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Category: Nutrition

mTOR: A Protein That Controls How Large Your Muscle Grow

mTOR: A Protein That Controls How Large Your Muscle Grow

To build muscle, you have to create the right conditions for hypertrophy to occur. There’s a protein called mTOR that plays an important role in muscle protein synthesis. When this protein is turned on, protein synthesis occurs. Find out how diet and the type of exercise you do influences this protein and makes it easier or harder to build lean body mass.

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Pros and Cons of getting your protein from plant sources

Pros and Cons of Eating Plant-Based Protein

Meat isn’t the only source of protein. Some people, even athletes, meet their requirements exclusively for protein from plant sources. Is this a good idea? This article discusses the pros and cons of plant proteins versus proteins from animal sources.

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How Low Calorie Diets Affect Thyroid Function

How Low Calorie Diets Affect Thyroid Function

You already know that your thyroid is the “master gland” when it comes to controlling your metabolism. Have you ever wondered what effect dieting and calorie restriction has on your thyroid function? Read on and find out why it’s not a good idea to cut calories back too low even if you’re trying to lose weight.

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6 Reasons to Write Down What You Eat

6 Reasons to Write Down What You Eat

Not losing weight despite your best efforts to eat cleanly and exercise? That’s a frustrating problem to have. One of the best ways to find out why is to keep a food journal. Here are six reasons you should write down what you eat and the insights you’ll gain.

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Diet and Heart Health: Minerals You Need for a Healthy Heart

Diet and Heart Health: Minerals You Need for a Healthy Heart

Eating a healthy diet is important for heart health but it’s more than just the types of fats you eat. Micronutrients count when it comes to the health of your heart, especially the mineral composition of your diet. Find out which minerals are most important for the health of your heart and how to get more of them naturally through diet.

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Fatty Fish

Eat This Type of Protein to Live Longer

You need protein in your diet and there are a variety of ways to get it. There are some compelling reasons to get at least a portion of your protein from fatty fish. According to a new study, it could help to prolong your life.

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Some people choose to eat primitive diets based on the idea that hunter-gatherer societies had less heart disease

Primitive Diets: Were Hunter-Gatherers Really Free of Heart Disease?

Some people choose to eat primitive diets based on the idea that hunter-gatherer societies had less heart disease and other chronic diseases common in modern society – but did they really have less evidence of heart disease? A new study calls this into question and offers a possible explanation why heart disease may still have occurred in primitive societies.

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5 Myths about antioxidants and antioxidant supplements you should know about

5 Myths About Antioxidants You Should Know About

Antioxidants have become synonymous with health but lots of myths abound about these free-radical fighters. Here are five antioxidant myths you should know about before biting into your next antioxidant-rich food or taking antioxidant supplements.

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Eat a High-Protein Breakfast to Reduce Nighttime Snacking

Eat a High-Protein Breakfast to Reduce Nighttime Snacking

Does nighttime snacking sometimes undo all of the clean eating you did all day? A new study looks at a way to control those after-hours snack attacks by changing the composition of what you eat for breakfast. Find out more – and discover other ways to control nighttime snacking

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