Fitness Factoids: Volume 22
Portable Sensor Able to Detect When The Body Is Burning Fat
How much stress would be relieved during contest prep if you were able to determine exactly when your body is, and is not, burning fat? A new device is in the process of being developed that will have the ability to tell you immediately when your body is burning fat.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 21
Eating Nuts Cuts Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
A new study published in the journal I BMC Medicine has shown that people who eat nuts can reduce their risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. The meta-analysis compiled data of over 7,000 patients compared the effects of a normal Mediterranean diet, a Mediterranean diet in which participants ate extra fat from nuts and olive oil, and a control group that followed a low-fat diet.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 20
Too Much Sugar Can Cause Heart Failure
A study published by The Journal of the American Heart Association has found that consuming just one molecule of a glucose metabolite known as glucose phosphate 6 (GP6) can lead to improper heart function. People consuming diets high in sugars and refined carbohydrates are most likely to build up high levels of GP6, leading to cardiac distress.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 19
High Glycemic Foods Trigger Additive Response In The Brain
A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that consuming high glycemic foods triggers a response in the brain similar to that of substance abuse. The study, which was conducted by the Harvard Medical School, found that rapidly digested carbohydrates such as sugar, potatoes, and white bread stimulate regions in the brain involved in hunger, cravings, and addiction.
Fitness Factoids:Volume 18
Six Meals Per Day Reduces Abdominal Fat
A study conducted by Skidmore College in New York has determined that high protein diets along with increased meal frequency reduce abdominal fat. Researchers set out to test the effects of whether traditional diets of 15% protein were as effective at burning fat as a high protein diets that contained 35% protein. Researchers also tested to see if distributing protein intake over six meals per-day was more effective than the traditional three-squares.
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