With all the hype surrounding carbohydrates today, it’s no wonder we’re confused. One day the news says bananas are good for you, the next they are described as a diet disaster. What’s one to think about the mysterious world of carbs? Let’s do a simple breakdown of carbohydrates, the good and the bad, so that ...
The South Beach Diet is one of the most popular diets out there right now. In the nineties, Dr. Atkins low carbohydrate diet, also known as low carb, made a big comeback when research showed that over a twenty year period, it was low carb dieters who kept their weight off the most. People who ...
It’s the middle of the afternoon and you are running on fumes. Many of us get to this point and reach automatically for a candy bar or caffeinated drink to give us a burst of energy to make it through until dinner. While you will get energy from these choices, it is short lived and ...
As far as my bodybuilding career is concerned, I’ve always tried to stay clean with my food and supplements. The usual; healthy fats, lots of protein, good carbs: all spread throughout the day, properly proportioned between six or seven meals. Supplements, arguably, are also key to a bodybuilder’s lifestyle. As such, I’ve tried out plenty ...
Carbohydrates have received a bad rap these past few years. With the popularity of such low-carb and no-carb weight loss programs such as Atkins, the Zone, Protein Power and others, some dieters regard all carbs as bad. C-a-r-b may have four letters but to many dieters, it’s viewd as a “three-letter-word”. But it’s not the ...
Here’s a sad but true fact about Americans. Way too many of us are overweight! Even those who aren’t obese, have a belly that is bigger than they would like. There are lots of ways of losing weight, so we’ll defer those ideas for another article. Let’s concentrate on getting that belly slim and sexy ...
For the past few years, the major health industry buzzwords have been “good carbs” and “bad carbs”. At one point, mainstream media was all about cutting out all carbs from a diet. However, in recent years, the media has retracted that statement. Through multiple studies and information from qualified health professionals, it is shown that ...
Carbs are not created equal. There is no reason to cut carbs completely out of your diet unless you are carbohydrate sensitive. Some carbs are not only healthy but provide necessary nutrients to the body and can assist in losing weight. Here are some good carbs for weight loss. In order to lose weight, you ...
Is the Atkins Diet For You? The Atkins Diet is the grand daddy of the quick weight loss diets. It’s based on severely limiting carbohydrates. Carbs are processed by the body to become sugar or glucose in the blood stream. Glucose is used by the body for energy and has to be released by insulin. ...
Do fat burning carbs actually exist? The answer depends on who you ask. There is a carbohydrate known as resistant starches which has been heralded over the years as a fat-burning carb. According to Health.com, starch resistant carbohydrates can improve your diet and health and should be added to your diet. Others, like Dr. Michael ...
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