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5 Everyday Snacks to Keep the Weight Off

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

This post presented by Katrina Robinson

It’s a fact: in order to lose weight, you have to eat. Eating frequently speeds up your metabolism and helps you to burn calories faster. But what are you supposed to do when you’re down to your goal weight and want to maintain?

Snack healthily. By snacking throughout the day, you’re keeping your metabolism at a high rate and also providing yourself with the energy you need to exercise and go about your day. Here are five common snacks that are ideal for keeping that weight (that you struggling so hard to lose) off.

1. Snacks high in protein are great for taking the edge off your hungry. Try apple with peanut butter.

2. Dairy products such as yogurt have shown in studies to help men and women maintain their weight.

3. Stay simple and fresh with fruits and veggies such as celery sticks, berries, baby carrots, etc.

4. Flashback to your childhood and eat cereal in front of cartoons…But with one big difference: High fiber cereals actually taste good nowadays! Eat a bowl of high fiber cereal with skim milk for a nutritious and filling snack.

5. Indulge in you craving for salt with popcorn. Did you know that a lot of popcorn brands are now offering 100-calorie portions? It’s just enough to curb your hunger but not enough to make you feel guilty about it afterwards.

These are just five of my favorite healthy snacks that help me stick to my goal weight. Which ones work for you?

Katrina Robinson is a guest writer who writes for Oxy-Powder.

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How to Lose Weight Fast

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

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“The pants do not you go? Do you have some extra pounds? Want to lose the belly? We know that rapid weight loss is difficult but not impossible if you have that discipline and organization. Once you have your taxes and you make sure you follow a plan, a matter of mentalizarte and be lost kilos alone.

Here, however, is not a question of miracles. If you plan to buy a miraculous machine that you have sold TV will be enough to lose weight, is forgetting the case. The task of losing weight fast should be approached as a change in your life again, a new organization of schedules and new healthy habits.

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Leads us to eat less (II)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

lose weightAlso a handful of researchers in the study of long-term impact, he oversaw a group of about 50 adults who had been doing calorie restriction diets for at least a decade.

“Most are middle-aged, but have the cardiovascular profile of a teenager,” he said.

Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and insulin levels are low, while all the so-called “good” cholesterol remains high, he said. Diabetes and cancer rates have fallen too.

Studies published earlier this year point to another, specifically related to age and benefits.

One shows that reducing caloric intake by 20 percent reduces damage to DNA and RNA oxidation caused by half, compared with control groups.

Oxidative damage to DNA, proteins and other cellular building blocks are accumulated over time and are believed to be one of the main drivers of population aging.

A second study by Fontana, published in July in Aeging Cell, shows that a combination of reduced calories and limit your intake of protein reduces the levels of insulin-like growth factor, commonly known as IFG-1. (more…)

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Our waist determines our risk of life (II)

Monday, March 29th, 2010

This article is continued, “Our waist determines our risk of life.”

Professor Elio Riboli, from Imperial College London, said: “We were surprised to see that the size of the waist have a powerful effect on people’s health and premature death.

“There are many simple and individual characteristics that may increase a person’s risk of premature death in this measure, regardless of smoking and drinking.”

He added: “The good news is that you do not need an expensive test and wait ages for the result and evaluate this aspect of health is as simple as measuring your hip and waist size. (more…)

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Why the Chinese are so thin?

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

What makes the Chinese people to be thin?, Is it because of genes?, “A more active lifestyle?.

The British author Lorraine Clissold discovered what the Chinese remains weak, despite plenty to eat, great food, while the British and Americans are suffering with mild salad and still fail to lose weight.

Interviewed from his home in North Yorkshire, Clissold gives the definitive answer to the secret surprise Chinese saying: the traditional Chinese diet, is supported by a strong cultural background and keen humor.

Why the Chinese do not add calories, it’s a stimulating analysis of what makes the Chinese diet, based on knowledge of Clissold, who lived 10 years in Beijing as a Chinese cooking teacher and host of a program kitchen closed circuit television, it is likely that many readers review their lifestyle and eating habits.

