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

31 Thursday Mar 2022

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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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Chronic stress can trigger weight gain.

16 Wednesday Jun 2021

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Because stress slows our metabolism to a crawl. A study from the University of Florida found chronic stress boosts production of betatrophin, a protein that inhibits an enzyme that breaks down fat. And that makes us burn about 14 fewer calories every hour. That may not sound like much, but do that day-in, day-out, and stress could cause you to gain 11 pounds in a year.

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Is your diet no longer working? Give this a try!

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

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Dieters, if you’ve hit a weight loss plateau, try going OFF your diet for 2 weeks. That advice comes from the International Congress on Obesity. They found that people who switched on and off from a diet plan lost more weight than those who continuously dieted. That’s because intermittent dieting prevents your metabolism from slowing down too much – which usually happens when you cut back on calories. So try 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off, then keep going back and forth.

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Here’s a fact about metabolism:

19 Monday Apr 2021

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It slows down as we age because we naturally lose muscle mass. So you may have burned 2‑thousand calories a day just existing at age 20. But by age 40, you’re burning 80 calories less. That may not sound like much. But if you don’t burn off 80 more calories every day – or eat 80 fewer calories – you’ll pack on 8 extra pounds in a year.

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

14 Friday Aug 2020

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Sitting all day can kill your energy.

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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…

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

Chronic stress can trigger weight gain.

Is your diet no longer working? Give this a try!

Here’s a fact about metabolism:

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

Sitting all day can kill your energy.

Party wisely!

Eating red meat can make you hungrier!

Burning fat is as simple as eating fatty fish…

Mayo or mustard?