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Doctor Creates All-Natural Patch to CURB the Appetite and Maintain Weight Loss – GlobeNewswire

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

ST. LOUIS, MO, Dec. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ST. LOUIS, MO (December 30, 2019) While losing weight can be difficult, most people will tell you that they are able to shed a few pounds (or more) by reducing calories, increasing exercise or doing a combination of both. Thats the good news. The bad news, however, is that according to some studies, 80%, and as many as 95% of people who lose weight will regain it within a few months to a year. Not a very optimistic statistic. Why does this happen?

"The answer is not so simple, said Dr. Zach LaBoube, founder of InsideOut Wellness and Weight Loss, and author of HCG 2.0 Dont Starve, Eat Smart and Lose: A Modern Adaptation of the Traditional HCG Diet. People gain their weight back for a variety of reasons, he added. For some, they simply fall back into old habits, eat out of boredom, or slack off on their exercise routine. For others, they could be fighting a very real physiological response of their body wanting to replenish fat reserves after weight loss, and theyre genuinely hungry! Whatever the reasons, I wanted to help.

LaBoube, who is currently practicing in Singapore, has seen chiropractic and acupuncture patients all over the world, from Peru to Indonesia. He believes that he learns as much about holistic wellness from his patients as they do from him. I'm currently working on a Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance from Logan University, but a lot of what I incorporate into my supplement line comes from indigenous herbs and remedies that I hear about from my patients, he added.

It was during his time in Southeast Asia, followed by Peru, that he began formulating what would ultimately become CURB, a trans-dermal patch designed to curb the appetite while increasing energy and focus.

CURB has been in the making for two years, said LaBoube. Its all natural. Nothing artificial. It has zero synthetic stimulants and no caffeine. All of the 29 ingredients were carefully selected to work synergistically with one another, he continued. To name a few, Wild African Mango helps lower cholesterol, suppresses the appetite, provides natural mood enhancement and absolutely blows up your metabolism. Green Tea Extract is a powerful antioxidant.Moringa Plant is a super food that feeds and supports soft tissue and is great for your skin. And, of course, I had to include Peruvian Maca. You can Google that one on your own!

All of his exotic ingredients, when accompanied by simple C and B Vitamins to facilitate absorption, each play a vital role in CURBs overall effectiveness. Other CURB ingredients include Cayenne Pepper (which boosts metabolism and helps burn fat), Chromium Polynicotinate (which helps block sugar cravings), Turmeric (a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant), Rhodia (which increases resistance to physical and mental stress), Astragalus (which stimulates the immune system) and Beta-Alanine (which increases endurance and energy).

Since first introducing CURB a few months ago, LaBoube has received nothing but positive feedback from his patients, as well as those who are part of his private Facebook group, which has more than 19,000 members and continues to grow each day. Im very pleased to see that CURB is working and giving people the confidence they need to maintain their weight loss, he said. But I want to emphasize that CURB, alone, is not the cure all, he added. Yes, the ingredients have been found to suppress the appetite while providing energy and focus, and yes, those who use CURB have the peace of mind in knowing that theyre getting some extra help to keep their weight off. But, ultimately, they need to continue making smart choices about the foods they choose to eat to stay on track and avoid a set-back, he added. Maintaining your weight loss is as much about giving your body the proper nutrition it needs as it is about removing the garbage it doesn't.

CURB will help, but you have to do your part as well. CURB is available on the InsideOut Wellness website (www.InsideOutWellness.net). Twelve patches (a 36-day supply) are $55. For a limited time, use code SNOW2019 to receive 20% OFF.

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Nutritionist weighs in on New Years weight loss resolutions – WBTW

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) Nutritionists say most people end their New Years health resolution within two weeks of starting.

Jason Flanagan, a nutritionist and certified trainer at Finish Strong Training, says when taking on the goal of weight loss people should start small.

Just make small attainable changes and then progressively get more aggressive, said Flanagan.

Flanagan says many quit a new diet because they dont know where to start.

