Tag: protein
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It’s Not Enough to “Eat Less” Here is some food for thought: — Do you know anyone who grew up with good, concrete information about food, the nutrition different foods contain, and how much of which are healthful amounts? — Do you sleep enough? — Do you get the CDC recommended levels of exercise? — Do…
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What Does 20 Grams of Protein Look Like? Counting calories is one of the toughest things to learn — there’s lots to know (like all the ingredients in a food), and most people are frankly terrible at estimating quantities. It helps to memorize the highlights of a few of the foods you eat frequently, and…
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There’s Lots of Bad Information Out There This image shows a note sent home from a daycare program to explain that the child’s home-made lunch was insufficient, and reminding the parent that there is a charge whenever the school supplements an insufficient home lunch. There’s just a couple of problems: the lunch was sufficient, and…
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Is there a wrong way to exercise, or approach fitness? Sure. There are a three common wrong ways to approach eating and exercise. 1. Shortchanging yourself on nutrition, particularly by eating too little overall or by eating too little protein. This can cause your body to try to compensate for the lack of balanced nutrition…
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What’s Better – Eating Less or Moving More? So you want to lose weight (or rather, lose fat), and you’re looking for the perfect program. You’re seeing claims like “abs are made in the kitchen” and “exercise doesn’t cause weight loss” and lots of citations. How can this be? These are simplifications. Most people underestimate…