Carbohydrate-Guide

A recent South Korean study points to black soy beans as a way to control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels and help in prevention of diabetes. Lab rats were encourage to pig out on a fatty diet which was supplemented with black soya. Results were startling… Lead researcher Shin Joung Rho of Hanyang University in Seoul [...]

If you’re into exercise and in particular supplementing your exercise with protein there is a long standing argument as to which protein supplement gives better results, soy of whey. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Evansville says it appears they are equal. Researchers at the Southern Indiana campus have been experimenting for years [...]

One of the best tools in the fight against weight is to keep track of the food you are eating. One of the problems is time, as in who has the time to log everything? Here’s a clever new trip that just might make everything a lot easier to maintain a food log, your cameraphone. [...]

Most people know how much they weight. In fact, most s lot of people can tell you how many calories, how much fat, or how many carbohydrates they eat. However, when asked how much fiber do you eat most people respond with a blank stare. Truth is, we simply do not know how much fiber we [...]

Most would agree the best thing to drink when you exercise is water. You drink during exercise to provide water that can be used for sweat. Water is your best choice because it moves through your stomach rapidly and it is less likely to increase urine production. Popular sports drinks add carbohydrates and electrolytes which only [...]

According to a new cola company Celsius they have developed a soft drink that increases metabolism on average 12% for up to a 3 hour period. Coined as the world’s first “thermogenic” calorie-burning soft drink Celsius not only burns calories it also according to the company provides an energy boost. Here is a statement directly off [...]

It is common knowledge that eating refined carbohydrates is not a healthy choice. It’s a little difficult to escape given the prevalence of refined foods in our modern diets, they are everywhere. Now a study out of the journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Mile Markers, and Prevention shows evidence of a link between the eating of [...]

Antioxidants called flavanols are found in not only in cocoa but in wine and teas also. Flavanols can help improve circulation and general heart health. Now the American Association for the Advancement of Science has released information indicating that flavanols hae been shown to increase the flow of blood to the brain. It was found [...]