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“Healthy” vs “unhealthy” foods?
Study: small targeted dietary changes can yield substantial gains for human health and the environment https://nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00343-4 They quantified minutes of life gained or lost by eating a variety of different foods. I am hoping someone will point out a bias in the research because I happen to like red…
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New Study Finds Therapeutic Treatment Option for Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
New Study Finds Therapeutic Treatment Option for Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals research team proves successful use of “anti-obesity” drug in pre-clinical animal models CLEVELAND—Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions and includes…
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How do you feel about an Alkaline diet?
So I read that adding more alkaline-forming foods will help slow down the leech of calcium from your bones, helping maintain your bone health for years to come. Also, that it will help fight free-radical damage and inflammation while supporting healthy cellular regeneration. Is it worth the extra effort? Are you a believer?
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Trying out a new info-graphic: How fast can I safely lose weight?
What does the crowd think of this one? Useful or confusing?
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Does where you live influence your weight & fitness?
I live in a small section of LA (West Hollywood) where almost everyone is slim and fit. Of course a lot of people move here to try to become actors or models so we have an inordinate amount of attractive fit people. I have two Whole Foods within 1 mile of me, three Trader Joe’s and many other stores/restaurants that are…
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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?
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Children and Intermittent Fasting
Do you think parents should let their kids practice IF? I'm not sure where I stand on this tbh.
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Manifestation of anxiety
I steadily tracked my diet for about two years. I’ve suffered with anxiety for a long time and recently, through various means, I am less anxious than I have ever been. Here’s the interesting thing. As odd as it sounds, I find now that my anxiety is under control I’m less motivated to track my calories. I still exercise…
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Upbringing and weight
I think I already know that a lot of people will agree; your upbringing effects your weight as an adult. For me, my daddy fell very ill when I was only young and due to that we didn't do much that involved being physically active. Before he was poorly we would go swimming, walking, playing in the park etc. However, after…
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New York becomes first U.S. city to order COVID vaccines for restaurants, gyms
I heard about vaccine passports in Israel in March and posted a thread about it which apparently got zapped. Let's play nice on this thread :) I support NYC on this and would love to see it state wide here in Massachusetts. I heard about this on NPR. Apparently, most New Yorkers are within a few blocks of a location where…
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Still searching for the perfect diet ...
... and I came across this. Caught my attention because I have been waffling back and forth with low carb/grain free lately. "In 2017, 11 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 10–12) deaths and 255 million (234–274) DALYs were attributable to dietary risk factors. High intake of sodium (3 million [1–5] deaths and 70…
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Cryolipolysis
What are your opinions and thoughts on this method to kill fat cells? Here is an article on cryolipolysis https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-skinny-on-freezing-fat-2020031218990 Maybe you can go out in the snow for 30 minutes a day and get the same effect?
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Eat to exercise or exercise to eat: which describes you?
The question about "eat to exercise" or "exercise to eat" is a good one. I guessing that big exercisers do a little of both. Which one describes you? How would you know if you had a problem?
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Do you think obese/overweight people should pay more for health insurance?
My mom and I were discussing this today and I thought it would be a great topic for this forum, especially with all the politics surrounding health care these days. So do you think people who are overweight and/or obese should have to pay more? Do you think this would be a deterrent to gaining weight for people that are…
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1980s definatly, and back..Why were people more fit, toned and healthy Looking?
I'm watching a movie from the 80s and it's unreal how taught & toned these women look in bikinis, I've noticed this in other movies, clips and footage from decades of 80s and beyond, people most had healthy weighted,portioned, fit bodies, Why? How?
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Debate #2 In Your Opinion What Is The Best Personal Training Organization To Become a CPT?
There are many different organizations out there that offer personal training certifications. Who do you think is the best? For me it's as follows: 1. NSCA (National Strength & Conditioning Association) Their CSCS is tier one and their CPT. 2. NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Great study materials and wonderful…
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Hyperthyroidism in cats and in people?
