Search Weight Loss Topics:

Page 242«..1020..241242243244..250260..»

"Safe" Investments Are Eating Away At Your Wealth – Banyan Hill Publishing

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:52 am

Its a tough market for investors who like to play it safe.

In these volatile markets, many are turning to Treasury bonds or other fixed income assets.

Big mistake!

In todays video, I share 10 charts that illustrate how these safe investments are eating away at your wealth.

I also offer an alternative that can help you avoid most of the risk but can deliver market-beating gains.

Safety isnt safe these days. And its not just Treasury bonds.

The average U.S. personal savings account now returns about 0.1% or $100 per $100,000 in annual interest. But you need income of $1,283 per $100,000 just to keep up with inflation.

Thats been the pattern since 2009.

Whats the best alternative to throwing money away right now?

Last years growth darlings and special-purpose acquisition companies are far too risky. But right in my own Bauman Letter, a group of stocks has been beating the market all year.

Watch todays video to learn what can provide you quality gains and beat the current alternatives.

Click here to watch this weeks video or click on the image below:

(Click here to view video.)

Kind regards,

Ted BaumanEditor, The Bauman Letter

Read more:
"Safe" Investments Are Eating Away At Your Wealth - Banyan Hill Publishing

Best practices and opportunities for integrating nutrition specific into nutrition sensitive interventions in fragile contexts: a systematic review -…

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:52 am

Black RE, Allen LH, Bhutta ZA, Caulfield LE, de Onis M, Ezzati M. Mathers C and J Rivera maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. Lancet. 2008;371(9608):24360. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61690-0.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

World Health Organization. WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Geneva: WHO; 2019.

Google Scholar

Victora CG, Adair L, Fall C, Hallal PC, Martorell R, Richter L, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital. Lancet. 2008;371(9609):34057. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61692-4.

CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

World Health Organization Study Group on Integration of Health Care Delivery. Integration of health care delivery. Geneva: WHO; 1996.

Google Scholar

Horton R, Lo S. Nutrition: A quintessential sustainable development goal. Lancet. 2013;382(9890):3712. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61100-9.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Ruel M. Nutrition-sensitive interventions and Programmes: how can they help to accelerate Progress in improving maternal and child nutrition. Lancet. 2013;382(9891):53651. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60843-0.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Horton S, Mbuya M, Wilkinson C. Synthesis of Evidence of Multisectoral Approaches for Improved Nutrition. Abidjan: African Development Bank; 2017. https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/GenericDocuments/Banking_on_Nutrition_evidence_synthesis_advanced_copy_November_2017.pdf. Accessed 19112020

Google Scholar

Gillespie S, Haddad L, Mannar V, Menon P, Nisbett N. Maternal and child nutrition study group. The politics of reducing malnutrition: building commitment and accelerating progress. Lancet. 2013;382(9891):55269. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60842-9.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

The World Bank. The Fund for Peace. Fragile States Index (FSI) 2020 Fragility in the World 2020. https://fragilestatesindex.org/.

Google Scholar

Bush A, Keylock J. Nutrition Works. Strengthening Integration of Nutrition within Health Sector Programmes An Evidence-based Planning Resource. European Commission. https://www.nutritionworks.org.uk/technical-guidance-and-research/strengthening-integration-of-nutrition-within-health-sector-programmes-an-evidence-based-planning-resource/.

Sterne JAC, Savovi J, Page MJ, Elbers RG, Blencowe NS, Boutron I, et al. RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ. 2019;366:l4898.

Article Google Scholar

Sterne J, Hernn M, McAleenan A, Reeves B, Higgins J. Chapter 25: Assessing risk of bias in a non-randomized study | Cochrane Training. Cochrane Handb Syst Rev Interv. 2019; https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-25.

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. (2019). CASP Qualitative & Quantitative Studies Checklist. Available at: https://casp-uk.net/ Accessed: 18 Nov 2020.

Google Scholar

Arifeen SE, Hoque DE, Akter T, Rahman M, Hoque ME, Begum K, et al. Effect of the integrated management of childhood illness strategy on childhood mortality and nutrition in a rural area in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet. 2009;374(9687):393403. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60828-X.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Armstrong SJ, Bryce J, de Savigny D, Lambrechts T, Mbuya C, Mgalula L, et al. The effect of integrated management of childhood illness on observed quality of care of under-fives in rural Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2004;19(1):110.

Article Google Scholar

Bhandari N, Mazumder S, Taneja S, Sommerfelt H. neonatal and childhood illness (IMNCI) programme on neonatal and infant mortality: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 344(mar21 1):e1634. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1634.

Bryce J, Gouws E, Adam T, Black RE, Schellenberg JA, Manzi F, et al. Improving quality and efficiency of facility-based child health care through integrated management of childhood illness in Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2005;20(suppl_1):i6976. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czi053.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

El Arifeen S, Blum LS, Hoque DE, Chowdhury EK, Khan R, Black RE, et al. Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in Bangladesh: Early findings from a cluster-randomised study. Lancet. 2004;364(9445):1595602. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17312-1.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Friedman L, WoLFheim C. Linking nutrition & (integrated) community case management. A review of operational experiences. London: Children's investment Fund Foundation, save the children, ACF; 2014.

Google Scholar

Masanja H, Schellenberg JA, De Savigny D, Mshinda H, Victora CG. Impact of integrated Management of Childhood Illness on inequalities in child health in rural Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2005;20(suppl_1):i7784. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czi054.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Mazumder S, Taneja S, Bahl R, Mohan P, Strand TA, Sommerfelt H, et al. Effect of implementation of integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness programme on treatment seeking practices for morbidities in infants: cluster randomised trial. BMJ. 2014;349(aug29 3):g4988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4988.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Miller NP, Amouzou A, Tafesse M, Hazel E, Legesse H, Degefie T, et al. Integrated community case management of childhood illness in Ethiopia: implementation strength and quality of care. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;91(2):42434. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0751.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Rasanathan K, Muiz M, Bakshi S, Kumar M, Solano A, Kariuki W, George A, Sylla M, Nefdt R, Young M, Diaz T. Community case management of childhood illness in sub-Saharan Africa - findings from a cross-sectional survey on policy and implementation. J Glob Health. 2014;4(2):020401. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.04.020401.

