Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Brisk Walking
New research suggests that walking briskly longer will give you all of the health benefits of running.
The surprising findings, published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, found that a regular brisk long walking routine helps lower the risk of hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes just as much as running — as long as you’re covering the same distance (this study looked at total exercise amount, or intensity multiplied by time).
Researchers found that mile for mile, walking and running offer similar heart-health benefits. While the advantage to running is that you log more miles in less time, walking may be more sustainable; it is easier on the knees and more convenient too.
The surprising findings, published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, found that a regular brisk long walking routine helps lower the risk of hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes just as much as running — as long as you’re covering the same distance (this study looked at total exercise amount, or intensity multiplied by time).
Researchers found that mile for mile, walking and running offer similar heart-health benefits. While the advantage to running is that you log more miles in less time, walking may be more sustainable; it is easier on the knees and more convenient too.
Monday, June 17, 2013
"Good" Fats
Most experts agree: Don’t be afraid of good fats, like nuts or olive oil, which can help you feel full and eat fewer calories throughout the day.
In your quest to improve your diet or lose a few pounds, you do not have to reach for fat-free or reduced-fat products, and worry they contain other things that aren’t healthful. While light products may contain less fat or fewer calories, we tend to eat more of them because they don’t fill us up. A new study explains why: Natural oils and fats can help regulate your appetite by making you feel full. And extra virgin olive oil may be the best of the bunch.
When researchers supplemented volunteers’ diets with olive oil, rapeseed, butter or lard, they found that olive oil filled people up the most. Compared to people in the other groups, no one in the olive oil group gained weight or body fat over the three-month period. When food manufacturers take naturally occurring fats out of products like peanut butter, they have to adjust the flavor, often by adding more sugar, which can actually stimulate the appetite. What’s more, you miss out on the beneficial monounsaturated fats.
In your quest to improve your diet or lose a few pounds, you do not have to reach for fat-free or reduced-fat products, and worry they contain other things that aren’t healthful. While light products may contain less fat or fewer calories, we tend to eat more of them because they don’t fill us up. A new study explains why: Natural oils and fats can help regulate your appetite by making you feel full. And extra virgin olive oil may be the best of the bunch.
When researchers supplemented volunteers’ diets with olive oil, rapeseed, butter or lard, they found that olive oil filled people up the most. Compared to people in the other groups, no one in the olive oil group gained weight or body fat over the three-month period. When food manufacturers take naturally occurring fats out of products like peanut butter, they have to adjust the flavor, often by adding more sugar, which can actually stimulate the appetite. What’s more, you miss out on the beneficial monounsaturated fats.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
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