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What can make you eat more fast food and fewer vegetables tomorrow?

14 Friday Aug 2020

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Staying up later tonight. Even an HOUR later! According to Northwestern University researchers, shortchanging our sleep interferes with appetite-regulating hormones, making us crave fatty, high-calorie foods, and throwing off our metabolism. So, before you watch “just one more” episode of the series you’ve been bingeing – remember it could cause a fast food binge the next day.

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Sitting all day can kill your energy.

10 Wednesday Jun 2020

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The fix? Take a brisk 5-minute walk every hour. University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers found people who did so-called “micro-bouts” of exercise felt 31% less tired, more cheerful and more alert all afternoon, compared to those who sat for 6 hours straight, without any breaks. The reason? Because short spurts of activity help offset the stress, reduced metabolism, and energy-draining effects of too much sitting.

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Party wisely!

31 Thursday Oct 2019

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Which is worse: Eating too much at a party – or drinking too much? Even if you’re not driving, drinking too much is a LOT worse. That’s according to registered dietician Stephanie Middleberg. She says, aside from possibly doing things you’ll regret, because drinking impairs your judgment, it also weakens your immune system. So you’re more likely to pick up an infection. Drinking too much at a party will also ruin your sleep. Sure you may sleep heavily at first, but once your body metabolizes the alcohol, your brain will wake up, causing restless sleep. Plus, drinking increases hunger for high-fat foods. So you may end up eating too much anyway. Bottom line: It’s best to limit your food and your alcohol intake at a party.

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Eating red meat can make you hungrier!

29 Monday Jul 2019

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That’s new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. They found that eating foods high in iron, like red meat, increase appetite. Because iron suppresses production of leptin, the “I’m full” hormone. Leptin also slows our metabolism. And know this: Iron is the one mineral that our body can’t eliminate naturally. So, the more iron you ingest, the lower your leptin levels, and the more likely you are to overeat. So if you’re mysteriously gaining weight, try cutting back on red meat.

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Burning fat is as simple as eating fatty fish…

02 Wednesday Jan 2019

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…like wild salmon and sardines, three times a week. According to Kyoto University in Japan, those who eat a diet high in fish – or omega-3 fatty acids – gain up to 25% less body fat than those who don’t consume as much fish. The reason? Fish oil turns our white fat cells – the ones that create our love handles – into brown fat cells. Those are the kind that rev our metabolism and help us burn more calories! So, make fatty fish a bigger part of your diet to lose weight.

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Mayo or mustard?

31 Friday Aug 2018

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If you swap your mayo for mustard you’ll save about 90 calories per tablespoon. And, here’s another reason to make that change… You’ll burn more calories, too. Scientists at England’s Oxford Polytechnic Institute found that one teaspoon of mustard can boost metabolism by up to 25% for several hours afterward. It’s thanks to the spices and phytochemicals in mustard. And the hotter the mustard, the bigger the metabolism boost.

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Don’t eat after 8pm!

13 Friday Jul 2018

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We’ve heard that eating at night leads to weight gain… even if you’re not eating any more than you normally do. So why is that? According to the Autonomous University of Chile, it’s because our bodies have adapted to burn more energy during the day. So as the sun sets, our metabolism naturally slows down, helping us prepare for sleep. That means we’re not processing food as efficiently. And in a study of 5,000 people, those who ate after 8pm had waists that were two inches bigger – even though they ate the same number of calories, and had the same activity levels as those who ate earlier in the day.

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Go ahead – enjoy that coffee!

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Here’s another reason to enjoy your daily coffee, guilt-free: It speeds up your metabolism. Caffeine accelerates the process of thermogenesis by 11% for up to 3 hours – which is how we convert calories into energy. That equals an extra 150 calories burned a day for the average person.

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Do you drink Oolong tea?

23 Monday May 2016

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If it’s tea time, choose Oolong tea. This Chinese staple can keep your cholesterol in check, aid digestion and increase metabolism. In one study, people who sipped oolong tea lost a pound a week without changing anything else!

What’s the absolute best snack you can eat on the job?

05 Thursday May 2016

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Walnuts! That’s according to Dr. Lenore Arab, a disease prevention expert at UCLA. Walnuts also have a good dose of healthy fatty acids – that improve your metabolism and help you feel full. But on top of all that, a big reason why walnuts make a good WORK snack is because of how they affect the brain. According to Dr. Arab’s research, people who eat walnuts outperform non-walnut-eaters in terms of memory, concentration, and “information processing speed.” All you need are 6 or 7 walnuts a day to get a mental edge over your coworkers and improve your overall health.

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