Schellenberg JRA, Adam T, Mshinda H, Masanja H, Kabadi G, Mukasa O, et al. Effectiveness and cost of facility-based integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in Tanzania. Lancet. 2004;364(9445):158394. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17311-X.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Taneja S, Bahl S, Mazumder S, Martines J, Bhandari N, Bhan MK. Impact on inequities in health indicators: effect of implementing the integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness programme in Haryana, India. J Glob Health. 2015;5(1). https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.05.010401.

Aguayo VM, Agarwal V, Agnani M, Agrawal DD, Bhambhal S, Rawat AK, et al. Integrated program achieves good survival but moderate recovery rates among children with severe acute malnutrition in India. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013;98(5):133542. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.054080.

CAS Article PubMed Google Scholar

Amadi B, Imikendu M, Sakala M, Banda R, Kelly P. Integration of HIV care into community management of acute childhood malnutrition permits good outcomes: retrospective analysis of three years of a programme in Lusaka. PLoS One. 2016;11(3):e0149218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149218.

CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Brits H, Joubert G, Eyman K, De Vink R, Lesaoana K, Makhetha S, et al. An assessment of the integrated nutrition programme for malnourished children aged six months to five years at primary healthcare facilities in Mangaung, Free State, South Africa. S Afr Fam Pract. 2017;59(6):2148. https://doi.org/10.1080/20786190.2017.1340252.

Article Google Scholar

Deconinck H, Hallarou ME, Pesonen A, Grard JC, Criel B, Donnen P, et al. Understanding factors that influence the integration of acute malnutrition interventions into the national health system in Niger. Health Policy and Plan. 2016;31(10):136473. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czw073.

Article Google Scholar

Kouam CE, Delisle H, Ebbing HJ, Isral AD, Salpteur C, Assa MA, et al. Perspectives for integration into the local health system of community-based management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 years: a qualitative study in Bangladesh. Nutr J. 2014;13(1):22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-13-22.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Puett C, Alderman H, Sadler K, Coates J. Sometimes they fail to keep their faith in us: community health worker perceptions of structural barriers to quality of care and community utilisation of services in Bangladesh. Maternal Child Nutr. 2015;11(4):101122. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12072.

Article Google Scholar

Puett C, Coates J, Alderman H, Sadler K. Quality of care for severe acute malnutrition delivered by community health workers in southern Bangladesh. Maternal Child Nutr. 2013;9(1):13042. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00409.x.

Article Google Scholar

Sadler K, Puett C, Mothabbir G, Myatt M. Community case management of severe acute malnutrition in southern Bangladesh. Boston: Tufts University; 2011.

Google Scholar

Tadesse E, Worku A, Berhane Y, Ekstrm EC. An integrated community-based outpatient therapeutic feeding programme for severe acute malnutritionin rural Southern Ethiopia: Recovery, fatality, and nutritional status after discharge. Matern Child Nutr. 2018;14(2):e12519. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12519. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Doherty T, Chopra M, Tomlinson M, Oliphant N, Nsibande D, Mason J. Moving from vertical to integrated child health programmes: experiences from a multi-country assessment of the child health days approach in Africa. Tropical Med Int Health. 2010;15(3):296305. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02454.x.

Article Google Scholar

Palmer AC, Diaz T, Noordam AC, Dalmiya N. Evolution of the child health day strategy for the integrated delivery of child health and nutrition services. Food Nutr Bull. 2013;34(4):4129. https://doi.org/10.1177/156482651303400406.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Anand A, Luman ET, O'Connor PM. Building on success potential to improve coverage of multiple health interventions through integrated delivery with routine childhood vaccination. J Infect Dis. 2012;205(suppl_1):S2839. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir794.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Baqui A, Williams EK, Rosecrans AM, Agrawal PK, Ahmed S, Darmstadt GL, et al. Impact of an integrated nutrition and health programme on neonatal mortality in rural northern India. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(10):796804A. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.07.042226.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Ching P, Birmingham M, Goodman T, Sutter R, Loevinsohn B. Childhood mortality impact and costs of integrating vitamin a supplementation into immunization campaigns. Am J Public Health. 2000;90(10):15269. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.90.10.1526.

CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Hodges MH, Sesay FF, Kamara HI, Nyorkor ED, Bah M, Koroma AS, et al. Integrating vitamin a supplementation at 6 months into the expanded program of immunization in Sierra Leone. Matern Child Health J. 2015;19(9):198592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1706-1.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Klemm RD, Villate EE, Tuazon-Lopez C, Ramos AC. Coverage and impact of adding vitamin a capsule (VAC) distribution to annual national immunisation day in the Philippines. Manila: Philippines Department of Health and Helen Keller International; 1996.

Google Scholar

Ropero-lvarez AM, Kurtis HJ, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Ruiz-Matus C, Tambini G. Vaccination week in the Americas: an opportunity to integrate other health services with immunization. J Infect Diseas. 2012;205(suppl_1):S1205. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir773.

Article Google Scholar

Fernandez-Rao S, Hurley KM, Nair KM, Balakrishna N, Radhakrishna KV, Ravinder P, et al. Integrating nutrition and early child-development interventions among infants and preschoolers in rural India. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014;1308(1):21831. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12278.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Gowani S, Yousafzai AK, Armstrong R, Bhutta ZA. Cost effectiveness of responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions on early child development outcomes in Pakistan. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014;1308(1):14961. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12367.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Yousafzai AK, Rasheed MA, Rizvi A, Armstrong R, Bhutta ZA. Effect of integrated responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions in the lady health worker programme in Pakistan on child development, growth, and health outcomes: a cluster-randomised factorial effectiveness trial. Lancet. 2014;384(9950):128293 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60455-4.

