New moms require some much-needed nutrition boost to become healthier and stronger. Since new moms are the sole providers of food to their babies, they themselves need to eat nutritious and healthy food to be in the pink of their health and also to take care of the little ones. Let's look at a few diet tips that will help new moms to fight all sorts of health issues. Also, the post-pregnancy period can be quite vulnerable and new moms can easily fall sick, hence taking care of themselves is of utmost importance, especially during this time. A lactating mother needs nutrients enriched to ensure the well-being of her babies as well as herself.

Protein is a must-have for new moms as it provides energy and it is very much required for new moms. Include eggs, lean meat, and fish in your daily diet to increase the intake of protein. Also, protein helps in producing milk for the babies which is an added advantage for new moms. Protein foods aid in the cell-building process in your babies too.

Green vegetables like spinach and broccoli are loaded with vitamin A, calcium, iron, and antioxidants which are great for new moms. These leafy vegetables have a significant impact on the baby's growth and breastfeeding mothers get a lot of benefits from these vegetables.

During delivery, moms lose a lot of blood hence their body becomes weak post-pregnancy. Tofu, tuna, meat, chicken, and eggs are all excellent sources of iron which helps to restore blood loss in new moms. The low iron amount in the body can cause fatigue in new moms as well. So make sure to include iron-enriched foods in your daily diet to boost nutrition.

Milk, yogurt, and cheese are powerhouses of calcium. It is important for breastfeeding mothers to have enough dairy products to ensure their good bone health for the babies. Also, the vitamin D present in dairy products aids in stronger bone health for new moms.

Vitamin C-enriched foods or citrus fruits like lemons, and oranges are great nutritious foods for new moms. They help to build a strong immune system in new mothers and prevent them from catching cough and cold. Moreover, vitamin C helps in better absorption of iron in the body and thus regulates hemoglobin levels as well. It supports tissue repair and is an excellent food for the growth of the baby.

Staying hydrated post-delivery is absolutely necessary for new moms. During labor, mothers lose an incredible amount of liquid, and less water intake can lead to headache or migraine in new moms. Make sure to drink at least 8-10 glasses of water.

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Our grandmothers' superb recipes especially laddus for the new moms are an excellent food to have in your diet. Packed with nutrients like iron, protein, and calcium, these panjiri laddus can help new moms dealing with issues like post-pregnancy hair fall, back pain, dizziness, gaps in teeth and many such problems. They also boost energy in new moms.

Are you a new mom and looking for the perfect diet tips to provide your child with the best nutrition? Then, include these awesome foods in your diet and be a healthy mom to a healthy baby.

About the author:Dietitian Tauqeer Zehra is also theFounder ofGoNutriWay.

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Digestion: These foods contribute to healthy digestion & also relieve IBS symptoms like gas, acidity & bloating.

Digestion: Fennel seeds reduce constipation, gas, and other digestive issues

In her recent reel, Nutritionist Nmami Agarwal discusses 3 foods everyone should include in their diet if they experience constipation or other digestive issues often. These three foods are yogurt, fennel seeds, and papaya.

1. Yogurt

Nutritionist Nmami Agarwal explains yogurt, Contain probiotic that aids in digestion by promoting healthy bacteria in your digestive tract. Some yogurt varieties contain live bacteria, or probiotics, that were either added after pasteurisation or included in the starting culture. When consumed, these improve digestive health. In addition to this, yogurt containing Bifidobacteria (a kind of bacteria) reduces minor digestive symptoms and enhances health-related quality of life in women.

2. Fennel Seeds

The small fennel seeds are densely filled with fibre. By including fibre in your diet, you may be able to reduce the likelihood of experiencing constipation, gas, and other digestive issues, as well as maintain a healthy digestive system. Furthermore, fennel seeds lessen inflammation. This might facilitate better digestion by reducing intestinal bloating or inflammation. She mentions adding fennel seeds to your daily routine as she mentions, It has high fiber content & antispasmodic agent can improve digestion.