A lot of people have that two week turnaround. So pretty much that second to third week of January you see a lot less people in the gym. A lot less people are ordering from the lower calorie portion of the menus, said Flanagan.

Flanagan suggests hiring a professional to build a meal and exercise plan specific for you.

You can expect some sort of an assessment whether its physical or nutrition based. Find out your background and what environmental factors are bouncing in on your every day life, said Flanagan.

Experts say a successful weight loss plan will focus more on a healthy diet than it will on exercise adding in more protein and leafy foods.

You cannot out train a bad diet, said Flanagan.

Flanagan says cutting out diary, sugar, and drinking more water will quickly make small improvements.

He says crash dieting is not the answer.

Juices are great because they are very nutrient dense. I think its a great supplement, but if youre looking for a quick fix that is not going to be it. Theres no such thing as a quick fix within nutrition, said Flanagan.

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Hot drinks to consume before bed for weight loss – YouBeauty

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

With all the magical ingredients that help with weight loss, its hard to choose sometimes. Here are some fantastic recipes for hot drinks you can consume at night to help shed those stubborn and unwanted pounds. Remember, these without a solid diet and exercise wont do much. Combining them in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle will help you lose pounds quickly and get trim.

ACV Hot DrinkYou will need:

Mix all the ingredients and drink before bed. The apple cider vinegar has lots of anti-inflammatory properties and helps your body lose weight much faster.

Detox TeaYou will need:

This warm drink is perfect for cleansing your body of all toxins after a long day and helps raise your metabolism at night.

Honey LemonYou will need:

Drink every day for three months for quick weight loss results.

Ginger Lemon DetoxYou will need:

Drink at least one hour before bed to relieve any bloating in addition to helping shed pounds.

Cranberry Detox DrinkYou will need:

This detox drink can be enjoyed hot or cold, and its a great way to fight any weight gain and to stay full longer, with a healthier gut, urinary tract, and better metabolism.

These amazing recipes will not only help you lose more weight, but the natural compounds in each ingredient are super essential to flush toxins out of your system and improve your immune system as well.

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Weight Loss in Women over Age 50 Works as Breast Cancer Preventative – The Great Courses Daily News

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

By Jonny Lupsha, News Writer

According to the results of the recently published study, more than 180,000 women were observed over the course of 10 years. During this time, any weight loss of greater than 2 kg that wasnt put back on in full was considered sustained weight loss. Compared with women with stable weight (plus or minus 2 kg), women with sustained weight loss had a lower risk of breast cancer, the paper said. This risk reduction was linear and specific to women not using postmenopausal hormones. Linking lifestyle choices to cancer rates has been a challenging process for doctors, but theyre starting to get results.

Due to the countless variations in our individual diets and our individual bodies, studies correlating the two have been difficult to conductalthough researchers have tried.

They took a bunch of different countries and asked the question, If you look at the overall diet of everyone in the country and you say on a population basis, whats the relationship between fat consumption in the diet and breast cancer?' said Dr. David Sadava, Adjunct Professor of Cancer Cell Biology at the City of Hope Medical Center. You get a graph thats quite famous in the annals of cancer research.

Heres a percent of calories as fat, and it ranged from 10 percent, that is a pretty low-fat diet, in Thailand, to about 45 percent in the United Kingdom, Dr. Sadava said. It goes up and you say, Whoa, that means more fat means more breast cancer. But wait a minute, are the people who consumed the high-fat diet the same ones who got breast cancer?

According to Dr. Sadava, a study of 337,000 women found that that wasnt the case at all. When you look at a case-control study of relative risk versus the percent of fat in a diet, so it ranges from 20 percent to 45 percent of fat in the diet, you find the relative risk on an individual basis is the same, he said.

Of course, a high-fat diet is still harmful for the body, but it doesnt always correlate with the types of cancer one would expect. Obesity, as it turns out, is a far better metric.

Obesity is determined by ones body mass index (BMI), which in turn is calculated by the relation of height to weight in an adult. The ranges on the BMI scale tell an individual if theyre underweight, normal, overweight, obese, or severely obese.