Article Google Scholar

Grellety E, Babakazo P, Bangana A, Mwamba G, Lezama I, Zagre NM, et al. Effects of unconditional cash transfers on the outcome of treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM): a cluster-randomised trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMC Med. 2017;15(1):87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0848-y.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Berti PR, Mildon A, Siekmans K, Main B, MacDonald C. An adequacy evaluation of a 10-year, four-country nutrition and health programme. Int J Epidemiol. 2010;39(2):61329. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp389.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Fagerli K, O'Connor K, Kim S, Kelley M, Odhiambo A, Faith S, et al. Impact of the integration of water treatment, hygiene, nutrition, and clean delivery interventions on maternal health service use. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;96(5):125360. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0709.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Grossmann VM, Turner BS, Snyder D, Stewart RD, Bowen T, Cifuentes AA, et al. Zinc and vitamin supplementation in an under-5 indigenous population of Guatemala: influence of lay health promoters in decreasing incidence of diarrhea. J Transcult Nurs. 2015;26(4):4028. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659614524786.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Guyon AB, Quinn VJ, Hainsworth M, Ravonimanantsoa P, Ravelojoana V, Rambeloson Z, et al. Implementing an integrated nutrition package at large scale in Madagascar: the essential nutrition actions framework. Food Nutr Bull. 2009;30(3):23344. https://doi.org/10.1177/156482650903000304.

Article PubMed Google Scholar

Nguyen PH, Kim SS, Sanghvi T, Mahmud Z, Tran LM, Shabnam S, et al. Integrating nutrition interventions into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program increased maternal dietary diversity, micronutrient intake, and exclusive breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh: results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation. J Nutr. 2017;147(12):232637. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.117.257303.

CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Parikh K, Marein-Efron G, Huang S, O'Hare G, Finalle R, Shah SS. Nutritional status of children after a food-supplementation program integrated with routine health care through mobile clinics in migrant communities in the Dominican Republic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010;83(3):55964. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0485.

Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar

Saiyed F, Seshadri S. Impact of the integrated package of nutrition and health services. Indian J Pediatr. 2000;67(5):3228. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02820677.

CAS Article PubMed Google Scholar

Excerpt from:
Best practices and opportunities for integrating nutrition specific into nutrition sensitive interventions in fragile contexts: a systematic review -...

Brisbane’s Night Cafe has been a constant that homeless youth have relied on for 20 years – ABC News

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:52 am

Outside BrisbaneCity Hall on a Thursday nightpeople wait for buses or dart across King George Square on their way home.

All thewhile a growing queue of young people, some on scooters, some in groups, congregate down the side of the iconic building and wait for the Night Cafe to open its doors.

Waiting inside, at the bottom of a staircase that leads into City Hall's basement, is a team of youth workers, doctors, nurses, and other volunteers.

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

"Here at the Brisbane Night Cafe we provide young people aged 12 to 25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessnessa safe space to come and get a hot meal, clothing, hygiene products, have a shower, or speak to our volunteer nurses or doctors" Red Cross youth worker Eboni Frankel told ABC Radio Brisbane.

The Red Cross's Night Cafe opens onTuesday and Thursday evenings, and this yearmarked 20 years of operation.

Aside from the two youth workers and a supervisor, the team is made up of volunteers.

"We have a huge team of amazing volunteers who donate their time to assist the young people in the community who are in need," Ms Frankel said.

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

When the doors open and the smell of roast beef and potato bake wafts out onto Adelaide Street, the young people trickle down the stairs into the bright, welcoming space and take a seat at a booth or gather around a table.

Some, who look cold and tired, come in, eat in silence, rest for a moment and leave.

Others are in and out within minutes, grabbing a meal to go, a few items ofclothing and hygiene products.

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

And then there are those who come with friends. Tight-knit groups who look like they are at a school cafeteria, laughing and talking as they eat around the table.

The overwhelming majority of the young people on this night were under 18 and ofIndigenous orPacific Islander background.

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

Ms Frankel says the young people who come through the door are all different and each is dealing with a different set of circumstances.

"When we think of the word homelessness, the first thing that comes to our mind is someone on the street, living out of a bag but that's not always the case," Ms Frankel said.

"We have a lot of young people here who identify as homeless they could be sleeping on a friend's couch, so sleeping anywhere that they find with a roof.

"It doesn't just have to be someone sleeping on the street, it's someone who just doesn't have a stable, secure home that they can go home to."

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

With that comes a wide rangeof health concerns according toSunny Street volunteer nurse Elise Hicks who helps operate a clinic at the Night Cafe.

"A lot of these kids are on the streets because sometimes they are safer than home," Ms Hicks said.

"So there's a lot of trauma, whether it's physical or emotional.

"We see issues here like self-harming, overdoses from different substances, and sometimes wounds from being barefoot.

"They are sleeping in the garden so they've got multiple infected midge bites and stuff like that."

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

For 18-year-old man Suli, the Night Cafe is as much an opportunity to connect with people as it is to have a hot meal.

The Sudanese refugee who lost a lot of family to warsays he has been coming here most of his life.

"I really value community and trust in an organisation [such] as [the Red Cross]," he said.

"And to be groupednot by other things, but by what we have inside.

"I feel very strongly connected to everybody herewho has been a part of my experience, of growth."

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

For the youth workers like Ms Frankel, that is why she does what she does.

"We like to provide just an overall safespace, judgement-free zone for these young people to come in and feel they are loved and know that they are cared about," she said.

"We help to link them in with services they need, when they are ready.

"They talk about us and they're excited to come to us every Tuesday and Thursday, and we really pride ourselves on knowing that we're something that they can look forward to in their day."

ABC Radio Brisbane: Edwina Seselja

Twenty-nine-year-old Marissa Bercolliembodiesthat pride as one of the volunteers who make the service possible.

"I always thought about wanting to give back but I never really made an effort to do it," she said.

After finding out about the Night Cafe, she now wonders why she waited so long.

"Jump online, find out what's happening and what's available in your community," she said.

"Just do it and make a commitment to positive change in your community."

