Do you know what “muscovado” is?
How about “treacle”? Or how about “saccharose”? I didn’t either. They are all sneaky words for sugar. Yup. And, food manufacturers are getting more and more creative with their names for sugar as consumers are trying to avoid the dangerous white stuff.
Medium read :: A great explanation on why our minds making eating clean or fasting more challenging than it should be
Mass General (along with a few collaborators) published the results of a simulation they conducted in August of 2021. In the paper they published on this micro-simulation in Circulation they found that by cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests, etc.) could be prevented.
Why isn’t the whole world fasting? This article by James Clear, best-selling author, explains why facts don’t change our minds or create action.
Fasting and Milkshakes :: This Yale study shows us that what we believe and tell ourselves about the food we consume not only impacts how we experience it, but it actually influences how full we feel.
In the spirit of Independence Day, this week we’re discussing an article related to the effects of vinegar on glucose metabolism. Although research is still ongoing, the data provided shows promise in allowing for more freedom to have carbs! In this article published in the journal Clinical Nutrition, authors reviewed current and ongoing research related to these therapeutic effects of vinegar (also known as acetic acid).
One compartment (the way he describes it) means Calories In – Calories Out and he believes this to be an oversimplification that distorts our understanding of how we actually store and release fat (we agree!) This is why the Biggest Loser & Calories In Calories Out (CICO) doesn’t work (and patients return to previous weights after ~6 mo.)
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