People over a certain body mass index are at risk to getting cancer as well as many other things, Dr. Sadava said. It could be a descriptive risk factorin other words, it could be a risk factor that makes these people more prone to getting cancer for other causes. Or it could be a causative risk factor, which means the fat thats accumulating may actually cause the cancer.

Most evidence suggests that the stored fat in those with high BMIs is a causative risk factor, although as always, scientists are hesitant to definitively link one thing to another, since correlation does not imply causation. Regardless of whether fat is a descriptive or causative risk factor, this months published article in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute says a lot for weight loss as breast cancer prevention.

Dr. David Sadava is Adjunct Professor of Cancer Cell Biology at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, CA. Professor Sadava graduated from Carleton University as the science medalist with a B.S. with first-class honors in biology and chemistry. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego.

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3 best spice-infused drinks to help you lose weight – Times of India

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

These tiny flavourful seeds are an essential ingredient in Indian curries, rice and dals. The seeds are helpful in solving health problems like poor digestion, constipation, insulin resistance and slow metabolism. It is also effective in burning belly fat and thus helpful for weight loss.

The right way to prepare jeera drink

You can make jeera water in two easy ways. First is by adding a teaspoon of jeera in a glass of water and letting it boil for 5 minutes. You can have this drink at once or keep sipping it throughout the day.

The second easy way to prepare this drink is by soaking a teaspoon of jeera in a glass of water overnight. Consume this water on an empty stomach the next morning.

Last but not the least, a sustainable weight loss is the right combination of a healthy diet and regular exercise.

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Weight loss: I lost five stone in nine months by having a balloon inflated in my stomach – The Sun

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

ANDREA Norris knew she had to do something about her weight asher confidence hit rock bottom and she endured a vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting.

She'd reached a staggering 16 stone - piling on the pounds after having two children and was depressed with being the "biggest one out of her friends".

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Watching the TV one day, Andrea caught a segment about the Elipse Balloon a non-surgical weight loss treatment which involves swallowing a capsule-encased balloon, that is then inflated to keep the stomach feeling full.

After a consultation, the primary school teacher, who lives in Littlehampton, West Sussex, decided to have the procedure in May 2019.

She has shed an impressive five stone in just nine months and now feels happier than ever.

Andrea said: "I am feeling one thousand times better about myself.

"Its crazy to think that this time last year, I hadnt even heard of the Elipse Balloon. Its all happened so quickly."

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Andrea first started gaining weight after falling pregnant with her eldest child around 16 years ago.

And busy with her new life as a mum, getting in shape took a back seat as she begun eating huge portions leading to the pounds slowly piling on.

She said: "Ive always cooked fresh meals from scratch, so wasnt eating loads of junk food or anything like that.

"Breakfast would be toast, yogurt and fruit, and lunch a salad but then for dinner, Id have massive portions of whatever Id made for the family.

"We have these huge dinner plates and now I look back and wonder how I ever managed to pile them high and eat the lot."

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As Andrea grew to a size 22, shebecame embroiled in a vicious cycle of dieting, whereby she would lose two stone, only to regain it and pile on additional pounds too.

I had tried every diet under the sun," she said.

"Each time, I would lose around two stone, only to gain it all back plus more.

"I absolutely hated being the biggest person in my friendship group, and those negative thoughts I had about myself kept chipping away."

I absolutely hated being the biggest person in my friendship group

By the start of 2019, Andrea was completely fed up and had virtually no self-confidence.

Her size was also causing her physical problems, like terrible knee pain, making exercise virtually impossible.

At 5ft 6in, this put her body mass index used to gauge if a person is a healthy weight at 36.1, compared to the healthy range recommended to by the NHS of 18.5 to 24.9.

However, in February, Andrea stumbled across a TV segment about the Elipse Balloon.

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"I was intrigued and right away thought, Heres something I havent tried yet'," she said.

I liked that it was non-invasive. It seemed less drastic than something like a gastric band.