Read this article:
Brisbane's Night Cafe has been a constant that homeless youth have relied on for 20 years - ABC News

Australian Olympian Tilly Kearns reveals COVID-safe measures while eating in the Olympic Village – Newcastle Herald

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:51 am

news, local-news, covid, tokyo, olympics, australia, tilly, kearns, tiktok, coronavirus

Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns has revealed how she and her teammates keep COVID-safe while eating at the Olympic dining hall in Tokyo as Japan battles more than 34,000 active cases. The 20-year-old Australian filmed a video documenting a typical lunchtime meal at the Olympic village, which she posted to TikTok on Wednesday. The video begins with Kearns and her teammates wearing face masks as they walked into the dining hall. "First we sanitise (our hands) and then put these gloves on before we touch anything. We go and grab one of these trays - each individual tray has been sanitised and washed," Kearns said in the clip. She then panned across the dining hall, which looked like a food court divided by different cuisines and dishes, such as noodles, stir-fried, grilled and steamed dishes. After collecting their food, the teammates made their way to a table, which was divided by transparent plastic screens to create individual cubicles for diners. "It makes mealtime conversations pretty difficult because it is hard to hear through them (the cubicles),' Kearns said. "In every little cubicle there are disinfectant wipes so we wipe down everything that we're going to touch. The screen, the sides, the chair - everything." Kearns said the Australian women's water polo team, also known as the 'Aussie Stingers', have a "team rule that once the (face) mask is off, you only have ten minutes to eat to reduce the exposure". "Then after we eat, we sanitise again and put a fresh mask on, pick up our scraps with the disinfectant wipe and sanitise again on the way out," she said. Kearns and her teammates seem to be taking every precaution against COVID-19 as 75 people linked to Tokyo2020 have tested positive to the disease, including six athletes, according to the public database. Tokyo recorded 1,832 new cases on Wednesday, which is the highest number since early January. Meanwhile, Japan is currently grappling with a total of 34,410 active cases, according to The Japan Times. Kearns and the Aussie Stingers are set to face off against Canada in their first-round game on Saturday.

/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/141815392/a84fa6d4-ecee-4efd-bf5b-0a98af20e061.jpg/r0_137_1080_747_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg

WATCH

July 22 2021 - 6:00PM

Let an Aussie athlete explain how they dine safely in Tokyo

/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/141815392/a84fa6d4-ecee-4efd-bf5b-0a98af20e061.jpg/r0_137_1080_747_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg

Australian Olympian Tilly Kearns reveals COVID-safe measures while eating in Tokyo's Olympic Village - as Japan battles more than 34,000 active cases.

news, local-news, covid, tokyo, olympics, australia, tilly, kearns, tiktok, coronavirus

2021-07-22T18:00:00+10:00

https://players.brightcove.net/3879528182001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6264682176001

https://players.brightcove.net/3879528182001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6264682176001

Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns has revealed how she and her teammates keep COVID-safe while eating at the Olympic dining hall in Tokyo as Japan battles more than 34,000 active cases.

The 20-year-old Australian filmed a video documenting a typical lunchtime meal at the Olympic village, which she posted to TikTok on Wednesday.

The video begins with Kearns and her teammates wearing face masks as they walked into the dining hall.

"First we sanitise (our hands) and then put these gloves on before we touch anything. We go and grab one of these trays - each individual tray has been sanitised and washed," Kearns said in the clip.

She then panned across the dining hall, which looked like a food court divided by different cuisines and dishes, such as noodles, stir-fried, grilled and steamed dishes.

After collecting their food, the teammates made their way to a table, which was divided by transparent plastic screens to create individual cubicles for diners.

"It makes mealtime conversations pretty difficult because it is hard to hear through them (the cubicles),' Kearns said.

"In every little cubicle there are disinfectant wipes so we wipe down everything that we're going to touch. The screen, the sides, the chair - everything."

The dining hall in the Tokyo Olympics village.

Kearns said the Australian women's water polo team, also known as the 'Aussie Stingers', have a "team rule that once the (face) mask is off, you only have ten minutes to eat to reduce the exposure".

"Then after we eat, we sanitise again and put a fresh mask on, pick up our scraps with the disinfectant wipe and sanitise again on the way out," she said.

Kearns and her teammates seem to be taking every precaution against COVID-19 as 75 people linked to Tokyo2020 have tested positive to the disease, including six athletes, according to the public database.

Tokyo recorded 1,832 new cases on Wednesday, which is the highest number since early January.

Meanwhile, Japan is currently grappling with a total of 34,410 active cases, according to The Japan Times.

Kearns and the Aussie Stingers are set to face off against Canada in their first-round game on Saturday.

Read more here:
Australian Olympian Tilly Kearns reveals COVID-safe measures while eating in the Olympic Village - Newcastle Herald

Family Meals That Deliver Flavor and Nutrition – Amsterdam News

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:51 am

As kids and parents return to busy schedules full of sports, homework and weeknight activities, building a plan for nutritious and easy meals can be challenging. Piecing together a menu that fuels active minds without spending hours in the kitchen is a common goal for many families.

These recipes require minimal prep and call for on-hand ingredients like dairy food favorites that provide nutrients people of all ages need to grow and maintain strong bodies and minds.

Whether you enjoy it together in the morning before getting the day started or mix it up with breakfast for dinner, this Sustainable Frittata is called sustainable because you can use leftover cheeses, veggies, ham, sausage and more to recycle ingredients you already have on hand. For a customizable kid-pleaser, turn to Chopped Chicken Taco Salad and garnish with your familys favorite toppings.

Visit HYPERLINK "https://www.milkmeansmore.org/?utm_source=familyfeatures&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=" l "15827-UnitedDairyIndustryOfMichigan"milkmeansmore.org to find more recipes perfect for bringing loved ones together.

Chopped Chicken Taco Salad

Recipe courtesy of Megan Gundy of What Megans Making on behalf of Milk Means More

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Dressing:

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

1/3 cup buttermilk, plus additional (optional)

1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lime juice, plus additional (optional)

3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

Salad:

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 head leaf lettuce, chopped

1 avocado, chopped into bite-sized pieces

1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup corn

1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, chopped

1 cup shredded cheese (Monterey Jack or Mexican)

tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips, for topping

To make dressing: In small bowl, stir yogurt, buttermilk, lime juice, cilantro, and taco seasoning until combined. Taste and adjust lime juice and cilantro as needed. If dressing is too thick, add buttermilk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

To make salad: Season chicken on both sides with taco seasoning. Heat large skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Add chicken to pan and cook on both sides until outside is golden brown and chicken is cooked through. Remove to cutting board and slice into strips.

