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Trying to lose weight? Ditch calorie-rich rewards after exercise
If you are spending more time running, walking or pumping iron in the gym and still not losing weight, fitness experts say it could be due to too big a reward for still too little exercise. Although fitness has indisputable health benefits, it takes a lot of walking or running to burn off the calories in a donut.
Jonathan Ross, a personal trainer based outside Washington, D.C., said exercise can play a role in weight reduction, but without broader lifestyle and nutritional changes, that role is limited. She added that people must be physically active regardless of their size or whether they are losing weight.
Source: Reuters
Fiber-rich grains tied to lower diabetes risk
People who eat a diet high in fiber-rich whole grains are less likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, according to a review of past studies.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
If you are spending more time running, walking or pumping iron in the gym and still not losing weight, fitness experts say it could be due to too big a reward for still too little exercise. Although fitness has indisputable health benefits, it takes a lot of walking or running to burn off the calories in a donut.
Jonathan Ross, a personal trainer based outside Washington, D.C., said exercise can play a role in weight reduction, but without broader lifestyle and nutritional changes, that role is limited. She added that people must be physically active regardless of their size or whether they are losing weight.
Source: Reuters
Fiber-rich grains tied to lower diabetes risk
People who eat a diet high in fiber-rich whole grains are less likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, according to a review of past studies.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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