Documents tagged 'Protein'
Published: 22/07/2008
You may have heard of the Portfolio Diet wherein it has been clinically accepted that increasing the intake of soy based foods can reduce levels of LDL cholesterol as much as some statin drugs.
Well, now it seems that soybeans have another health-giving quality: they also reduce blood...
Published: 22/07/2008
I know protein is good for me, but do I need a supplement? Whey, egg, casein and soy which one protein is right for me and what does each one do?
Lets get the facts straight. Protein exists in virtually everything that moves and makes sounds, or in almost any animal. Primary dietary...
Published: 22/07/2008
What is the best protein powder to buy? I get this question all the time, and really, there is no best protein - many are very good for different reasons! In my opinion, it is futile and possibly detrimental to stick to only one brand for the following reasons:
a) I always recommend...
Published: 22/07/2008
Hard gainers are individuals who train equally hard as other people but somehow fail to make any gains comparable to others. They need a lot more than hard training. Hard gainers need to incorporate many different principles in order to achieve their muscle building ambitions and goals....
Published: 21/07/2008
This has got to be the biggest controversy in modern bodybuilding. Bodybuilders will say you’ve got to consume loads of protein to pack on quality muscle mass and increase strength. Nutrition experts say that you must eat a high carbohydrate diet, particularly complex carbs, to improve...
Published: 21/07/2008
According to the latest statistics, the obesity epidemic continues to grow worldwide and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. An astonishing 59.6% of Australian and New Zealand adults are overweight or obese, while 30% of Australian and New Zealand children are clinically overweight....
Published: 21/07/2008
The ingredients list found on the back or side panel of every commercially available food product - with few exceptions - serves as the consumers best starting point for understanding the real contents of each product. It discloses the ingredients that make up the product, sorted in order...
Published: 21/07/2008
When obesity gets out of hand, unresponsive to dietary, lifestyle and medical interventions, drastic measures are needed to cut down calorie intake. Morbid obesity with a BMI (body mass index, a measure of malnutrition) above 40 kg/m2 is an indication for surgical procedures such as...
Published: 21/07/2008
Youth, it is said, is wasted on the young. Too busy figuring life they hardly take the time to enjoy it. Fortunately, with medical research and scientific progress, lifespans have doubled over the last century. We can now start life at fifty and have another go at youth. Health...
Published: 21/07/2008
Diabetes, which affects more than 6% of the US population or over 18,000,000 people [i], is diagnosed when the body is not creating or effectively utilizing the hormone called insulin. As a result, much-needed energy from sugar, starch, and other sources are not being exploited as...
