It’s Not Just What You Eat, It’s What’s Eating You Summary: Autophagy allows sensory neurons and nutrient levels to work together to influence lifespan, a new study reveals. Source: Florida Atlantic University. New study provides clues for a longer lifespan. Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan inContinue reading “It’s Not Just What You Eat, It’s What’s Eating You”
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How to end the obesity epidemic?
Fed Up,” narrated by Katie Couric, investigates the misinformation touted by the processed food industry, and how these fallacies have created (and continue to drive) the global obesity epidemic One widely held belief is that all you have to do to normalize your weight is to eat less and exercise more. But just as theContinue reading “How to end the obesity epidemic?”
Calories burned per exercise type
Calories burned per exercise type: Exercise & Calories Burned per Hour 130 lbs 155 lbs 180 lbs 205 lbs Aerobics, general 384 457 531 605 Aerobics, high impact 413 493 572 651 Aerobics, low impact 295 352 409 465 Aerobics, step aerobics 502 598 695 791 Archery 207 246 286 326 Backpacking, Hiking with packContinue reading “Calories burned per exercise type”
Metabolism Myths
It’s time you know the burning truths about your metabolism. (Credit: Corbis/C.J. Burton/Yahoo) Most of us know the basic formula for weight loss: If calories out exceed calories in, the pounds will fall off. But what sounds so simple can actually be a bit complicated when you consider the “calories out” half of the equation.Continue reading “Metabolism Myths”
Don’t call obesity a disease, a comment by Dr David Katz
There is a certain irony in the nearly immediate juxtaposition of the rare introduction of a new FDA-approved drug for weight loss (Belviq) to the marketplace, and the recognition of obesity as a “disease” by the AMA. A line from the movie Jerry MaGuire comes to mind: “you complete me!” Drugs need diseases; diseases needContinue reading “Don’t call obesity a disease, a comment by Dr David Katz”