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Why do we crave certain foods?

26 Thursday Mar 2020

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We know this to be true: The more junk food we eat, the more we crave. Because we get addicted to the combination of sugar, salt and fat. Also, junk food is typically highly processed. So it goes through our system like lightning – causing a blood sugar spike, followed by a crash – that makes us crave more junk to get our energy up again.

Well, we’re just finding out that cravings for healthy food work in a similar way. According to the Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University, when people followed a healthy eating plan, they actually started preferring healthier foods. Brain scans were done on study participants before the study – and again 6 months later. And the subjects on the healthy eating program showed reduced activity in the reward center of the brain when they were shown images of junk food… and they had increased brain reward activity when they saw healthy foods, like grilled chicken. The experts say, it’s a conditioned response and we can reverse our cravings by repeatedly exposing ourselves to better foods.

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Even the best of us get gas…

20 Wednesday Jun 2018

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But if yours is out of control, try adding artichokes to your diet.

Researchers found that eating 3 small artichokes a week – or 4 whole artichoke hearts – cuts the risk of intestinal gas by 70%! That’s because artichokes are the only natural source of cynarin – an acid that speeds the breakdown of fats and carbs, so our body absorbs them faster. That means food doesn’t hang out in our digestive tract, fermenting and creating gas. Here’s another fact about cynarin. You can’t taste it, but it causes the next bite of whatever you eat to taste just a little sweeter than it otherwise would. It can even make water taste sweet.

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Why are you gaining weight?

15 Tuesday May 2018

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It may be because you live on a busy, noisy street! According to the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, regular exposure to traffic noise makes us nearly 30% more likely to be overweight. And the risk is even higher if you’re not just hearing cars – but also planes overhead, trains, or road construction.
Because the noise raises our stress levels. And you know that the more cortisol that’s coursing through us, the more we tend to eat, and the more calories we store as fat.
So what can you do if you live in busy, noisy area? The researchers recommend drowning it out with soothing background music – or a white noise machine… or wearing noise-canceling headphones when you’re eating or need to focus.

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Researchers have identified another consequence of obesity:

19 Monday Feb 2018

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Doctors need longer needles to give injections in the rear end. Researchers from the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Dublin found that two-thirds of overweight patients did not get a full dose of medication because a standard size needle wasn’t long enough to penetrate the fat of their buttocks to reach muscle tissue.

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How long do you sit at work?

16 Monday Oct 2017

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According to the Mayo Clinic, we sit for 10 hours a day. And that not only slows our metabolism to a crawl – and raises our risk for blood clots – it makes our rear-ends bigger. In fact, when we sit for too long, it causes the soft tissue in the behind to spread out in 3 directions! Imagine squishing play-doh with your palm, and you get the gist. And when the cells in your rear have all that pressure put on them, they respond by generating more lipids – also known as fat! So things get even bigger back there. To avoid getting more junk in your trunk, stand up and move every hour for at least 2 minutes.

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Margarine and trans-fats

24 Monday Apr 2017

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You know to avoid foods that contain trans fats – like certain margarine products, shortening and some vegetable oils. If they have trans-fats, you’ll see the words “partially hydrogenated oil” in the ingredients. But do you know what you should replace them with? It may surprise you: It’s LARD!
Despite its reputation, ounce for ounce, lard contains more polyunsaturated fats than olive oil – and 20% less saturated fat than butter. And it’s trans-fat-free. That’s according to the USDA. So, if you need to fry or bake – go ahead and use lard.

Once you sip a milkshake, you aren’t likely to stop:

20 Monday Mar 2017

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So what is it that makes a milkshake so irresistible… the sugar, the fat, or the flavor? Researchers at the Seattle VA Medical Center say it’s the sweet stuff. Unlike fat, sugar is rapidly absorbed by the body, and the metabolic effects are immediate. As a result, we want more. The simple solution? Avoid foods with added sugar. Not only will you cut extra calories, but you’ll also be less likely to binge.

Which is better: Ice cream or gelato?

01 Wednesday Feb 2017

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Ounce for ounce, gelato is better. It has fewer calories and less sugar than ice cream. Gelato also has half the fat of ice cream because it’s made with milk, not cream. That’s according to registered dietician Lauren Slayton. Plus, she says ice cream is less filling than gelato! Because it’s not as dense and has more air, so the flavor is less intense than gelato. That’s why people tend to eat MORE ice cream, while they’re likely to be satisfied with less gelato.

Listen to music when you run!

31 Tuesday Jan 2017

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You don’t have to go all out, on every run. In fact, you should take it easy on 4-out-of-5 runs. That means, being able to sing along with your workout playlist between breaths…… Then, for the fifth run, push yourself to the point that you can’t sing. According to the book “80/20 Running,” that’ll help you get faster and fitter, and avoid burning out. Because low intensity runs burn more fat – while high intensity ones burn more calories overall.

Avoid over-exercise!

28 Thursday Apr 2016

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Spending hours on the elliptical, for example, keeps levels of the stress-hormone cortisol elevated, and boosts fat storage. So, try interval training…That’s short bursts of intense exercise, followed by quick cool-downs. Like, running flat-out for 30 seconds, then jogging for two minutes to recover. Research at the University of Western Australia found that 15 to 20 minutes of intervals burned enough calories to help overweight dieters lose a‑pound a week…While 40 minutes of steady exercise resulted in NO weight loss.

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