Getting the right substances into your body and to your cells to support life.
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Effect of protein intake on muscle recovery
"Protein shakes" and other high-protein dietary strategies are believed by some to improve muscle recovery times after workouts. However, there is some opinion to the contrary: that protein intake ...
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6answers
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Breakfast before or after jogging?
Provided that I'm not hungry, should I eat breakfast before or after a 30-minutes morning jog?
Update: There are many answers detailing opinions -- thanks! If someone could supply evidence supporting ...
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2answers
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Is coffee good or bad for your health? [closed]
I am a programmer. I like coffee as it keeps me awake, I usually drink 4 small cups a day.
I want to know if it is dangerous for your health? Or in which quantity it should be taken?
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2answers
758 views
How to get enough Protein as a vegetarian? [closed]
Is is possible to take on enough protein to build muscle whilst eating a vegetarian diet?
Many sources of proteins such as meat, poultry and fish are obviously ruled out.
Do you have experience of ...
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5answers
2k views
Is it necessary to eat fewer carbs in order to lose weight?
I'm using DailyBurn.com as my guide/tracking system for losing weight and I always seem to hit my recommended carb limit for the day really easily. I really like eating rice, pasta and bread.
To put ...
15
votes
3answers
925 views
Egg whites and yolks [closed]
I recently watched a program on a bodybuilding website, and something in the diet plan struck me as quite weird.
It said, that in the breakfast, you should eat 8 egg whites, but no yolks. That struck ...
15
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2answers
699 views
Excessive caffeine consumption effect on heart/body
Each day I drink lots of coffee and energy drinks (redbull 355ml cans). I go to gym 3 times a week (on evenings). Are there any effects on my workouts? I stopped drinking any caffeine (at least from ...
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2answers
1k views
What are good examples of healthy snacks? [closed]
I'm trying to lose weight, and I'm looking for something healthy to snack on. I've tried eating different kinds of fruit like apples, bananas, and grapes. Most of the time, the fruit will go bad ...
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1answer
541 views
What's the difference between Whey Isolate and Whey Concentrate in shakes?
What's the difference? I'm looking at shake options and some contain whey isolate, some contain whey concentrate and some both.
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2answers
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Can I get sugar and electrolytes from natural sources, as opposed to goo, during a race?
I'm a long distance runner thats not really a fan of all the goo type products.
I'm curious if there are any natural sources of concentrated sugars with the right balance of electrolytes for long ...
10
votes
4answers
8k views
Does boiling time change an egg's nutritional content? [closed]
(source: wikipedia)
Is there any difference between nutritional content or digestibility of half-boiled eggs (the white is still runny), soft-boiled and hard-boiled eggs? Please explain
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what is the best thing to eat right before a workout?
I have two related questions:
What is the best time to eat before working out and what is the best thing to eat to get a good workout? Same question for post workout (should I eat immediately or ...
10
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6answers
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How do I lose Weight when I weigh 345lbs?
I am a mother of five children. I have always been a big girl since about the age ten. When I reached the age of 15 I managed to only be 25 lbs overweight. Once I got further along in high school, ...
9
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2answers
372 views
Can an active person eat more cholesterol?
Looking at the nutritional facts on an egg carton, I see that one medium sized egg satisfies 71% of the daily nutritional requirements for cholesterol. Many bodybuilders eat up to a dozen of eggs per ...
9
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3answers
613 views
Naturally increasing my Metabolism
I see all kinds of commercials on the TV about how to lose X amount of weight in Y amount of time, and how this old guy looks surprisingly like this younger guy, even though he's not supposed to. My ...
9
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1answer
584 views
Strict weight watchers adherence and regular, varied exercise not achieving results
I'm very frustrated by my inability to lose weight. I'm a 28 year old female and I'm stuck in the overweight range. Despite years of consistent and steady weight watchers and exercise, I cannot ...
9
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1answer
1k views
At what point do I start to burn muscle on a calorie deficit diet?
If I'm on a calorie deficit and trying to burn fat, at what point do I start burning muscle instead of fat? How can I be sure that I'm eating enough to minimize muscle loss, but remain on a calorie ...
