Physical activity does more than just increase total energy expenditure. When activity is low, appetite is dysregulated, resulting in excess food intake and weight gain. Higher levels of activity seem to increase appetite control. The combination of being
Your muscles store energy as a carbohydrate known as glycogen, allowing you to be able to carry out an intense workout as your glycogen stores are depleted. Refilling these glycogen-stores is one reason why post-workout carbohydrates are important.
Everyone has probably chewed a gum at least once or twice in their life, for different reasons. For example, in demanding situations chewing gum can have some alleviating effects on feelings of stress and anxiety (1). But what about hunger and satiety? Can it also
Not all fats are unhealthy. Omega-3 fatty acids are one of the “good” types of fat. Western diets are rich in Omega-6 fatty acids, but low in omega-3. Adding Omega-3 will help balance the ratio between Omega-6 and
What’s good and what’s bad? People often want to categorize foods as either “good” or “bad”, and while there are foods that are known to be bad for our health no matter what (sources of trans fats and
Many people claim that the calories you consume is all that matters when dieting and that as long as you eat less calories than you burn (a caloric deficit), you will lose weight – no matter where you
Fat mass is the result of a balance between fat oxidation (“burning” fat) and fat storage while muscle mass is the result of a balance between protein breakdown and protein synthesis. All of these four processes occur in
What will you be thinking when we get to 2019? It’s January and gym are flooded with people determined to get in shape. Yes, losing weight is the most popular New Year’s Resolution, yet only 9.2% feel like
As the holidays are approaching, unfortunately, so is weight gain. It’s no secret that during Christmas holiday people tend to gain a few pounds… or more. Some of those pounds may come from more excessive eating of more
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper.” Have you ever heard this saying? It’s just another myth. It doesn’t matter what time you’re eating. What matters is how much you have