"I got straight on finding out where I could get it done near me and made an appointment right away."

After a consultation, Andrea decided to go ahead and had the procedure in May 2019, performed by Mr Simon Monkhouse, a consultant weight loss surgeon at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital in Horley, Surrey.

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She said: Beforehand, I had a long appointment with a dietitian, who talked me through all the things Id be able to eat afterwards.

"I had a whole programme set out, including a few days of being on a liquid diet, while my body got used to having this alien object in my stomach.

"There was so much to think about that I was almost on the journey before Id had the procedure. It was really exciting, though."

During the procedure itself, which took around 20 minutes, Andrea swallowed a thin polymer film balloon, which was encased in a capsule.

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"It was almost like swallowing a big tablet," she said.

"It did feel a little strange but it was all over so quickly."

Then, the Elipse Balloon was inflated in her stomach with 550ml of liquid to keep her feeling full.

At first, she followed an all-liquid diet and, other than a little nausea in the days immediately following the balloons insertion, she recovered virtually instantly.

In the first week alone, she lost just under a stone and, soon moving on to solid food, she worked closely with a dietitian to ensure she was putting the right things into her body.

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Week after week she was losing more weight and also noticed a huge shift in her mindset.

One of the biggest things I have learnt is how to identify when Im actually hungry, she said.

"Before, I thought I was hungry almost constantly but now I know I wasnt, I just wanted food.

Every pound I lost gave me that push to keep going

"Id emotionally eat, or do it out of boredom, or because the food was there not because I actually had to.

"Spire Gatwick Park Hospital also gave me fantastic support, which spurred me on even more.

"I found reading other Elipse Balloon success stories really motivating, and every pound I lost gave me that push to keep going."

After four months, the balloon naturally deflated and passed out of Andreas body painlessly through her gastrointestinal tract.

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"I had been dreading the balloon deflating, as I worried thatd mean going back to my old ways, like I had so many times before," she explained.

"But by then, my habits had changed beyond all recognition."

Now, as she looks back and reflects on just how drastically her body has changed in the past year, Andrea believes her bad habits are behind her for good.

These days, she will have a protein yoghurt for breakfast, chicken salad for lunch and fresh vegetables with fish in the evening.

And she always eats from a smaller side plate, so she can control her portion sizes also reducing the amount of calorie-packed alcohol she drinks.

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How can a gastric balloon help you lose weight?

The balloons reduce the free volume in the stomach and therefore constrict how much a person can eat before feeling full.

It can be taken under the supervision of a medic, nutritionist or dietitian in a process that lasts just 15 minutes.

Patients swallow the pill with a glass of water, and once it hits the stomach, the balloon is filled with a pint of water through a tube.

The tube then detaches from the balloon and it pops after four months and passes out painlessly through the body.

Experts have said the pill could be used to fight the UKs obesity crisis, which raises risks of type 2 diabetes, heart and liver disease and cancers.

Professor Jason Halford, from the University of Liverpool, said: Potentially millions could benefit.

It is cost-effective. If the studies are there, it should be considered on the NHS.

Dr Simon Cork, of Imperial College London, added: A device which doesnt require surgery is a positive step forward.

"I used to drink five nights a week, but now, moderation is key and I know that I have the power to make my own choices," she said.

"I dont have to drink just because other people are."

No longer requiring any painkillers for her knees, Andrea hits the gym three times a week for a workout session, exercise class or a swim.

By speaking out, she wants to give hope to others trapped in a cycle of yo-yo dieting, just like she once was.

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I am enjoying life so much more now, she concluded.

The Elipse Balloon is available at private clinics in the UK (from 4000) for adults over the age of 18 and with a BMI of 27 and above.

For more information visit the Elipse Balloon website here.

