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Category Archives: Weight loss
Calories: The Great Weight Loss Myth
On the face of it weight loss is a simple enough equation – expend more energy than you consume from food to achieve so called ‘negative energy balance’. Just eat less, exercise more and the resulting energy deficit will force your body to ‘burn’ fat. Cue restrictive diet and endless hours on the elliptical trainer in the gym. Of course eating less and doing some exercise is a great start, but weight control turns out to be a little more complex, which may explain why so many of people find their initial enthusiasm for a weight loss programme quickly tempered … Continue reading
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Is Chocolate Milk the Perfect Recovery Drink?
Whether training for strength, power or endurance, many athletes spend large sums of money on whey protein powders and other recovery products in the belief they are the best option to aid muscle repair and promote recovery between training sessions. However, lowly old skimmed milk is emerging as a low cost alternative – just don’t tell the supplement companies. Additional protein derived from low-fat milk timed immediately after gym workouts and long duration or high intensity endurance training may be valuable in increasing overall intake and providing amino acids at an appropriate time to promote muscle repair. In one study, … Continue reading
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Burn 41% More Fat – Possibly
A sports drink that burns 41% more fat sounds amazing, too good to be true, surely? Well, there’s certainly nothing wrong with the science, but as is often the case in the sports supplement domain, the same perhaps cannot be said for the marketing blurb. So here’s what’s probably going on. One study being quoted by a particular company was a double-blind crossover study, which sounds good, and is indeed a robust design. However, the drink in question was a low calorie, sugar-free drink flavoured with sweeteners and this was compared to another commercially available sports drink containing 6.6% carbohydrate. … Continue reading
