Snacking Interferes with Weight Loss

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

Postmenopausal overweight and obese women who snacked between breakfast and lunch during a calorie-restriction weight loss program lost less weight than those who did not snack. This study demonstrates that snacking, at a minimum, creates metabolic inefficiency. Of course, snacking in conjunction with calorie excess is killing Americans at and early age and causing rampant disease. This is more data supporting the Five Rules of The Leptin Diet – rules you should live by for optimal health.

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Low Fiber Sets Teens On the Path of Metabolic Disease

Sunday, November 27, 2011  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

A new study analyzing the diets of American teens has shown that low fiber intake is the key factor associated with the development of the metabolic syndrome (expanding waistline, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar), placing them on the path for cardiovascular disease. Not surprisingly to me, but apparently troubling for dieticians, foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat were not linked to developing metabolic disease in this study.

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Green Tea as a Potent Weight Loss Nutrient

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

The scientific community now widely accepts that green tea is a powerful tool to improve metabolism in a way that is supportive of weight loss. Numerous human studies over the past decade have proved the point. I have reviewed these in two earlier articles, The Effects of Green Tea on Weight Management and Green Tea Extract Supports Weight Loss.  Scientists are continuing to unravel exactly how green tea works its magic and several new studies shows that it activates genes associated with fat burning while also helping to reduce absorption of fat from the digestive tract.

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