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A new study reveals that extreme carbohydrate and fat restrictions may impact life expectancy. This research reveals the importance of balance and moderation in dietary habits for long-term health.
Nuts contain fat, but the types of fats they contain are the heart-healthy variety. Plus, they contain antioxidants that support heart and blood vessel health. Here’s what you should know about the fat in nuts.
What you eat plays a big role in how you feel. You’ll avoid fatigue and hunger if you eat in a way that keeps your blood sugar balanced. In this article, you’ll discover what foods to choose and which to avoid to minimize glucose spikes.
Do you use olive oil for preparing foods? If so, you might not be getting the full health benefits that extra-virgin olive oil offers. Here’s why.
What cooking oil do you cook with? Extra-virgin olive oil works well for low-temperature cooking and it’s one of the healthiest options available. However, when you’re taking foods to higher temperatures, this is one of the healthiest cooking oil alternatives – and you’re probably not using it.
Your cells depend on a steady supply of energy, when you exercise and even when you’re not. It gets that energy mainly from carbohydrates and fats. There’s a phenomenon called metabolic flexibility that affects how easily your body can switch between these fuel sources. Find out why this is important.
Macronutrients – you know what they are but are you eating a balanced array? This article discusses the three macronutrients, why each is important, and how cutting back on a particular macronutrient works against you.
Saturated fat has been a source of recent controversy. Once believed to be a major contributor to heart disease, the evidence that they’re heart unhealthy is weakening. Also, not all saturated fats have the same effects on the body, plant-based ones, for example, may have some unexpected benefits. This article discusses saturated fat and the role it plays in health and heart disease.
Should you count calories or focus more on the quality of what you’re eating when trying to lose weight? This article discusses the importance of diet quality and why not all calories are created equal when it comes to staying lean and healthy.
Feeling hungry isn’t a prerequisite for losing weight. In fact, if you feel hungry most of the time you’re doing something wrong. In this article, you’ll discover seven ways to not feel hungry when you’re trying to lose weight.
Are you still avoiding fats out of fear it’s not good for you? You need a certain amount of healthy fat in your diet. Here are five reasons not to fear dietary fat and how to make sure you’re choosing the right type.
Trans fats are still common in processed foods of all sorts: cookies, pastries and snack food are likely to contain them. Regulations say that trans fat should be listed as an ingredient in the US, but foods which were already in production before 2006 are not covered. So a label might not state ‘trans fat’ in those words. The words to watch for are ‘hydrogenated’ and ‘partly hydrogenated’.