My cat has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and I found it very interesting to see the impact of hormones on his general behavior and weight. For years, he has been the neighborhood tomcat getting extra treats everywhere (some people often would jokingly say that I needed to feed him), although eating like a…
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Is the U.S. Government about to try and tackle the Obesity Epidemic?
Came by this today. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/596/text?r=5&s=1 I wonder if this passes, what the reaction will be?
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I'm starting to buy into the X3 Bar System (weights are a waste of time)
Perhaps you've heard of the X3 Bar. It's a small bar that you can attach heavy duty weight resistance bands to. The creator John Jaquish claims that weights are a ''waste of time'' because you can build muscle with his bar through variable resistance. The idea is that you are weak at the bottom of your lifts and strongest…
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When I can't help........
I've dealt with this before on a couple of occasions in other gyms I've worked at, but we recently added a new member to our gym who was seeking help apparently. Anyway long story short, since she's joined, there's nothing I can do to help her. Let me explain: This new member has an eating disorder. She's approximately…
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Why Is Food "Addiction" So Controversial?
I'm probably opening the biggest can of worms ever, but here goes. First, my position: I don't actually have a strong position on this. But I'm always curious when I see other posters have such very strong positions. As in, it seems very important to them that food have (or not have) an addictive quality. But why is it so…
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Airlines may start weighing plus size passengers
I heard about this yesterday. Unlike a vehicle or ship, WEIGHT matters much much more when traveling by air. How the weight is dispersed on a plane matters much more than vehicles by land travel or by ship for obvious reasons. For the longest time now, aviation has used an average weight per person to decide on passengers…
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How do people on the Biggest Loser workout so long?
I don't understand. How can people 450 pounds be able to work out for 5 or more hours? They aren't in shape, so how are they able to last? Do they get put on PEDs or something? Out of all people, it should be hardest for them to last that long. I don't see how they would even recover, when the average person can't last as…
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What are your thoughts on Keto?
Love hearing people’s opinions and experience with different life style changes! Let me know what you think of keto and if it was beneficial for your life!
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Is commuting by bike worse for climate change than driving a small car?
It's Bike Commute Week and Bike Commute Month! Working from home half time or more, I got out of the routine habit of commuting by bike. I'm starting again. Biking is fun, contributes to fitness, and can reduce emission of greenhouse gasses compared to driving a car. Or maybe it doesn't always do the last one. I remember…
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Demi Lovato's Twitter about an LA fro-yo shop: eating disorder recovery or sense of entitlement?
This is definitely a kind of worthless topic given what's going on in today's world, but thought it may be relevant to put here in a weight loss forum. If you aren't on or haven't seen on social media (or likely don't care if you did), Demi Lovato went on a Twitter rant over a locally-owned LA frozen-yogurt shop.…
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Plentity FDA weight loss drug vs Fiber Supplements
I know there's a lot of doubters when it comes to weight loss supplements. You can probably dismiss this thread. I've seen some ads on Plentity. Supposedly it expands in your stomach and can absorb 100x its weight. I've also read that Glucomannan fiber can absorb 50x its weight. So that means if you doubled up, you'd get…
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Do we intermittently fast already?
I hear about how intermittent fasting is so beneficial. But people who skip breakfasts are already fasting unintentionally, right? Just imagine if someone goes to sleep around 11 pm. They ate their last meal around 8 pm. Then they wake up and have no time to eat, so they head to work and then have their first meal around…
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Processed Foods - Did we ever find a definition?
I recall a few years back that there was an attempt to define certain foods as "processed" and that eating said foods was not good for weight loss and/or overall health. I don't believe an acceptable definition was ever reached. I believe at one point the term "ultra processed" was being used. IMO opinion any food can be…
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Cycling efficiency for different riders (it varies a lot)
A lot of people trust the absolute calorie burn estimates provided by bicycles (stationary or moving) that have a power meter of some sort. But, the total calorie burn of the rider depends on knowing the rider's efficiency, which is, on average, about 20%. This means that you (or your bike computer) must take the energy…