9
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1answer
181 views
Do sports drinks make a difference in a workout?
Both Gatorade and Powerade claim to help fill your bodies needs of electrolytes, vitamins, and other nutrients. I'm looking to find out if there's documented proof that these drinks really make a ...
8
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1answer
424 views
What are electrolytes and why are they important?
What are electrolytes and why are they important? What are they for?
You always hear about needing electrolytes when exercising, but what are they for?
8
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4answers
545 views
How to compensate for a brownie sundae?
Every now and then I'll indulge in an extravagant dessert, such as a brownie sundae, which contains as many calories as I'd normally eat for dinner. What is the best way to nutritionally compensate ...
8
votes
1answer
201 views
What is the ideal amount of protein in take daily per body weight?
Is there a way to measure how much protein a person should consume per day based on their body weight? The objective is to burn fat and maximize metabolism.
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3answers
884 views
What are the nutritional benefits of saturated fats? [closed]
From this answer it was stated
saturated don't do you any favors,
whereas polyunsaturated fats have been
shown to decrease risk of heart
disease and stroke
Are there any health benefits to ...
7
votes
3answers
264 views
What's the logic behind the Food Pyramid [closed]
People these days seem to all be crazy about low carb, slow carb, Atkins, and South Beach diets, but the USDA Food Pyramid suggests we eat more grains than anything else in a day, with at least half ...
7
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5answers
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Impact of Marijuana on training
This one has been bothering me for a while.
Because of the strict diets, almost nobody who's training is allowed to drink any alcohol. A couple of my friends have turned to marijuana to get that ...
7
votes
1answer
207 views
Are protein and fiber obtained from “shakes” used by the body as effectively as if they were obtained from unprocessed foods?
Recently I've been frequently consuming protein/nutrition shakes. Sometimes I make them myself using whey protein powder or a mix. Sometimes I buy them from cafe's such as Starbucks' protein/fiber ...
7
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2answers
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Fiber Menace - How scientific is this book? [closed]
After drastically increasing my fiber intake for nearly a month at the suggestion of family members via breads, fruits, vegetables, and juices, I ran into constipation so severe that I was unable to ...
7
votes
1answer
350 views
Starting Strength: How do I know when I should cut?
I've been bulking since I started lifting (Starting Strength path, two months in) but have started wondering this week - when do I cut? Is this purely when I can no longer stand the fat that ...
7
votes
2answers
458 views
How to prepare for a race?
8 weeks ago, I asked this question: how to run sub-45 10k.
Well, I've been training a lot and my race is on Sunday (in 2 days' time.)
What / when should I eat in preparation?
Do I need to ...
6
votes
3answers
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Running, eating less but not losing weight?
I've been running for the past month and a half and watching what I eat for the past three weeks. I started out at 77,1kg and have been stuck around 75,5kg for the past week or longer.
I've ...
6
votes
4answers
339 views
What to replace large quantities of meat with in my diet? [closed]
My family are all big meat eaters. We are country people who like to BBQ.
A recent article on BBC news says that
adults are advised to consume on
average no more than 70g
of red meat per ...
6
votes
2answers
496 views
How can I tell the difference between good carbs and bad carbs?
How do you determine if something is good carb or bad carb? Reason I ask is after a month of hardcore working out I realized my body has changed. While I was eating five meals a day with very low ...
6
votes
1answer
533 views
What is the most effective plan to get abs?
Studies:
Show the "bicycle" was the most effective exercise.
Shorter weighted ab exercises are greater than longer repetitive ab workouts.
Need to know:
Is it helpful that a certain percent of ...
6
votes
3answers
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How to handle increased appetite after intense training days?
When I pick up a new type of intense sport or when I train significantly more than usually during the course of a week, my body reacts with insatiable hunger. I usually consume about 2000 to 2500 ...
6
votes
2answers
322 views
Post workout carbs
The general advice is that after resistance training you should consume plenty of simple carbs to spike your insulin level and thus help getting nutrients to your muscles (and to replenish your ...
