Mishieru131

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  • Hey there, I work as an RN in a family practice clinic so I thought I would share some of my experience pertaining to ferritin/iron levels. To the best of my knowledge there is no 'direct' correlation between ferritin levels and metablolism. However, we do know that having low iron stores can lead to iron-deficiency…
    in Low Ferritin levels Comment by Mishieru131 February 2015
  • I think it's important to remember that many foods in the database are member submitted and there can be significant discrepancies. When I started using the app I found that I was under/over reporting my calories by 200-300/day because of this. Now I will generally pick the food that has been verified the most if I don't…
    in Eating Better But On Less Than 1,000 Calories?! Comment by Mishieru131 January 2015
  • Ontario as well!
    in anyone here from canada? Comment by Mishieru131 January 2015
  • If you are looking for straight weight loss then you''ll want to stick with cardio. However, I would highly recommend strength training as a means of saying fit and healthy over the long term. The problem with just doing cardio is that once you stop doing it (or do it less frequently) you risk gaining all the weight back.…
    in Cardio vs weights Comment by Mishieru131 March 2013
  • Go by the information on the package. It could be that someone else has tried to enter the information into the MFP database, but entered it incorrectly.
    in Correct calorie counts? Comment by Mishieru131 March 2013
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