On large platter, heap chopped lettuce. Sprinkle chicken over top. Add avocado, beans, corn, tomatoes and shredded cheese. Drizzle dressing on top and sprinkle with tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips.

Sustainable Frittata

Recipe courtesy of Jenn Fillenworth of Jenny With the Good Eats on behalf of Milk Means More

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 8

12 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup whole milk, half and half or heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups shredded cheese, any variety

3 cups assorted cooked vegetables and pre-cooked meats

fresh herbs, for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven to 450F.

Preheat cast-iron pan or oven-safe skillet over medium heat.

In large bowl, mix eggs, milk and salt then add shredded cheese.

Add cooked vegetables and meats to pan to reheat. Once vegetables have softened, add egg mixture to pan and scramble. Let sit over medium heat 1 minute.

Carefully transfer to oven and bake 10-15 minutes. Frittata is done when eggs have set. Remove from oven and top with fresh herbs.

Read more:
Family Meals That Deliver Flavor and Nutrition - Amsterdam News

The Military Diet Is a Fast-Track to Weight Loss Until It Isnt – Fatherly

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:50 am

If youve gained weight over the last several months, we dont blame you. But for the purposes of your health heart disease is the leading killer of men in the U.S. you probably want to drop those added pounds. For men who hate diets and just want to get it over and done with, the military diet promises to deliver. Proponents claim you can lose up to 10 pounds in one week. But like all types of yo-yo dieting, the military diet could be even worse on your health than being overweight.

The military diet prescribes a week-long cycle of three days on and four days off, repeated as many times as you need to reach your goal weight. Days one through three require a very restrictive intake of 1,100-1,400 calories, followed by four days of eating up to 1,500 calories still pretty low, says dietician Liz Weinandy of Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center. For comparison, health experts typically recommend that adults eat between 2,000 and 2,500 calories a day.

Despite its name, the military diet is not affiliated with the United States military or any known armed force. In fact, it has no discernable connection to what service members actually eat: High amounts of protein, fat, and carbohydrates for intense days of training and combat.

Instead, the diet gets its name from the discipline and willpower it takes to stay on the diet and follow it, just like the willpower and discipline it takes to stay in the military, according to themilitarydiet.com. Willpower is needed, it seems, since youll be feeling the hunger from such a prohibitive nutrition plan.

Though the calorie count is low, the military diet allows for a fairly even spread of carbohydrates, fats, and protein and it even includes ice cream. Technically, you can eat whatever you want on the diet as long as it stays within your calorie quota, but the example meal plans on the diets website are fairly well-balanced.

This is what a sample day on the diet looks like:

Alcohol and sodas are no-nos, but coffee is allowed provided you subtract five calories from your food intake elsewhere for each cup you consume. You can make substitutions for certain foods in the military diet meal plans if you just cant stomach them or if you need to make the plan vegetarian or vegan. For example, you can swap half an avocado and two tablespoons or hummus for a can of tuna.

No scientific research has looked into the military diets weight loss claims. But the raw arithmetic does speak for itself, Weinandy says. Consuming fewer calories than your body needs will inevitably lead to a short-term drop on the scale, though probably not as much as ten pounds in one week.

If theres one good thing about the military diet, its that all the recommended foods are things you might already be buying at the grocery store, like canned tuna, apples, and peanut butter. Its nothing extravagant or crazy, she says. In fact, if you double some of the portion sizes and add in more servings of fruits and vegetables, the plan has a lot of the building blocks of a healthy, whole food-focused diet.

While the military diets website couches its claims by saying it works best for weight-loss emergencies, Weinandy says the boom-and-bust cycles of short-term dieting arent sustainable and can be unhealthy. Once you abandon the military diet plan youre going to gain the weight back, she says, full stop. Its not going to work long-term. Repeated crash dieting can even slow metabolic rate in the long run.

Fad diets can also exacerbate or even be the root cause of disordered eating, which Weinandy has seen in people of all genders. She would never recommend that teenagers, people who are pregnant, and people who are breastfeeding go on the military diet or any similar plan. And exercising on this low-calorie regimen isnt a good idea, either, because you could easily get dehydrated. On so few calories, your body is really just trying to keep up with your regular bodily processes, Weinandy says. Military-style conditioning drills are off the table.

There are some instances when a plan like the military diet could be recommended by dieticians, but theyre rare, according to Weinandy. Patients preparing for gastric bypass or other weight-loss surgeries are sometimes put on very low-calorie diets to reduce abdominal fat and help the procedure go smoothly, she says. But theyre really isolated cases.

Though the immediate results can be gratifying, Weinandy has seen countless patients gain it all back and more after they come off a short-term solution like the military diet. Your best alternative is to fill your plate with whole foods, exercise regularly, and cut out processed snacks if youre trying to lose weight. Youve probably heard it before, but these small steps will lead to healthy, lasting results whereas fads like the military diet only bounce you between weight loss and weight gain, Weinandy says. I just hate to see people on this merry-go-round.

Oops! Please try again.

Thanks for subscribing!

Excerpt from:
The Military Diet Is a Fast-Track to Weight Loss Until It Isnt - Fatherly

Weight loss story: "I minimized white food from my diet while Intermittent Fasting" | The Times of India – Times of India

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:50 am

I followed intermittent fasting as my weight loss strategy, adapted the 16/8 method and kept my eating window is from 10:30 am to 6:30 PM so my meals are as follows:

My breakfast: Around 10:30 am I break my fast. My breakfast mostly be porridge made of millets, lentils [Sathumaavu kanji], Ragi koozhu [porridge] along with a bowl of boiled Sundal or any seasonal fruits.

My lunch: Between 1-1:30 PM is my lunchtime. I make my lunch plate filled with more colours and minimize white. I take a bowl of rice or millet and sambar/dal/broth anything that I make for others, add sundal, poriyal/vegetables and mandatorily a cup of raitha added with either onions, tomato, carrot, cucumber or capsicum. In this template of plate I fill up and make sure no gaps and I do not refill my plate. Sit back and take every single bit slowly and enjoy my meal.