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‘Dare Me’ Season 1 Episode 1: The obsession with weight loss among athletes highlights beginning of the thrill – MEAWW

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

This article contains spoilers for 'Dare Me' Season 1 Episode 1 'Coup d'tat'

'Coup d'tat', the first episode of USA Networks' 'Dare Me', depicted the overthrow of a highly angst-filled group of teenagers. While Beth tried to come to terms with Coach Collete now running the show, Addy saw this as an opportunity for recognition outside the town. In the midst of the coming-of-age thriller, there were undeniable hints of social issues that hit a sensitive nerve, one of which was the portrayal of teenage girls utilizing bad habits to lose weight.

Athletes have to compete against more than just their colleagues and the teams around their state, they're competing against thousands of other athletes who want the same golden ticket they do. This brings about the pressure that some can cave under, while some may like the intensity of it. The need to be better, and prove yourself is a hard cross to bear, and the show highlights the strict diligence of teenage girls who want to make it big.

The first episode was quite direct in showcasing the 'fit' bodies of these young women and what they are willing to put their bodies through. With comments that could be considered vile, Coach Collete runs a tight ship. She holds the belly fat of a junior squad member, saying, "This, we don't do this" while demeaning their "gummy bear" thighs. Understandably, coaches focus on strict training especially with a body taxing sport like cheerleading but how much is too much?

Intense athletic training is a must when it comes to teams that are competing on a regional level, but scenes like young girls purging and fantasizing about protruding rib cages isn't the right way to go about that. While Addy who adores the new coach zooms in on Collete's ribs on a picture, she epitomizes the obsession young woman have with weight and idolizing society's body ideals. In another scene, Beth kicks a young cheerleader who is trying to purge, in the gut, to help her vomit - another inkling of what it's like growing up under the intense pressure to not only be great at something but to look 'good' doing it.

While perfect flips and wobbly handstands seem to be the least of the cheerleader's concerns, it looks like weight loss may not be the only thing that strikes off-balance socially. We don't know where the storyline takes us as of yet, and although it may look like portrayals of young women like this can influence young minds, it may be so that it brings up a conversation about a mindset that plagues far too many young women. We really hope it's the latter.

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Tom Kerridge reveals ‘nerve-wracking’ journey of new weight loss show – The Irish News

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

Tom Kerridge has spoken about the nerve-wracking experience of making his new weight loss show.

The celebrity chef joins a group of volunteers in a challenge to shed pounds and shape up in his new seriesLose Weight And Get Fit With Tom Kerridge, which will be packed with healthy recipes and fitness advice.

The TV star, who previously lost 12 stone, has said he was inspired to take on the challenge after he started to regain some of the weight.

He said: I hate watching myself on TV anyway, thats one of those things.

But to be taking part in it, its quite nerve-wracking because it makes you realise that you really had to commit to this because theres going to be, I dont know, 2 million people that are going to watch it on the telly.

So theres a lot of nerves about committing to it and doing it and taking part in it.

I recognise from everybody elses point of view how brave they are to do this, so its a big commitment at the beginning.

I wont tell you what happened at the end, but the whole process is a very nerve-wracking one.

Losing weight, trying to do it, committing to it, but also with the added fact that its being filmed for a television show was a huge thing for myself and for everybody.

But what made it easier is because it was a group thing; there was a WhatsApp group where everybody was very, very supportive of each other, and it actually makes it a lot easier when everybody is committed to doing it.

In this six-part series, Kerridge returns to Gloucester, where he grew up, and joins11 volunteers who have just two months to shed the pounds, get fit and transform their cooking and exercise habits.

Discussing the alterations he made to his lifestyle, he said: I changed the way that I work at the gym and I changed the way that I eat.

So when I first started losing weight, I went for a low-carbohydrate kind of diet and I was swimming; and then I stopped swimming and I ended up doing a lot of weight lifting.

I was trying to do a lot of resistance work and eating high protein, so I put on a lot of weight. I became a lot bigger but a lot stronger, but strength doesnt mean fit.

I wanted to change everything, so with Adam (Peacock, the personal trainer on the show) I went for the idea of going for much more cardio and aerobic exercise and then went onto lower calories [2,800] like the rest of the guys.

