probably glance at the Nutrition Facts label on foods once in a while. Maybe you check for the number of calories or fat grams that an item contains, or maybe you are watching something specific - like your sodium intake. Whatever the case, it has been proven that those who pay attention to the Nutrition Facts label end up eating healthier. The more familiar you are with the Nutritional Facts label, the more likely you will be fit and healthy. Each Nutritional Facts label has been designed to quickly and efficiently give you all of the important facts about a food item. You just need to know what you are looking for.
  • Type 2 Diabetes Diet - Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to produce enough insulin to break down glucose in the blood. That is why people with type 2 diabetes take insulin shots, to help raise their insulin level and break down the glucose. But there are ways to structure your type 2 diabetes diet that can help you manage your diabetes better and even potentially reduce the effects of the diabetes. The first way you can help yourself is to simply lose weight and get more exercise. Type 2 diabetes thrives in larger inactive people. So reducing your mass and increasing your blood flow and help reduce the effects of the type 2 diabetes. But here are some things you can do in a type 2 diabetes diet that can also help reduce the effects of your diabetes.
  • The Atkins Diet Vs The South Beach Diet - If you are trying to lose weight or even if you aren't, you have probably heard of the two famous diets: the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet. The Atkins Diet was created by a doctor named Dr. Robert C. Atkins in 1972. He wrote a best-selling book entitled Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution that increased the popularity of the diet. The South Beach Diet was started by a Florida cardiologist named Dr. Arthur Agaston in the mid 1990s. He wrote the best-selling book entitled The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan in 2003.
  • How To Gain Muscle With Carbs - Contrary to many of the health magazines we read, carbohydrates are vitally important when it comes to gaining muscle naturally. They are not evil, and they don't automatically add fat to our bodies.
  • The Little Known Problem With Low Fat Diets - It is absolutely impossible to escape the hysteria going on in the supermarket aisles around the country today. The low fat craze is everywhere. Think of a food, and there is sure to be a low fat version of it. Some of them seem absolutely unbelievable to any fair minded person. I mean think about it. Low fat ice cream! Do you believe it is true? Well I’m going to reveal to you today that even though foods like this are low fat technically, they really aren’t in reality.
  • Nutrition Intake – The Ideal Amount - Every human body has a certain need for valuable minerals and compounds. In order to keep the body fit and in shape, it is extremely important to consume the required amount of protein, fat, carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables etc. The secret of how much of these to consume is an ever-eluding health formula. This article aims at providing an idea of how to determine the exact amount of nutrition that is necessary for the body to stay fit. In fact in today’s fast paced world, where physical exercise has otherwise decreased, workouts have become the order of the day. The first step in any workout would be to regularize the nutritional intake, which in itself will lead to noticeable reduction in body fat.
  • There's Low Carb And Then There's Good Carb - In the late 1960's, Dr. Atkins stunned the world with the release of the Atkins Diet Revolution. This diet plan took every idea and proven fact about weight loss and tossed it out the door.
  • Lose Man Boobs With Negative Calorie Diets - Fat burning foods or so called negative calorie foods are natural plant foods which burn more calories than its contain in itself - this will greatly help in the elimination of man boobs!. Peaches: Throw into a ziplock bag for a convenient snack at work or travel. Just remember napkins. Mandarin oranges: Wonderful on salads or with a meat such as chicken. Saturated fat and trans fat raise LDL cholesterol levels in the blood thereby increasing the risk of heart disease. So if you've been killing yourself with aerobic activity and still are unable to lose those last few pounds then building a little muscle very well may be the answer. More specifically trans fat.
  • Six Myths About Weight Loss - If you want to lose weight, whether it be for a special occasion or you just want to feel better about yourself than you have probably at some point encountered many false claims regarding weight loss. There is so much conflicting information on what to do, what not to do and so on that it can become overwhelming. This article intends to cut through this and to make it clear what you should be doing to help you lose weight.
  • Soccer Nutrition - Introduction to Soccer Nutrition – Think of an average human’s body as a small manufacturing shop. It doesn’t require a lot of prime materials, but it also fails to perform spectacularly. If a normal human’s body is a manufacturing shop, an athlete’s body is a state-of-the-art factory that can produce outstanding performances, but also requires wagons of prime material. Your goal as a soccer player is to get that factory of yours running at maximum performance but it will also be your role to provide it with the right (and the right amount of) prime materials. This is where soccer nutrition comes into play and if you follow me into the article below, I’ll provide you with some of the most important information regarding what you should eat and when you should eat it.
  • Putting Your Dog On A Diabetic Dog Food Diet - Like humans, dogs too get diabetes. When a dog has diabetes, the best way to keep it in control is by giving it diabetic dog food, which is low in sugar and carbohydrates. Apart from controlling the amount of sugar in a diabetic dog’s food, the amount of food and the frequency in which they are fed also needs to be monitored. The general recommendation is that your diabetic dog should be fed smaller meals twice or thrice a day instead of a single large meal. This is because blood sugar levels can be stabilized by smaller meals, whereas a single large meal results in a high insulin spike, and then for it to drop down in 12 hours.
  • Being On Atkins And Diabetes - The Atkins diet principles lay the foundation for a healthy, more balanced way of eating than the standard American diet. Its emphasis is on using good carbohydrates in balance with adequate protein. This is in stark contrast to what most Americans eat on a daily basis. The average American eats lots of processed foods that have hidden sugars and highly processed carbohydrates. This has put most Americans on the road to diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions. What is sad is that diabetes has a predictable set of stages and that they can be easily recognized. The road to diabetes has to do with something called the glycemic index.
