Eddie, Author at PhenoFen

Jul 23

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Choosing Between a Low-Carb or a Low-Fat Diet

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Weight loss, for many, is essential as it not only helps you to feel better but also keeps away some diseases that are caused by being overweight. An important factor to consider when trying to reduce your weight or stay slim is diet. Following an appropriate diet, such as a low carb diet will help you to lose weight and then maintain a healthy weight once you reach it. For over a decade now, many nutritionists and dieters have sworn by low carb diets. Some nutritionists have stated that being on a low carb diet helps people to lose weight as it is an effective way of cutting back on calories. Currently, a significant number of people are opting for low-fat diets. Some have even declared that it indeed is a better option. The Effectiveness of a Low-Fat Diet Over a Low-Carb Diet Some studies on this topic have indicated that a low-fat diet offers more benefits compared to a low-carb diet. One such study took a sample of 19 people who were obese. All of the participants followed a diet of 2700 calories per day. The participants were then split into two groups. While both groups equally cut down their intake of calories by one third, one group followed a low-fat diet while the other followed a low-carb diet. At the end of six days, they compared the average weight loss from both groups….

Jul 20

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8 Simple Portion Control Tricks

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It’s a common belief amongst smart dieters and gym fanatics that exercise and diet are two crucial components of losing and keeping away weight. However, diet is considered as integral in losing weight. Contrary to what most people believe, diet is not solely about what you put in your mouth, it is also about the amount you eat too! Even if you eat the healthiest food, portion control is not simple if you don’t measure the quantity of food you eat or you are not sure of the typical portions of the food to eat daily. To help you get better portion control, we have outlined eight simple and effective tips below. 1) Make Sure to Measure Everything To save time, most people usually serve food without measuring it first. This is a mistake if you are determined to lose weight. When you do this, it is easy to eat more than two servings. Despite the fact that the serving is of healthy food, eating too much of it means that you have consumed extra calories. If you do not currently measure your portions, start by investing in measuring spoons, measuring cups, and a food scale if you do not already own them. Fortunately, with these tools, you don’t need to measure the food ingredients every time. With your food scale, you can pre-weigh snack portions and then store them in small baggies or containers. This way, you…

Jul 18

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Five Fat Burning Snacks to Eat at Night to Help You Lose Weight

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Dieting guides time and again advise people not to eat at night. Unfortunately, many of us find that this means we go to bed hungry and therefore have a hard time going to sleep or staying asleep. In order to avoid this, many of us will go ahead and eat at night to avoid in spite of the advice of diet experts. Fortunately, there are ways to eat healthy that do not mean avoiding food entirely at night. There are perfect foods to eat before going to bed that burn calories while you are sleeping. No tiresome exercise involved. The foods are yummy and will assist your body in getting rid of excess fat. If you think this is for you, below are five bedtime snacks that will aid your body to burn calories while you are sleeping: # 1 Citrus Fruits This includes fruit such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruits which contain a lot of vitamin C. Vitamin C is great for your bones, skin, and overall health while assisting your body to burn calories. This is because of vitamin C which aids in the role of L-Carnitine. This is an amino acid that supports the body in breaking down fats to utilize them for energy purposes. Foods that have little or no vitamin C have been associated with increasing the waist size and obesity. Therefore, ensure…

Jul 14

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Foods that are Detrimental to Weight Loss

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Many people know how to lose weight. However, it tends to be much more difficult to learn what it takes to keep off the weight. One factor that significantly contributes to getting and staying slim is the type of food that you eat. Most people are not aware that many of the foods they eat on a daily basis are not healthy for them. There are certain types of food that you can eat from time to time but should not be consumed on a regular basis. Other types of food can prevent you from losing weight or cause you to gain back the weight you have lost and should therefore be avoided altogether. It is essential for one to be able to make a distinction between the two. Those that you should avoid entirely include: White Bread Many people love white bread. However, you should avoid white bread if you want to become and remain slim. White bread has been stripped of all of its fiber and nutrients so it can easily and quickly be broken down into sugar during the digestion process. When you consume excess sugar that is not immediately needed for energy, your body converts it and stores it as fat. This can ultimately lead to weight gain. As mentioned, white bread does not have significant nutritional value. This is why manufacturers actually have to add vitamins and minerals back into the bread….

Jul 12

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Spicing Up Your Diet the Natural Way

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There are countless ways advertised to supposedly help you lose weight and be healthier. Some of these ways have a proven track record while others are only good on paper. However, one fact that stands out across the board is the use of natural substances such as spices and herbs to give you the best guarantee of living healthy and acquiring the optimum size and shape for your body. Let’s start off with defining and differentiating herbs and spices, and then segue into the use of spices for your everyday household use. Herbs are from the leaves of individual plants, while spices are obtained from the other various parts of a plant. Thus, any food additive extracted from roots, stems, twigs, seeds, barks, and berries, are spices. Cinnamon, for instance, is a spice extracted from the bark while cloves are extracted from dried flower buds. There are numerous spices on the market today with more are still being discovered. Listed below are some of the most widely known spices and their health benefits. Cinnamon is one of the most used spices in both the household and food processing industrial setting and rightfully so. Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde, a component used by the body to combat inflammation and has also been linked with lowering the body’s cholesterol content. This spice is also…

Jul 10

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Eat Right, Sleep Right

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Food is at the epicenter of every life. There are different reasons why we find ourselves eating such as celebrations, building the body, pleasing the pallet, and many others. However, the food you choose to eat and the time you decide to eat it impacts how our days and nights pan out. Sugary foods, for instance, will give your body a temporary high, or as it’s often referred to, a sugar high. When it comes to night time, there are certain foods that you can eat to help you sleep, while others will keep awake for hours. This article will shed light on the latter, as well as give alternatives to the foods you should avoid. Milk Milk is one of the most consumed products, either on its own, or in other drinks such as coffee and tea. It is also a primary ingredient in several foods such as yogurt and ice cream. However, one of the significant components of milk is lactose which is a form of sugar. By increasing the content of sugar in your blood, you may feel hyper or an added urge to eat during the night. Milk can also have other adverse effects, especially for those who might be lactose intolerant. If you feel the urge to have a drink before sleeping, try some…

Jul 03

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The Five Easiest Ways to Cut Back on Sugar

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Cutting back on sugar is essential towards leading a healthy life. However, you will come to realize that is harder than what you thought it would be. You will often find yourself giving in to sugar cravings. This is because after consuming sugar for so many years, your body gets used to it. To understand why reducing sugar intake comes with such difficulty, you need to take into consideration its psychological effect and how sugar interacts with the brain. What happens to the brain after consuming sugar? Sugar, in the form of glucose, is the brain’s primary source of energy. This is why most people experience a “sugar high” after consuming large amounts of sugar in the form of simple carbohydrates. On the flip side, people tend to feel disoriented and sluggish when they go on a diet that has lower carbs than what their body is used to. Also, consuming large quantities of sugar will lead to a change in the brain’s structure. The brain releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls the brain’s reward centers. With time, the brain causes people to develop an urge to increase their intake of sugar. This is due to the altered structure of…