Lose Weight And Get Fit With Tom Kerridge starts on BBC Two on January 8.

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What science says about the best way to eat (and what we’re still figuring out) – NBC News

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:41 pm

Eggs are good for you. Eggs are bad for you. Avoid red meat. Enjoy red meat in moderation. Butter is out. Butter is back. If your head is spinning, youre not alone. According to a recent International Food Information Council Foundation survey, 80 percent of people feel confused about nutrition. Of course, headlines are partly to blame, but disinformation on social networks along with food marketing makes matters worse.

Yet despite the seemingly always changing nutrition landscape and turnabouts in opinion and setting aside tribalistic views theres actually a lot of agreement in the nutrition world. In other words, these headline shifts are actually at odds with what we know. Heres a look at where there is consensus, along with a look at some areas where even the scientists are still a bit unclear.

Research consistently shows that when you eat mostly plant foods, markers of health improve. Benefits include lower blood pressure, triglyceride levels, glucose and waist circumference, which can translate to a lower risk of a number of different diseases, including heart disease and diabetes.

An interesting, recent study looked at different patterns of plant-based eating, from a strict vegan diet to a more flexible semi-vegetarian approach to a non-vegetarian diet, examining how each dietary pattern impacts different predictors of health. What was notable about this study is it investigated a spectrum of plant-based eating styles. It turns out, a strict vegan diet produced the highest levels of healthy biomarkers and the lowest levels of unhealthy markers. Vegetarians who include eggs, dairy and/or fish scored next best. The non-vegetarian group had the least favorable health markers in their blood, urine and tissue samples.

Plant-based eating isnt a new concept. Its been studied for decades and research repeatedly shows that a plant-focused plan can help offset a lot of the health challenges that develop over time. No matter what type of dietary pattern you follow, you should be eating mostly plant-based foots. That means 75 percent of your plate should include some mix of veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, pulse and whole grains.

Though headlines this fall claimed otherwise, the majority of scientific evidence is on the side of limiting or avoiding these foods. In fact, the study from which these headlines arose was massively criticized and disputed. If you like red meat, but you also want to reduce your chances of dying prematurely from any number of causes, including heart disease and cancer, consider how you might cut back. Maybe that means eating a smaller portion of red meat on the occasions youre enjoying it, or maybe it means having it a little less often. Also consider what else youre eating alongside your steak dinner or at other eating occasions. A little red meat can be fine if your diet is rich in plant foods (see above).

The case against processed meat is a little more concerning. Earlier this year, Frank B. Hu, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told me, The current evidence suggests the higher intake of processed meat, the higher the risk of chronic diseases and mortality. When pressed on what amount might be safe, he explained that we dont have evidence to suggest a safe amount, but that eating a small amount of processed meat on occasion (which he defined as once or twice a month) is unlikely to have a considerable impact on your health. If youre currently eating above this amount, it makes good health sense to cut back.

In the fat vs. carbs war, healthy wins. In other words, you can eat a low-fat, high-carb diet healthfully just as you can eat a high-fat, low-carb diet healthfully. The main thing is choosing your fat or carb options wisely. Were crystal clear on the fact that carbs from foods like veggies, starchy veggies (such as potatoes), fruits and pulses, all of which supply antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber, are quite different from overly processed carbs, which supply few, if any, whole food nutrition.

There is also considerable agreement that fat is not the enemy and that fats from plant and fish sources provide anti-inflammatory health benefits. Inflammation within the body may not cause obvious symptoms, but when it persists, its thought to be involved in a number of disease processes, from mood disorders like depression, to heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimers disease. Though butter and other saturated fats may not be as unfavorable as we once thought, anti-inflammatory fats when eaten along with other foods that lower the inflammatory process may help you live and age more healthfully. In fact, even if youre following a high-fat keto diet, health experts recommend focusing on these fats over others.

