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Fat to carbohydrate ratio 2007-07-30 11:09:07 High fat diets induce insulin resistance and obesity in rats. Reducing the amount of carbohydrates with a high fat diet reduces the obesity, but not the insulin resistance. A very high fat diet with zero carbohydrates... ...

Cereal grains outperform vegetables 2007-07-27 13:28:46 A small group of women were placed on calorie restricted diets, one emphasizing vegegables and one emphasizing cereal grains. Both groups lost weight, but the group that received the cereal grains achieved 40% better... ...

Ultra-endurance races and body composition 2007-07-24 12:17:19 A multiple stage, ultra-endurance triathlon over 10 days resulted in significant fat loss and no loss of lean body mass, indicating that all of the weight lost was from body fat. The participants lost an average of 3 kg (about 6.6 lbs).... ...

Another look at spot reduction 2007-07-20 12:45:28 It is generally believed that it is impossible to spot reduce. This study used modern measuring techniques to measure subcutaneous fat in trained and untrained arms after resistance training. When measured by skinfold,... ...

Fat oxidation rates 2007-07-17 09:36:10 A small group of obese and non-obese adolescents were tested to determine maximum fat oxidation rates during exercise. Maximum fat oxidation occured at around 58% maximum heart rate. Males had slightly higher fat oxidation at that intensity.... ...

Vitamin C and BMI 2007-07-13 11:38:29 Blood levels of vitamin C are inversely related to BMI, body fat percentage and waist circumference. The study used 500 mg of vitamin C daily. Vitamin C improves insulin sensitivity, which is the likely mechanism of the... ... Vitamin

MCT oil, insulin sensitivity and weight loss 2007-07-08 17:26:20 Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) are metabolized differently than long chain fatty acids. They resist being stored as body fat and easily produce ketones. Subjects receiving 18 grams of MCT oil a day (about 4 teaspoons... a... ...

High protein diet does not improve weight loss results in overweight children 2007-07-03 10:42:42 Overweight children may not achieve better weight loss results by consuming more protein. In this study, the low protein dieters had similar results as the moderate protein dieters. What the researchers called 'high... ... Children

Thyroid levels in obese women 2007-06-28 13:35:32 Free T3, the more powerful of the thyoid hormones, increases with waist circumference.... which may be an adaptive response to the increased bodyweight. Many overweight people think that low thyroid output is the cause of... ...

Food choices and body fat distribution 2007-06-25 11:17:49 As in most developed countries, BMI of Swedish citizens has increased in recent years. Yet, diabetes and heart disease have not increased with BMI...most likely due to less harmful body fat distribution patterns. The... ...