  • Green Tea To Lose Weight - Green tea to lose weight? Doesn't that sound like some kind of odd or fad diet – like the grapefruit diet, the blood diet or the cabbage soup diet? The fact is, the green tea diet is not a fad diet. People have been drinking green tea to control their weight for many years. For that matter, green tea can often be found as an ingredient in products designed to fight aging as well as those that are for weight loss.
  • Why Diets never Work? - Obesity it's the most important nutritional disease in the United States of America and Europe. Results from an excessive caloric intake or a wrong nutrition education. Almost all chronic degenerative diseases that impact today's world are caused or originated by the deterioration of the modern nutritional habits.
  • An Overview To Atkins Diet Plan - The Atkins diet is a diet plan where you require to eat less carbohydrate including bread and potatoes. It also suggests you to eat more amount of protein such as meat.
  • Diabetic Diet To Control Diabetic And Lose Weight - Diabetic diet is a diet that consists of some restrictions based on the dietary rules set for a diabetic. Diabetes is a medical condition where the production of insulin by pancreas is zero or the production is resisted. Insulin helps the cells to receive the glucose that’s present in the blood. Most of the cells work towards converting the glucose in to energy. When there is no insulin, the glucose tends to remain in the blood stream and then builds up. The situation can be dangerous. The glucose present in the blood is derived from the food we eat. Hence, it is necessary for the diabetic to make sure that the amounts of glucose in the blood do not rise. Diabetics need to be really careful about their diet.
  • Food List For South Beach Diet: Working Your Way Through The Program - The South Beach Diet is one of the favorite diet programs for people who would like to lose weight. Dr. Arthur Agatston, a cardiologist, has formulated it. It is claimed that the food list for South Beach diet can help you lose weight from 8 to 13 pounds in the span of two weeks. This two-week span is just for the first phase of the program. Principles of South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is a diet that focuses on the intake of carbohydrates and fats. The diet has three stages. Each stage is called a phase.
  • Diet Dilemma - How To Win The Battle Between Protein And Carbs - If you're eating a "well-balanced diet" but are nevertheless still piling on the pounds, you have a right to be annoyed. Your diet's making you fat. Could carbohydrates be to blame? Exponents of high protein/ low carbohydrate diets like Atkins, the Zone and the South Beach diet think they are. What's more, high protein dieters have proven that you can lose weight fast with their way of eating. However, nutritionists and researchers say that not only are high protein diets hard to maintain long term, they're not healthy.
  • Carbohydrates, What Are They Good For? - Your body needs three types of "macro-nutrients" for growth, repair, proper functioning, and energy. These macro-nutrients are the fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in your food. (Micro-nutrients are things like vitamins and minerals.) Proteins are the building blocks for your muscles, organs, tissues, etc.
  • Craving For Carbohydrate - Carbohydrate cravings are difficult to deal with, especially when you are trying to maintain a low carbohydrate way of life. However, carbohydrate cravings are not just a matter of will power. As Dr. Atkins points out in his book, carbohydrates produce a flood of insulin and a rise in blood sugar. There is indeed a physical trigger for carbohydrate cravings, and it is one of the reasons that it is so easy to develop a high-carbohydrate, low protein way of eating. There are many signs of physical carbohydrate cravings. You will experience a compelling hunger for carbohydrate rich foods. Overtime, you will develop a growing need for starches, snack foods and sweets.
  • All About Low Carb Diet - Low carb diets, also known as low carbohydrates diets can be defined as dietary programs that limit intake of carbohydrates consumption for weight control. These foods are usually replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of proteins and fats. People who want to cook low carb meals have some great options when it comes to creative cooking. You can go for large amounts of meals, poultry, fish, cheeses and different types of salad greens to make a good low carb diet plan. This diet is extremely beneficial in losing weight in a short period of time.
  • Diet - Living Fit and Healthy - Today’s world is becoming dirtier and unhealthier by the minute. It is an everyday challenge to live a healthy life. Our everyday needs of air, food, and water are usually of the “contaminated” form -- the air we breathe is no longer pure oxygen but a cocktail of oxygen and pollutants, our food is laced with extra fat and preservatives, and our water is likewise pumped with treating agents to make it “clean.” Nearly nothing is ever what it should be. After we have exerted everything we could in helping keep our environment clean, keeping the air and water clean is a matter best left to the regulatory bodies to take care of. Food is a different story. There are things we can do to make sure the food we take into our bodies are clean and free of “contaminants.
  • Can There Be Carbohydrates That Help The Body? - A scientific research field rightly called glycoscience or glycobiology does not agree with popular belief about sugars, and it is not just about weight loss.
  • A Look At Atkins OWL Phase - The second phase of the Atkins diet is called Ongoing Weight Loss or OWL. After the rapid weight loss of the 2-week Induction phase, you'll be slowing your weight loss do wn just a bit. You'll add in specific carbohydrates that will make your diet a little easier and your weight loss just a bit slower. However, you will continue to lose weight at a steady even pace with ease. During the OWL phase you will boost your body's ability to burn fats. Although you'll be adding carbohydrates slowly, you'll still remain in the state of ketosis. You will continue to use your excess fat as fuel for your body, and the pounds and inches will continue to come off.

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