My dinner: I wind up the last meal of the day around 6:30 PM. For my dinner, it will be basic south Indian tiffin items such as Idly, dosa, upma, Pongal and sometimes I will make a buddha bowl and a cup of soup. Between 6:30 PM to next morning at 10:30 AM I dont intake anything other than water.

Pre-workout meal: Its just lukewarm water and nothing else

Post-workout meal: Nothing but water since I work out during my fasting hours.

I indulge in (What you eat on your cheat days): I dont believe in cheat days after adapting this intermittent fasting and healthy eating pattern. I dont binge however to satisfy my soul I ensure I am limiting myself within the calorie limit for the day and enjoy fried rice, pizza and sweets if I wish [especially only within my eating window].

Continued here:
Weight loss story: "I minimized white food from my diet while Intermittent Fasting" | The Times of India - Times of India

Hormonal Belly: Signs, Causes, and Weight Loss Tips – Greatist

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:50 am

Belly fat can be tricky to ditch. Thats probably why its one of the most common problems posed to Dr. Google.

And there isnt always a simple solution. Its not always the case, but belly fat could be linked to your hormones. Keep scrolling for a deep dive into the causes and solutions for hormonal belly.

Your diet hasnt changed. Your gym schedule is the same. But for some reason, your bellys different. What gives?

These are some signs that somethings up in Hormone Town.

More often than not, belly fat can be traced to your diet. But if your tummys popping despite a steady diet and lifestyle, your weight gain could be hormonal.

Hormone levels can change for a variety of reasons outside your control, including:

Belly weight gain could just mean that your estrogen or testosterone levels are fluctuating because youre getting older. But if you havent changed your lifestyle and you arent approaching middle age, chat with your doctor about checking for underlying health conditions.

Hormonal belly often comes with a side of sadness, rage, or a wild combo of the two. Thats because when your hormones go haywire, your whole body is affected.

Most folks with vaginas go through menopause between the ages of 45 and 55. Its typically known as the time when Aunt Flow leaves town, but the sudden drop in estrogen triggers other changes too. Vaginal dryness, hot flashes, and even weight gain can all be symptoms.

Testosterone levels can drop with age, too. And whether its age-related or not, testosterone deficiency can cause:

The same hormones that mess with your libido (estrogen and testosterone) can impact your waistline.

Research suggests that menopause (again, a season of *major* hormone upheaval) often leads to a sexual dry spell. Studies also show that it can lead to weight gain and increased visceral fat, which usually accumulates in the belly.

Not all hormones are related to sex. Your adrenal glands release the hormone cortisol in response to stress. Cortisol also plays a major role in metabolism regulation, inflammation management, and blood sugar levels.

Basically, chronic stress can lead to chronically high cortisol. Thats a one-way ticket to a big appetite and high blood sugar. (Next stop: belly fat!)

Burning the candle at both ends can lead to hormonal belly. Whether intentional or not, skimping on sleep can have major health consequences, from slashing your sex drive to boosting your appetite.

In particular, lack of sleep messes with cortisol (that stress hormone), leptin (the hormone that tells your brain to stop eating), and ghrelin (the hormone that increases your appetite). Sounds like a recipe for hormonal belly, right?

One 2019 study found that even folks who tried to make up for lost sleep by sleeping in on the weekends still experienced hormonal fluctuations, weight gain, and increased calorie intake.

Were not talking about wanting a cookie now and then. But if you cant deal without your sugar top-up each day, step back and ask yourself why. Cravings are often an early clue to hormone issues.

You may have leptin resistance. Remember, leptin is the hormone that helps regulate your appetite. It tells your brain when your belly is full. If your body starts ignoring leptins messages, thats called leptin resistance.

Researchers know that leptin resistance leads to weight gain. Talk to your doctor if you dont feel full even after big meals. Leptin resistance could be a problem, and it could be leading to overeating.

It could be an insulin issue. Another hormonal cause of belly fat? Insulin imbalance. Wild sugar cravings, sudden weight gain, and lack of focus could all indicate insulin issues. There are natural ways to lower insulin, but its also a concern you should bring up with your doctor.

Theres no magic fix for hormonal weight gain. Your game plan depends on which hormones are wonky and why. But these five tactics are a good place to start.

Theres a reason cortisol has been dubbed the stress hormone. Chronically high cortisol levels whether theyre from never-ending stress or Cushings syndrome can trigger weight gain, insulin resistance, and more.

So start tackling your hormonal belly by tackling your stress. Try meditation. Take a yoga class. Give mindful breathing a whirl.

Sleeping on your sleep habits? Nows the time to get serious.

Research has linked restless nights with a higher body mass index (BMI). Aim for 7 or 8 hours per night to help regulate hormones and bring a healthy rhythm back to your digestive system. Theres truly no substitute for sleep. Your brain and body need it to rest, reset, and keep your hormones in working order.

Diet can play a major role in hormone cycles. When hormones (insulin in particular) go haywire, your body might store up extra belly fat or even develop type 2 diabetes. Fortunately, consistently eating high fiber foods can set your insulin on the straight and narrow.

Set yourself up for success by stocking your pantry with other nourishing, hormone-balancing foods like broccoli, chickpeas, lean proteins, and sour cherries (great for catching a few winks!).

Blood sugar spikes are no bueno for hormone regulation. You can tame your hormonal belly with a low glycemic diet, which focuses on foods that take longer to turn to sugar in your bloodstream.

Folks with hormonal belly from PCOS also report weight loss success by dialing down the sugar. Other tips include eating more protein and fiber.

Research suggests that alcohol consumption affects your hormones, even boosting estrogen in premenopausal women.

If you think your weight gain is hormonal, try ditching booze for a month. See if it makes a difference. It could be that your evening glass of vino has been jacking up your endocrine system behind the scenes.

Not convinced your hormones are to blame. Check yourself for any combo of these possible culprits.

Weight gain typically happens when youre consuming more calories than you burn. But sometimes belly fat can be the result of hormonal imbalances like wacky estrogen or testosterone levels. Stress and lack of sleep can also wreak hormone havoc.

