You have surely heard some of them before – there is something special about them – they simply won’t go away. If you’re new to dieting, it’s easy to fall for the myths. Fitness myths can make achieving
Genetically modified foods (GMOs) are a controversial topic, but if you look at the data instead of the newspaper headlines, it becomes pretty obvious that fear of GMOs is just another superstition driven by the “natural is better”
Sugar. We hear so much about it. Are all sugars bad for us? White sugar? Brown sugar? Added sugar? Natural sugar? Should you avoid it all? This longer article breaks down the science! Understanding Sugar Molecules To understand
In today’s study the researchers tackle obesity in a new way. The intention was to try a focused fat loss program on study participants and look at the effects on body composition, lean mass (muscle, more or less)
Do you feel like you need a cleanse? Even if you do, you are wasting your money if you’re buying expensive “detox” products? Let’s look at the science, with team EBT member Maria Ekblom! Cleansing foods or detox
Glutamine is a supplement claimed to increase performance. Does it really? Let’s look into the science. Glutamine is an Amino Acid Proteins are made of 20 different amino acids, and glutamine is one of the so called non-essential
Amino Acids Proteins are made up of smaller units called amino acids. There are 20 different amino acids – 11 non-essential, those that the body can produce on its own, and 9 essential, the ones the body can’t
Nowadays it’s generally accepted to eat 3 main meals daily and have a few snacks between them. Some athletes and bodybuilders preach eating 5 meals per day, but is this rule of thumb beneficial for the average gym-goer
It’s time for another look into the potential effects of intermittent fasting. This time it is the “leangains” method that is up for scrutiny, and it seems to hold up really well. How does intermittent fasting affect muscle
We have previously written an introduction about what sugar is and what routes it takes in our body. Now it is time to look into what sugar does to our body in the long run. When we speak
