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Wellness Thought of the Day : Sunday, May 11, 2008

You can cut calories and fat in most of your baking by substituting an equal amount of non-fat yogurt for oil.

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New "Super Bowl" Food Label

In an effort to combat obesity and become your next diet guru, the U.S. government has issued new dietary guidelines -- eat fewer calories and exerc... << more >>

Balanced Diet: Setting the Record Straight

The food pyramid with its emphasis on starchy carbohydrates has been criticized after having been found in correlation with increased risk of diabetes... << more >>

Dietary Fat: Functions and Metabolism

Fats consumed in an athlete’s diet serve many important functions in the body. The major fats, or lipids as they are more appropriately referred to as... << more >>

"Sleep Hygiene" Solutions for Better Sleep

From having occasional difficulty sleeping to insomnia, there is a lot you can do to get a better night's sleep, feel refreshed when you awake, and re... << more >>

Nutrition Research Updates - Amino Acids and Proteins

Dan Gastelu, M.S., MFS, ISSA Director of Nutritional Sciences  Dan Gastelu, the author of the ISSA's Specialist in Performance ... << more >>

Current Total Fitness Tip Count: 691

Pigging Out with the Pigskin

Now that it's fall, many of us will be spending a lot of time in front of the TV watching football -- and stuffing our faces. The problem is, we ten... << more >>

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PRE-EXERCISE CARBOHYDRATE MEALS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE

Paddon-Jones et al (1) examined the effects of 4 different isocaloric carbohydrate meals 2 hours prior to 60-minute self-paced cycle ergometry trials.... << more >>

Eating Fish Lowers Heart Rate

Fish rich in fatty acids may help keep your heart rate low, which can help prevent sudden heart death. Studies have linked fish with fewer deaths fro... << more >>

SPORTS DRINKS OR WATER

Why do we need to drink anything other than water to replenish or thirst during exercise? From the beginning of time there was water, why now are the... << more >>

The Secret Cause of Weight Gain

Feeling sluggish? Having trouble losing weight? The culprit may be yeast. New research has indicated that candidiasis - an infection caused by an over... << more >>