Category: Nutrition
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Blue Zones and Beans
Nutrition is an imperfect science. Research is difficult because… humans. But on a macro scale, it is worth looking at what the longest living people do. We know who they are, and you can find them in 5 “Blue Zones” around the world. One “In every blue zone I have visited, beans and other legumes were…
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Eat Less, Not the Same
However, participants in the calorie-restricted group ate 405 fewer calories per day and lost about
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Eat Less
As often said, “You build muscle in the gym. And lose fat in the kitchen.” The New York Times reports on a recent study in Current Biology titled, ‘Energy compensation and adiposity in humans’ There are plenty of reasons to exercise. But it appears burning fat is not the most compelling reason.
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Donuts Up Muffins Down
Eat a donut. Instead of a muffin. It’s a healthier choice. And really that’s what life is about. Not making the healthiest choice, but making incremental sustainable changes towards overall improvement.
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The vegetarian Impossible Burger
Yesterday I had the opportunity to try a plant-based burger that is famous for “bleeding”. Meaning, you can order a medium-rare burger and it will actually look like a beef burger that is red as rare inside. This amazing food invention is made by Impossible Foods and they are doing some good work here in creating…
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Drink Diet Soda to Lose Weight
Sure, obviously drinking water is a great idea. But there is no credible evidence indicating you will be harmed by drinking diet soda. And there is the upside of saving 150 calories over a regular soda. The evidence supports artificial sweeteners over sugar…