6
votes
2answers
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Fruit as optimal post-workout snack? What else besides fruit?
A friend asked me once if eating a banana was a good post-work out snack, to which I gave him a knee jerk reply of "any fruit is a good post work-out snack". I've conditioned myself in to thinking ...
6
votes
1answer
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Probiotics: differences between bacterial strains [closed]
There are many bacterial cultures found in probiotic foods.
For example:
B. bacterium breve
B. bacterium longum
L. acidophilus
L. bulgaricus
L. casei
L. lactis
L. plantarum
L. rhamnosus
Leuconostoc ...
6
votes
1answer
883 views
Can creatine and citrus be combined?
Many creatine distributors, health forums, etc. recommend avoiding mixing creatine with citrus juices, as supposedly the citric acid could combine with the creatine to produce creatinine, which isn't ...
6
votes
2answers
479 views
Why do I sometimes get suddenly hungry 15 minutes into my workout?
During my run today I suddenly felt weak with hungry about 15 minutes after I started. This only happens some times -- not every run. I feel very hungry and weak, and I can usually only make it to ...
6
votes
3answers
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Could a specific nutrient deficiency cause lightheadedness when losing weight?
I'm currently using the Slow Carb Diet to lose some weight. I find that it works well, but I plateau often. I'm trying (and succeeding but ever so slowly) to get under 15% body fat. Been doing it a ...
6
votes
2answers
1k views
Eating before/after an evening workout?
If I'm working out in the evening (an hour of cardio at, say, 8pm-9pm), should I have dinner before or afterwards? What effects will it have on a) my workout if I eat beforehand and b) my recovery if ...
5
votes
2answers
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What should I eat to recover from eating only `raw' fruits and vegetables for 6 months?
About 2 years ago I've been eating only fruit and vegetables for 6 months. After that I have chosen to return to regular, diverse food - meat and everything else included. Since I started to eat ...
5
votes
2answers
336 views
Do different workouts require different diets?
Would you recommended a different post-workout diet depending on the type of exercise - yoga class, lifting weights, long distance running, swimming?
5
votes
1answer
877 views
What is dietary fat used for before being converted to adipose tissue?
We know carbohydrates are used for immediate and stored energy (glycogen) before being converted to body fat.
We also know protein is used to repair tissue, mainly muscle for bodybuilders, before ...
5
votes
1answer
299 views
What is the benefit of eating excess calories when strength training?
Is there a benefit to eating excess calories while strength training? Programs like Starting Strength suggest that a novice should be eating many calories in excess of what is needed, and that in the ...
5
votes
1answer
133 views
How does a muscle grow step-by-step?
I am trying to understand how a muscle such as the bicep grows step-by-step. For example (but not limited to):
How nutrients line up?
Which are essentials?
What exactly do they do?
It's hard to ...
5
votes
0answers
85 views
Going from training 3 days/week to 4 days/week
I've been training three days per week for about two months now and feel that I want to increase the amount of training I do. From mon - wed - fri, to mon-tue-thu-fri. Currently I have a two day ...
5
votes
3answers
893 views
Am I taking too many vitamins and supplements?
I'm hoping to get some insight on the vitamins and supplements I'm taking. I'm afraid I'm taking too many or taking them incorrectly. Am I doing myself good or harming my body?
First off, I am 21, ...
4
votes
4answers
250 views
How bad is high fructose corn syrup relative to the alternatives? [closed]
We all know that sugar intake should be limited in general, but people seem to look on high fructose corn syrup especially poorly. Why is it any worse than sucrose? Crystalline fructose? Other ...
4
votes
4answers
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How to Increase height naturally? Are those ads gimmicks?
I'm 5'6, weigh 137, male and close to be 24 soon. I am not happy with my height. I love sports, basketball, soccer, and others.
Being this short have some influence on sport activities I ...
4
votes
2answers
251 views
General nutrition for normal people where weight loss isn't a goal [closed]
I've always been at a healthy weight and now I'm in my 30's I want to make sure that I'm taking care of myself and consuming the right foods.
Considering there is so much information out there, bias, ...
