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Sweet potato confuses me
Could someone please explain how this works, as I've got an awful feeling I'm not logging enough calories. I buy Asda Mini Sweet Potatoes, and the label says it's 34 kcal per 100g (boiled). The same brand of regular-sized sweet potatoes is 94 kcal per 100g (also boiled). Where have those extra 60 kcal per 100g come from? I…
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WHO says my bacon is not good for me :-(
Having recently found out that I can have bacon and eggs with baked beans every day and still keep my deficit, I've just read this report regarding processed meats increasing likelihood of colorectal cancer http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34615621. Could someone please put this into non-scaremongering terms for me,…
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Diabetes Prevention Programme, coming next year to England.
I just read this report from Public Health England, which says that from next year there will be more NHS help available regarding diet and exercise to help prevent diabetes, and thought it may be of interest to people here. Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of PHE, said: We know how to lower the risk of developing Type 2…
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Calculating CO, so that I can calculate CI (SpEsHuL SnOwFlAkE edition)
Does anyone have any advice as to how to calculate just how many calories I need to take in a day? Please bear with me, as I'm trying to make sense of this as I'm typing... I'm 57 years old, 5ft 5ins tall and weigh 14st 11lb 8oz (207lb 8oz). I've been counting my calories for 75 days, and have lost 12lb. I weigh (with a…
