Recipe: Peach and Berry Compote
A simple topping or fruity dessert. Compote or compôte is a dessert originating from medieval Europe, made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. It is created by boiling…
Myth: Eating Breakfast Helps You Lose Weight
Breakfast will not help you lose weight. Wait, did I just say that. Yes, I did. If you drift back to another article…
Research: Resistant dextrin may assist with weight loss
Resistant dextrin may improve insulin resistance and assist with weight loss.
Recently, I have noticed a new ingredient in many of the cereals I eat. The additive is a compound called resistant dextrin. Dextrin is a soluble gummy substance or prebiotic that is obtained by hydrolysis of starch, used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and dietary supplements. Resistant dextrins are a class of soluble fiber isolated from wheat or corn that is believed to reduce the glycemic response and promote satiety. Dextrins are also believed to also improve insulin resistance and assist in the management of type 2 diabetes. It is hypothesized to absorb water and should expand the gut and reduce your appetite, but there is limited evidence that prebiotics improves insulin resistance or reduce weight.
Research: Dieting Actually Improves Your Mood
Just say no to being hangry. I know you have experienced it. You start a new diet and now you are both angry from…
Research: Fat and metabolically health vs. lean and metabolically unhealthy.
Fat but healthy: is it a real thing? I cannot count the number of times that a patient or family member has said that…
Myth: Eating Breakfast Helps You Lose Weight
Breakfast will not help you lose weight. Wait, did I just say that. Yes, I did. If you drift back to another article…
Recipe: Healthier Peaches and Cream Smoothie
A breakfast smoothie that is the right way to start your day. This Peaches and Cream Breakfast Smoothie is made with juicy peaches, milk, and has enough…
Myth: Slow Weight Loss is Way to Go
Gradual weight loss is not better than losing weight quickly. Imagine you are 10-20 pounds lighter. You no longer had to spend 30 minutes…
Research: Avoid food from commercials.
Food Commercials Focus on Selling Food and Not on Your Health. Every commercial we see on TV is directed at the sale of a…
Research: Substantial fat loss may lower risk of heart disease in normal weight individuals
Substantial fat loss reduces inflammatory markers for cardiometabolic disease in normal-weight individuals
I know after reading the title, you are asking yourself the question “How can someone be of normal-weight and safely lose body fat?” The question is can someone be of normal-weight and still have too much fat and the answer is absolutely “yes”. If you have a low amount of muscle mass and are very inactive, you will accumulate fat in the midsection and around your organs. This is called viceral fat or central obesity and the accumulation of fat, especially in visceral area, is consider to be a significant risk factor for several chronic diseases such as diabetes type 2 and heart disease.