Although not common in his diet book also includes recipes and tips to readers of other cultures, so they can incorporate some of the healthy aspects of the Chinese diet in their lives.

The writer provides several concepts of why the Chinese diet is so healthy, from what you really eat their attitudes toward food. (more…)

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Children Obesity

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The neck arteries in obese children and adolescents, have a look similar to people age 45 years, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008.

A saying goes: “You are as old as his arteries”, which means that the state of your arteries is more important than their actual age in the evolution of heart disease and stroke, “said Geetha Raghuveer, professor of pediatrics at the University Kansas City Missouri School of Medicine and cardiologist at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

“We found that the condition of the arteries of these children is more typical of a person 45 years of age, when someone their own age.”

The researchers used ultrasound to measure the thickness of the walls of the neck (carotid) arteries that supply blood to the brain. (more…)

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Why the Chinese are so thin? (IV)

Friday, March 19th, 2010

This article is continued, “Why the Chinese are so thin?”

The author in his research that the Chinese eat 30% of calories more than the western population, with the difference being 20% thinner, based on a survey of T. Colin Campbell in China, authors of a major study which assessed the diet and its relation to disease.
A study in China based on the idea that the Chinese are thinner due to a more active lifestyle, defined by consuming more calories to maintain that lifestyle.

In fact, to establish this point, the study compared a group less active in the Chinese, like office workers who have a sedentary lifestyle, with a group of average Americans moderately active.

However, although in the Study of China was praised how fed rural Chinese, the old fashioned way or with the knowledge of balance or feeding called Yin-Yang, respecting the combination of 5 flavors and 5 colors, etc.., is to take into account the existence of a latent danger that is the modernization of China.

Which would bring the Chinese to move away from its own traditional food, culture away from their accumulated knowledge and ancient practices unfortunately incur other Western food consumption Snacking (fast food), purchase of processed foods and empty calories etc.., leading inexorably to the Western industrialized world diseases such as cancer, diabetes and obesity.

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Losing weight is easier when we pay for it

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Losing weight is easier when there’s money involved, according to U.S. researchers, the realization of rewards programs for weight loss, with money involved, is a powerful incentive to lose weight, compared with more conventional approaches.

Dr. Kevin Volpp, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was looking for an effective way to treat obesity, a growing problem that has serious health risks.

The researchers say that in many programs for weight loss, people are rewarded for sacrifice to the future, “We wanted to create a reward system but for the present,” said Volpp, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Volpp and colleagues studied two types of incentive programs for weight loss, one was a lottery in which participants are involved and are allowed to collect their winnings if they can target with your weight loss. (more…)

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Losing weight is easier when we pay for it (II)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

This article is continued, “Losing weight is easier when we get paid for it.”

In the method of a deposit contract, where participants invest a small amount of your own money, they would lose at the end of the month if not achieved their goals, this group also would have a bonus if they met their goal.

“The only thing is that only receive their reward at the end of the month if their weight was below the stated goal for the month,” said Volpp.

Control groups all had a goal to lose 16 pounds (7.26 kg) after four months and people with the incentive lost much more weight than those who had paid for their efforts, reaching half of the participants in each group meeting.

People in the lottery program earned a total of $ 378.49 and lost about 13 pounds (5.9 kg), while people who participated in the deposit system was $ 272.80 and the loss was 14 pounds (6.35 kg). (more…)

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Burning Calories

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Burning CaloriesDespite the low wear of mental energy and work, students who participated in the study consumed 23.6 percent more calories after the intellectual tasks.

The researchers found that the stress of thinking caused great thinkers over more calories.

The research team, supervised by Dr. Angelo Tremblay, measured the spontaneous food intake of 14 students after each of the three tasks.

The first was a relaxation session at the position, the second reading and summarizing a text and finally completing a series of tests on the computer of memory, attention and vigilance.

After 45 minutes on each activity, participants were invited to eat all they wanted from the buffet.

Researchers have discovered that each session of intellectual work requires only three calories more than the rest period.

However, despite the low expenditure of mental energy in the work, the students spontaneously consumed 203 more calories after summarizing a text and 253 more calories after the computer tests. (more…)

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