Eating For Health

How many people do you know who are on a diet?   All of us have relatives or friends that are always bragging about the latest diet they are trying.   Juicing is now in.   I have many relatives that are buying their juicers and lots of fruits and vegetables.    At least this diet craze packs a nutrition punch rather than taking foods and nutrients out of one’s diet as many fad diets do.   But rarely do we hear, “I need to lose weight so I am pumping up my exercise.”   I like my desserts and I like to eat so rather than diet I try to hit the gym, walk, bicycle and up my exercise.   This method seems to be supported by the latest research which indicates many overweight people aren’t overeating but under-exercising.   Stanford University researchers noted the strong correlation between the rise in obesity to the significant drop in time spent exercising.   They didn’t find Americans are eating more but they did find many of us are...

If you want to shed some pounds and some body fat should you lift weights or go for the aerobic classes?   Well new studies indicate the aerobic exercise is the best way to burn off the fat.   Researchers at Duke University compared the effects of aerobic exercise versus resistance training on body fat in overweight and obese adults ( Journal of Applied Physiology ). Many professionals have recommended both aerobic exercise and resistance training for weight loss:   Aerobic exercise to burn calories and fat and resistance training to build and maintain muscle mass which also increases a person’s metabolic rate.   In this study, 234 participants were overweight or obese (119 participants completed the study).   Researchers divided them into one of three exercise groups:                              ...