50 articles on "carbohydrate"

How to Curb Those Carbohydrate Cravings!

How to Curb Those Carbohydrate Cravings! by: Kim BeardsmoreAs a weight loss mentor it never ceases to amaze me how people inadvertently set themselves up for a huge snack attack mid afternoon. For many, the set up is so complete that it is almos...

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7 Reasons Low Carb Diets are Wrong

7 Reasons Low Carb Diets are Wrong by: Charles Remington The human body is designed to run best on a certain type and balance of fuel. Unfortunately the latest low-carbohydrate fad diets are not fuel that the human body was designed to run on. L...

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Carbohydrates: Why Size Matters

Carbohydrates: Why Size Matters by: Laura Turner If I collected a dime for each time I’ve seen or heard the word “carbohydrate” - or picked up a book on the subject, for that matter - I’d be a wealthy woman. And of course we’ve all hea...

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Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 5

Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 5 by: Tracie Johanson With the popularity of low-carb diets today, most of us have at one time or another considered cutting carbs. In this series of articles we have discussed 'low-carbing' and whether or not ...

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Mad Carb Disease! Not All Carbohydrates in Foods Are Bad

Mad Carb Disease! Not All Carbohydrates in Foods Are Bad by: Kim Beardsmore Whether you're trying to lose weight or just want to eat healthier, you may be confused by the news you're hearing about carbohydrates. With so much attention ...

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Carb Loading For Sport, Not For General Health

Carbohydrate loading is a concept that both athletes and the general pubic know of. This is largely due to the marketing of carbohydrate based products such as whole grains, sugary snack foods and sports drinks being the champion or elite sports perf...

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How to Enhance Your Hair Growth

Hair is essentially a dead protein and thus to maintain a healthy hairline you should take adequate amount of proteins in your diet. Amino acids are the main constituents of proteins. Five kinds of amino acids are needed for hair growth namely, methi...

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Creating An Anabolic State That Supports Muscle Growth

You can only build muscle if your body is in the correct anabolic balance to allow growth to take place. Intensive exercise is clearly an important part of the muscle building process but achieving the maximum muscle mass depends on putting the build...

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What is the Glycemic Index

Over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification system. It has been learned that it is impossible to predict the impact on blood glucose levels by certain foods, instead peo...

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Staying Healthy on a Low Carbohydrate Diet

Staying Healthy on a Low Carbohydrate Diet by: Marjorie GeiserIt is estimated that about 32 million Americans are following some type of low carbohydrate diet. This is the result of fad diet authors claiming that carbohydrates are the cause for ...

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