You might be able to tackle hormonal belly with lifestyle changes. But if healthy eating, solid sleep, and stress reduction dont do the trick, its time to talk to your doctor. They can help you identify and fix a hormone imbalance.

Read this article:
Hormonal Belly: Signs, Causes, and Weight Loss Tips - Greatist

Raven-Symon Has Been Using These Supplements to Lose Weight | Eat This Not That – Eat This, Not That

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:50 am

Eat This, Not That! is reader-supported and every product we feature is independently vettedby our editors. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

Raven-Symon has lost an impressive 30 pounds over the past few months, revealing to fans that a combination of intermittent fasting, low-carb eating, and light exercise were all essential parts of her weight loss journey.

Now, the star is opening up about the supplements that have been an integral part of her healthy living plan. Read on to discover the exact supplements Raven-Symon has taken to help her lose weight and boost her mood, energy, and immune health. And for more on how your favorite stars shape up, check out Gabrielle Union Says She Avoids These Two Foods in New Abs Selfie.

Raven-Symon is an avid proponent of fasting, incorporating Keto Chow's Fasting Drops into her routine when she's on her regular, water-only plan.

"I'm fixin' up my fasting lunch, breakfast, and dinner," she explained to her Instagram followers. "I have some water and iceI'm going to be putting in some fasting drops. This is my sodium and magnesium to really make sure my electrolytes stay up."

Related: Sign up for our newsletter for the latest celebrity food news.

To keep her energy and mood high during her fasts, Raven-Symon also relies on Keto Chow's Electrolyte Drops, "which is sodium, magnesium, potassium, and trace minerals from the Great Salt Lake," she told her Instagram followers while mixing up some water for an upcoming 36-hour fast.

Related: What Happens to Your Body When You Fast

When Raven-Symon wants a brain boost, she relies on Bright Minds' Memory Powder.

"I take a scoop of that every morningthis is to help feed my brain," she told her followers.

For more great additions to your AM routine, check out The #1 Best Supplement to Take in the Morning, Says Dietitian.

Raven-Symon says that Happy Saffron Plus supplements have been great for boosting her mood when she's feeling down.

"These are the things that have saved my entire emotional inner workingssome days I don't take them and my wife can really tell," she explained.

Related: The Best Supplements to Take for Stress, According to Dietitians

To help keep her immune system strong, Raven-Symon supplements with Vitamins K2+D3 from Wellabs, as well as an additional vitamin C supplement later in the day.

"Because of the world we live in right now, you need a lot of vitamin D and a lot of vitamin C to keep things on the up and up," she told her followers.

For some great additions to your grocery list, check out the Best Supplements To Buy at Costco, Say Experts.

Follow this link:
Raven-Symon Has Been Using These Supplements to Lose Weight | Eat This Not That - Eat This, Not That

From 5:2 to 16:8, do intermittent fasting diets work, and what are the challenges? – ABC News

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 1:50 am

Samantha Roberts is three weeks in to a six-week fasting experiment, and she's tired.

She's hungry, she hasn't been sleeping well, and she hasn't lost any weight.

"I feel like I'm trying to change, but I don't think I'm changing for the better," she says.

"I think I'm meaner. I think I'm shorter with people. I'm not as happy as I used to be."

Samantha's experience is not uncommon; manydiets bringwith themmoments of hopelessness and frustration, especially when you're required to overhaul ingrained habits.

Supplied: Samantha Roberts

Under the guidance of dietitian Joanna McMillan and an expert team, Samantha is one of five people participating in a Catalyst fasting experiment, looking at intermittent fasting's impact on weight loss, ageing, gut bacteria, and metabolic health.

She is doing the 16:8 plan.

"I don't eat from 8 o'clock at night till 12 midday the day after, so I fast for 16 hours," Samantha explains.

"Mornings I have black coffee, I'm allowed black coffee, black tea. But just no food.

"I'm getting there [but] maybe I didn't realise what I was getting myself in for."

Samantha's husband Kevin is also participating in the experiment, but he's on the 5:2 diet.

Kevin must eat a healthy diet for five days but cuthiskilojoules down to 2,500 on Tuesdays and Thursdays that's less than a quarter of his regular intake.

Unlike Samantha, he starts to lose weight immediately.

"I managed to pull an extra notch on my belt for my pants, so that's an inch down on my belt size," he says.

"I'm happy to carry on."

ABC: Catalyst

The research into the effectiveness of fasting diets "really is in the early days," but Dr McMillan is hopeful that her experiment will show the benefits of fasting reach beyond weight loss.

"We're so obsessed with weight in this culture, we talk about diet in terms of just weight loss. But [diet] is about what we eat and its impact on our whole body," she says.

"What the research seems to show is that, at least in the short term, fasting is at least as effective as a traditional calorie-controlled weight-loss diet.

"But if we only look atfasting as a weight-loss trend, we demean the research we do have into fasting."

Early studies have shown that in as little as fourweeks, switching from the fed to the fasted state can relieve health issues from inflammation to arthritic pain to asthma, start cellular repair, and increase longevity.

Eating plans that prescribe when to eat, and less so what to eat, are having a big moment. But is there evidence to support this approach to eating and if so, which method is best?

But one area Dr McMillan is particularly interested in is fasting's impact on metabolic health things like the body's blood glucose and insulin levels.

"Metabolic health [refers to] the way your internal body systems are working, and if they're working effectively," she explains.

"If your metabolic health is out of whack it could mean your cholesterol is running high, or your glucose levels are high.

"It's a catalogue of things that lead to poor health.

"Weight is a symptom, not the measure."

Both Samantha, 49, and Kevin, 52, have "harmful levels of fat around their organs, and show signs of elevated blood sugar and insulin resistance".

"If they do nothing, they're likely to have type 2 diabetes within a decade," Dr McMillan says.

"The question for [them] is, can fasting help to get your body responding better to insulin?

"We want to get your body responding better."

Dr McMillan says that one of the benefits of a fasting diet, be it the 5:2 or the 16:8, is that it gives structure to eating and puts a stop to snacking.

"We are in a food environment that we've never been in before, and this is really the first time in human history we've been in this situation, where so much food is available to us all the time," she says.

