Category: Diet
Exercise and low-carb diet combo excellent way to lose weight
Burning a couple of hundred kcal extra a day by exercising more is a great way to lose weight. Reducing the amount of carbohydrates in your food is a [...]
Weight loss: faster and healthier with 2 meals a day than with 6
Slimming goes better with two large meals a day than with six smaller meals researchers at the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine in P [...]
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier Strength training will result in more muscle mass when combined with a protein-rich diet. Nothing n [...]
Same amount of protein at every meal gives optimal muscle synthesis
Most people cram most of their daily protein into their evening meal, and consume relatively little protein at breakfast and lunch. If all three m [...]
Bodybuilders manage twenty percent more reps with beetroot juice
Beetroot juice is not only a good supplement for endurance athletes. Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can train more intensively by adding b [...]
Achieve better performance on low-carb diet by using L-carnitine
Athletes on a low-carbohydrate diet may benefit – in the first few weeks at least – from taking a supplement containing the amino acid L-carnitine. T [...]
Aronia berries reduce belly fat
If you eat a hefty portion of aronia berries every day, your fat reserves will decrease and your muscle mass may increase. You could draw this con [...]
Lose three kg in three months without dieting: Chitosan
A new synthetic form of chitosan helps people to lose 1 kg weight a month, and researchers from India have written about it in Nutrition Journal. Th [...]
Why pistachio nuts work in a weight-loss diet
If you are trying to lose weight by following a not-too-strict diet, a bowl of salty snacks can undermine your success. Pistachio nuts are a better c [...]
Strength training works even with a low protein intake
If you do weight training, nothing helps you more than making sure you have a high-protein diet. So that's that you might think. But what happens if [...]
Getting enough sleep gives better diet results
Your fat percentage is too high; you reduce your calorie intake and you hope and pray that you retain lean body mass and lose as much fat as possibl [...]
Cup of green tea with a meal makes it easier to eat less
You stay the same weight but you'd actually like to lose just a small amount. Not a lot, just a little – so that your excess fat just melts away wit [...]
Protein shake before bed stimulates muscle growth
Many athletes like to consume a last protein shake just before turning in for the night. This provides their muscles with extra amino acids while they [...]
Weight loss through exercise is better for your bones than dieting
If you have a choice between losing weight by doing more exercise and losing weight by eating less, then the first option is best, for a number of rea [...]
Shake containing 20g whey protein makes weight loss diet easier
Athletes who do weight training and want to lose weight can keep their appetite under control – and therefore also increase the chance of their weight [...]
