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Eat to Run

February 27, 2009 Diet & Fitness

If you consider yourself a dedicated runner, then you may want to take a second look at the amount of calories you consume per day. Serious runners need to eat…lots. The sad truth is that most runners simply don’t eat enough causing fatigue and serious physical problems. While most people may be avoiding carbohydrates, as [...]

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Low Carbohydrate Diet

February 13, 2009 Weight Loss

There are advantages and disadvantages in implementing a low carbohydrate intake. It is helpful for you to realize what they are in order to be able to use the strategy to your favor in achieving fat and weight loss permanently. Advantages -Low Carbohydrate High Protein Increases Metabolic Rate. Due to protein’s high thermic value, LC [...]

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High vs. Low Carbohydrate Intake

February 13, 2009 Diet & Fitness

Which one is right for you? Which one should you adopt in your nutrition and aerobic/exercise/workout? The debate about whether it is more beneficial to have a low carbohydrate or high carbohydrate intake is the subject of confusion and controversy. The best way to evaluate this supposed dilemma caused by several diet and fitness experts [...]

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Types of Carbohydrates

February 13, 2009 Diet & Fitness

Eating the right type of carbohydrate is very important for our health. There are two basic types of carbohydrates – simple and complex carbohydrates which are further broken down into starchy and fibrous carbohydrates, refined and natural carbohydrates, high glycemic and low glycemic carbohydrates. Just like proteins and fats, there are also types of carbohydrates [...]

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Post Workout Meal Nutrition – What to eat after a workout

May 28, 2008 Body Building

You finished your workout and feel hungry. Your gut feeling tells you that you should not eat right away so that your body can burn more fat, but the truth is the first meal you eat after a workout is probably the most important meal of the day – especially if you are into nutrition [...]

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