"So this fasting method at the very least stops that eating after dinner."

Kevin is already worried that his eating habits are catching up withhim.

Before the experiment started, he'd typically drink a case of beer each week, and often pick up a bacon and egg roll or a pie on his way to work as a butcher.

"I wanted to give fasting a go because of my appearance, my body.I'm getting a bit bulging around the torso," he quips.

ABC: Catalyst

For Samantha, a hairdresser, her eating patterns are all out of whack thanks to being on her feet with clients all day.

"Sometimes I don't realise that I've actually eaten because I'm so busy," she explains.

"I eat and then I don't think I've eaten and then I eat again and then I realise I did eat, but I'm so busy that I forget.

"I do have a mirror in front of me all day, but I don't actually look up at me. It's a shock when I see me."

The hope is that six weeks of an intermittent fastingdiet will helpKevin and Samantha eatmindfully.

"What we certainly know is that getting your calories down is beneficial, and this is another option," Dr McMillan says.

"After dinner, the kitchen's closed.It simply stops that snacking that you tend to eat while you're on the sofa."

But intermittent fasting isn't just about going without it's also about choosing nutritious food when you can eat, to provide lasting energy to get through the fasting window.

Diet quality is critical to the success of intermittent fasting diets, says lifestyle disease specialist Sam Hocking.

"I think one of the things where people can go a bit wrong with these diets is that idea of doing the 5:2 [and thinking], 'there are two days where you have to restrict your calories but on the other five days you can eat whatever you like'.

"You can't have the day where you're partying all day and eating and drinking and then expect to get the benefits.

"You've got to eat healthily on the normal eating days."

Supplied: Samantha Roberts

For Samantha and Kevin, this means stocking their pantry with lots of wholegrains, fruit and veggies, nuts and seeds, lean meats, and avoiding processed meats and snacks.

It also means restricting alcohol.

"As of last week, I drank approximately 48 bottles of beer less than what I'd normally consume," Kevin laughs.

"The things that I've been eating differently are pumpkin, tofu, couscous, and sweet potato chips. [I have] just small pieces and other things mixed in with my other vegetables.

"I'm loving it, it's just the food I've got to eat to get where I want to be."

In the first six weeks, Samantha findsit'ssometimes hard to incorporate thechanges into her grocery shop, even though she has meal plans and expert advice.

"I'm just trying to manage everything," she says.

"To make sure I've shopped, to make sure I've got enough vegetables, to make sure I've got enough plant-based stuff.

"[I have] to be really organised I have never spent this much time in my kitchen. I'm always cleaning the kitchen 'cause I'm making so much stuff.

"It's a whole lifestyle change."

Supplied: Samantha Roberts

On the 16:8, another challenge Samantha faces is waiting until midday to eat.

"There's no talk about food, it's banned. Till 12 o'clock," she says.

"It's quite hard hitting I think, more than I thought it would be. If I'm up at 5.30, it's six-and-a-half hours with no food. It's a long time.

"From 12, I'll try and have some eggs. And then at like 1, I'll try to have lunch, and then I'll have fruit a lot more."

Want more science plus health, environment, tech and more? Subscribe to our channel.

One thing she has to watch is "panic eating" in the minutes before 8:00pm.

"I think I have a personality, if somebody says you can't have that water, then I want it even more. I think my personality is like that, but I think it's a sense of panic," Samanthasays.

"[I think], 'What else am I going to cram in before 8 o'clock?'.

"The worst thing is, I actually don't feel like I need something else to eat, but I'm eating it because if I don't, I'm not going to eat until tomorrow again."

Kevinacknowledges "it's more tricky for Samantha than for me".

"She's finding it hard in the mornings to not eat till 12 o'clock," he says.

"She wakes up early, she starts to stress out a bit, I think and gets a bit frustrated."

But Samantha is determined to stick with the plan.

"My expectations were pretty high, but at least I've done something, and I'm still doing it," she says.

Supplied: Samantha Roberts

After six weeks of participating in the fasting experiment, Samantha and Kevin settlein to their fasting patterns, and committo sticking to themfor a little while longer.

Their cravings abate, theybecome more comfortable with feeling hungry, and there are no bad foods in the pantry.

"[It was] totally a positive experience, I've enjoyed it I know I've whinged. I have whinged a lot," Samantha says.

"I feel better. I know [when] I don't want to eat, I'm happy just to leave it at 8 o'clock.

"As long as I prep, I'm finding it better, even if I can't find time for shopping.

"As long as I've got the vegetables and fruit at home, we're good."

ABC: Catalyst

WhenDr McMillan conducts her final tests to see how Kevin and Samantha have tracked, the results "are a little unexpected".

Over the six weeks, Samantha lost 3.5 kilogramsand Kevin 8.5 kilograms but Kevin's weight loss is actually "some cause for concern".

"More than half of Kevin's weight loss came from lean body mass most of it [was] muscle," she says.

"Lean muscle [is] crucial for staying healthy as we age. So, going forward Kevin and anyone taking up fasting needs to ensure they also do exercise."

There has also been little change toSamantha and Kevin's gut health.

Butthere has been "a really big metabolic improvement" for them both.

In particular, Samantha's fasting insulin levels reduced, and her fasting blood glucose levels came down to "the normal category", which meansshereduced her risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Supplied: Samantha Roberts

"This is a really powerful message, because you haven't actually lost a lot of weight, but you've seen that really big metabolic improvement," Dr Hocking says.

"Even for someone who doesn't lose any weight, if your metabolic health has improved because you're eating better and you're exercising and getting enough sleep, you're in a far healthier position."

Dr McMillan says Samantha "epitomises the promise of fasting for me".

"She has managed to overcome a really tough journey through my experiment and embrace a new way of eating," she says.

While the results of Dr McMillan's intermittent fasting experiment are promising, she warns thatfasting is"not a magic bullet" for weight loss or overall health.

It's also a method that should not be overdone;fasting for too long "stresses your body too much".

"Fasting is one tool in the toolkit one potential option to add," Dr McMillan says.

More here:
From 5:2 to 16:8, do intermittent fasting diets work, and what are the challenges? - ABC News


Page 242«..1020..241242243244..250260..»