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It was widely (and wrongly) believed for many years that sugar and starchy foods like potato, rice and pasta were the cause of obesity. Twenty years ago, every diet for weight loss advocated restriction of these carbohydrate-rich foods. One of the reasons for this carbohydrate restriction stemmed from the ‘instant results’ of low carbohydrate diets. [...]

1. Maintenance requirements in a fat loss program may be more demanding and may differ significantly from actions leading to initial fat loss. 2. Energy restricting diets alone should not be used for fat loss over an extended period as these lead to physiological adaptations which can counteract the fat loss. 3. Energy restriction below [...]

The process of conversion of fatty acids in the blood stream to triglycerides in the fat cell and back again to fatty acids in the bloodstream is a constant one. The biochemical term for the rebuilding of FFAs into TG in the fat cell is esterification. There is an active cycle of free, or unesterifted, [...]

Have you ever wondered how your tummy system works? When you poke something into your mouth it vanishes. We all know that. But vanish where, and what happens to it? As you probably know, the bowel, or intestinal, system really begins at the mouth. From the mouth is a continuous canal to the far end, [...]

Activity Baby’s actions start to become a little more smooth. If sitting up, the head still tends to flop but there is greater firmness of the neck muscles; the head can be kept erect for longer periods. The baby instinctively realizes the necessity of keeping the head clear and free from being buried in pillows [...]