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I struggle to think of any dietary advice that has more unanimous agreement than to reduce your intake of hyper-processed foods and to favor whole or minimally processed foods instead. Weve discovered that heavily processed foods, which include processed meats, refined grains and many snacks and sweets, drive the inflammatory process that promotes disease, and diets high in heavily processed foods are associated with higher body weights and poorer health.

For the most part, choose whole or minimally processed foods whenever you can. That means looking at ingredient lists and trying to make healthier swaps for foods that are high in sodium, sugar, artificial sweeteners, colors and preservatives, which often signal that a product is heavily processed. This doesnt mean giving up convenience, though. Theres a wide range of minimally processed foods that make meal prep saner and get the green light from nutritionists.

Any one person can benefit from any number of eating patterns if focused on the above factors. Eating is a highly personal experience and it involves more than just fueling your body or sitting down to nutrients on a plate. Food can be nostalgic, part of social and religious events, and it can elicit an emotional response, providing a sense of comfort, stress reduction or joy. A meal is hardly ever just one thing and understanding all of the things it is to you, along with your personal non-negotiables (what you wont give up), can help guide you toward a dietary approach that you can live with.

Your neighbor might be successful on a keto plan and your co-worker may love being a pescatarian, but if youre a kosher vegetarian, these plans pose too many challenges. This may be an extreme example, but its meant to illustrate how important it is to understand your unique needs and then identify an eating pattern that suits you best. Its now widely recognized that different eating patterns can be appropriate for different situations, but thats only if you can stick with the advice. There are people who thrive on an intermittent fasting protocol while others cant put up with the hunger or limitations of restricting eating to certain time windows each day. Nourishing your body is a commitment not a passing fling so determine what type of eating pattern sounds most doable to you and then try to adhere to it in the healthiest way possible. That means something different to everyone, so just do you.

Nutrition isnt a perfect science in fact, far from it and we dont have everything sorted out. Heres where were not as buttoned up.

Many of our health recommendations boil down to reducing certain nutrients and emphasizing others but you dont eat a nutrient say fiber in isolation. Health recommendations based on these reductionist principles can be very misleading. Sticking with the fiber example, theres a tremendous difference between a fiber-rich quinoa and vegetable nourish bowl and a fiber-enhanced powdered supplement drink taken with a fast-food meal. Both meals might provide the same amount of an individual nutrient (fiber), but other than that, these two meals arent comparable.

In 2015, our Dietary Guidelines started talking about eating patterns, but it still called out individual nutrients, including saturated fat and sodium. And the following example highlights why this approach needs to be reassessed.

Under the suggestion to limit saturated fat, which has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, you might cut full-fat milk, yogurt and cheese (all notoriously high in saturated fat) from your diet. But studies have shown that the saturated fats from these foods dont deserve the bad rap.

A recent, large meta-analysis involving 29 studies and more than 900,000 participants found that neither total dairy consumption nor milk consumption was linked with an increased risk of death and more notably, death from heart disease. To the contrary, in fact. Cheese, which is especially high in saturated fat (and also high in sodium), was associated with a slightly lower risk of stroke and coronary artery disease. An earlier study involving more than 5,000 participants reached similar conclusions that high-fat dairy foods arent as risky as we once thought.

There are many theories about why the saturated fats in dairy foods dont seem to promote cardiovascular diseases, but its a solid example of why we cant reduce our dietary advice to single nutrients.

Plus, the advice to remove something from your diet doesnt clearly address what to replace it with, which is a big deal. Looking back, when we cut fat from our diet, we replaced it with high-sugar carbs (Snackwells, anyone?), which set off a cascade of health problems. In this case, replacing a bit of cheese with potato chips isnt the same as replacing it with olives.

Instead of worrying about each individual nutrient, you can begin to make healthier shifts to your diet by following the advice described above (what weve gotten right), which are broader, health promoting eating patterns.

While Harvard researchers now predict that close to 50 percent of the population will be obese by 2030 and 25 percent will have severe obesity, we havent figured out how to tailor dietary advice to help people successfully lose weight for the long term. In fact, one study by Stanford University researchers attempted to determine whether people with certain genetic traits would lose weight better with either a low-fat or low-carb diet. Results were all over the map. After a year, people had lost an average of 13 pounds, but weight loss varied widely (some lost much more and others gained weight) and the study offered no clues as to which genotype might be predictive of weight loss success with either menu.

