The glycemic index is a measurement of the impact of a particular food on blood glucose levels. The glycemic load takes it a step further by also including portion sizes in the calculation. Neither index faired that well in this…
The association of breast cancer with weight gain is well established. It now appears that the timing of the weight gain and body fat distribution may be a better predictors that weight gain by itself. Women that gained their weight…
Astaxanthin is the potent antioxidant in salmon and shellfish that makes them pink. Mice given astaxanthin prior to exercise had increased endurance and increased fat utilization. This resulted in reduced fat accumulation. Eating salmon is the best way to get…
Quiting smoking results in weight gain that increases leptin and decreases ghrelin. Both of these changes reduce hunger, so the weight gain appears to be self limiting. Apparently, elevated dopamine and norepinephrine are a major signaling mechanism for appetite while…