Many people want to lose belly fat and reduce their stomach size. Recent research has shown that, not only is belly fat unsightly, but that it makes people more prone to certain illnesses. Apparently, being overweight is not healthy but having excess fat around the mid-section is especially bad.
So how can you lose that belly fat to make you look, feel and be healthier? One thing you should realize is that targeting your stomach or midsection when it comes to exercising is not going to make you lose fat any faster. Doing sit-ups or crunches, for example, will give you more endurance and make the muscles stronger, but it won’t cause you to lose fat. T
It was one of the moments of television-watching where I thought maybe my eyes were playing a trick on me, but then I saw the commercial for KFC’s new Double Down Chicken Sandwich and I realized this was no cruel joke.
This jaw-dropping concoction from the fast-food chicken chain points to why in this country we have our current obesity epidemic. This sandwich (if you can call it that) is two Original Recipe fried chicken filets stacked on top of each other with a slice of pepper jack cheese, a slice of Swiss cheese, two slices of bacon and the Colonel’s secret sauce. No bun. The fried chicken is the bun. Just
What do the H1N1 flu, pork, and Swine flu have in common? Not much according to the CDC and the struggling Pork Industry.
The industry have been facing the back lash of the public and the media inappropriately labeling the H1N1 Flu outbreak as “Swine Flu.”
It all apparently started in a small town in Mexico when a person contracted a virus from a pig, and then this virus mutated and began to spread from person to person, or so we were told by the media. But, is this how it really happened?
Now that extensive genetic testing has been performed on the virus, it has been shown to have human, bird, and pig genetic markers, so it is unclear exactly how it was first transmitted.
Caloric Density, Glycemic Load, and Saturated Fat: Key Players In Diabetes Reversal
Ready to take your diabetes reversal nutrition knowledge to new heights of sophistication? Hold on to your hats, we’re about to take off!!
Different eating strategies work for diabetes reversal by reducing “Caloric Density”, “Glycemic Load” and/or “Saturated Fat”. Let’s see why these three concepts are so important to understanding diabetes reversal.
Caloric density, as many already know, refers to how many calories are packed into a given amount of food, and allows us to compare different foods. What has more calories–an ounce of carrots or an ounce of hot fudge? Obviously the hot fudge! Continue reading…