What this tells us is that neither eating pattern is superior, something weve seen repeatedly when pitting one diet against another. So again, do you. In this case, the study also underscores much of what I said earlier. Because eaters in both arms of the study were offered similar advice to include more veggies, emphasize whole foods and to limit junk food it validates that you can lose weight by following these three pillars of healthy eating.

Marketing is way ahead of science here and while you may be able to send off a stool sample in order to reveal information about your microbiome, we dont yet know how to reconfigure your microbiome or influence your weight based on this, your genetics or your metabolism.

In terms of your microbiome, heres what we do know. You can alter your microbiome in response to altering your diet, but other factors, including age, sex, ethnicity, environmental factors, lifestyle factors and medications can also influence the microbiome, making it difficult to create a personalized nutrition plan. Plus, even among food patterns we know to cause favorable shifts in the microbiome, like eating a fiber-rich diet that includes diverse food sources, there are individual responses that we cant yet predict and address. According to a recent review study, a tailored nutritional approach is in its infancy, and more feasible, sustainable personalized nutritional strategies need to be developed to optimize ones gut microbiome and improve host responsiveness. A new survey among physicians finds that 53 percent of doctors think this technology needs five or ten more years before its standard practice.

If youre curious about your genetics or your microbiome and you want to get tested, do so knowing that theres a lot we still dont know about how to personalize an eating approach based on those results.

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Make 2020 the Year of Less Sugar – The New York Times

Posted: December 30, 2019 at 6:41 pm

And too much added sugar in your diet can damage your liver, similarly to the way that alcohol can. About a third of American adults and 13 percent of children have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition linked to added sugar consumption that is on the rise and that can progress to serious, even deadly, liver illness.

Weve all seen the beer belly associated with drinking too much alcohol. Consuming too much added sugar can lead to a similar condition called sugar belly, in which your waist is bigger than your hips. Sugar belly can arise when the liver repeatedly detects more fructose, a form of sugar found in fruits that is also added to many processed foods, than our bodies can use. To deal with it, the liver breaks down the extra fructose and changes it to fat globules, which are then exported into the bloodstream and deposited around your internal organs and your midsection.

But isnt sugar a natural food? Thats a counter argument often promoted by the sugar industry, but there is nothing natural about the way most of us eat added sugar. When you eat a strawberry or other fruit, you are eating fructose in its natural state, and it comes with a number of micronutrients plus fiber, which slows absorption and the rate at which sugar enters your bloodstream. So yes, its O.K. to eat fruit! Your body can handle fructose when its eaten as whole fruit.

But the fructose found in ultraprocessed foods and beverages is concentrated from corn, beets and sugar cane, and much or all of the fiber and nutrients have been removed. Without the fiber to slow it down, your body gets a big dose of fructose that can wreak havoc.

High consumption of processed fructose also can dull your bodys reaction to the brain hormone leptin, which is a natural appetite suppressant. A condition called leptin resistance can develop among high-sugar eaters, and the brain stops getting the message to stop eating, leading to weight gain.

And increasingly, the scientific community is acknowledging the addictive nature of the fructose in processed foods and beverages. Brain scan studies show that fructose affects the dopamine system, a messenger center in the brain that controls how we experience pleasure. Eating lots of added sugar can create changes in the brain similar to those found in people who are addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and its one reason so many of us find ourselves craving sweets.

Cutting sugar is a simple concept, but it can be challenging when a majority of foods available in supermarkets contain added sugar. Gary Taubes, author of The Case Against Sugar and an advocate of low-carb eating, scoffs at the food industry recommendation that added sugars be consumed in moderation. Mr. Taubes has built a career touting the deleterious effects of processed food and added sugar. Just a few bites of a food like banana bread, he says, leave him wanting more.

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