3. Papaya

Nutritionist Agarwal lastly suggests adding papaya to your routine. She explains, Contain papain which is a strong digestive enzyme that contributes to healthy digestion & also relieve IBS symptoms like gas, acidity & bloating. Furthermore, It can be used to tenderise meat. Papaya also contains a lot of water and fibre, both of which aid to maintain regularity and a healthy digestive system.

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I'm a mosquito magnet. I am one of those people that if I'm out on a summer evening, I will hear that unpleasant buzzing near my head and then an inevitable strike to bite my arm, leg, or any unexposed flesh. But why are some people magnets for mosquitoes while others rarely get bit? New research suggests your diet may play a role.

For most of us, a mosquito bite is a minor annoyance that causes the skin to swell and itch where the bite occurred. Some species of mosquitos can transmit diseases like malaria, zika, yellow fever, and dengue in many parts of the world. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, half of the world's population is at risk for contracting malaria, and it accounts for some 627,000 diseases in 2020. With climate change, the threat mosquitos pose for transmitting diseases is increasing.

In addition to the color of clothes one wears and their body temperature, it is now well established that a person's individual odors from their breath and skin are what drive mosquitos to bite. What impacts someone's body odors includes physiology, pregnancy, genetic makeup, underlying infections, and skin microbiome. Since what you eat and drink can impact your respiration and skin microbiome, new research suggests that changing what you eat and drink can impact your attractiveness to pesky insects.

The human body produces more than 350 different volatile organic compounds. Of these VOCs, mosquitoes are more attracted to some and not attracted to others. Some of the VOCs studied that attract mosquitos include carbon dioxide, lactic acid (produced during exercise), acetone (released when in ketosis), ammonia, and other human-produced organic compounds.

Here's a look into the research about dietary factors that may increase your attractiveness to mosquitos. Then, make sure to check out The Worst Eating Mistakes You're Making at Your Labor Day BBQ.

A few studies show that drinking alcohol may increase bodily VOCs that attract mosquitos. A study published in the Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association reported that among 13 study participants, researchers measured biomarkers before and after drinking beer and found that the percent of mosquitos landing on individuals increased after drinking beer.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

Another study published in PLOS ONE reported that beer consumption increased the mosquito attraction to the participating subjects. Researchers theorize that beer (and likely all alcohol) increases attractiveness by elevating body temperature and altering the VOCs in the body after drinking alcohol.

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One recent study cited in a review article from Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-borne Diseases reported that caffeine is a substance that can be identified on the skin, and it appears to increase attractiveness to mosquitos. Other highly aromatic beverages would likely cause an increase in attractiveness as well, according to the authors.

Caffeine increases metabolism and therefore temperature and it is well established that mosquitos are more attracted to warmer bodies. While more research is needed, reducing coffee, other strong aromatic beverages, and caffeinated drinks prior to going outside where you know mosquitos will be out can help lower your attractiveness to mosquitos.

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As more research unfolds, there are basic health practices that you can take to help reduce your attractiveness to mosquitos. Keep your skin clean and after working out, try to take a shower to avoid staying sweaty. Eat a well-balanced diet and keep alcohol and caffeine in check to help moderate your body temperature and volatile organic compounds produced via respiration and through your skin.

Since ketogenesis produces acetones through the burning of ketones for energy, you may find that mosquitos find you more attractive if you follow a low-carb diet. However, you should always talk with a doctor before trying something like the Keto diet, as it isn't meant for everyone.

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Required nutrients include; energy, amino acids, minerals, vitamins and fat, as well as water. But the important question is whether more nutrients equal to better growth and performance. In this article we discuss the impacts of excessive nutrients in swine diets.

Excessive vitamin D causes acute toxicosis, lethargy, emesis and even death in fattening hogs and replacement gilts. Gross necropsy findings include haemorrhagic gastritis, diffuse interstitial pneumonia, myocardial degeneration, and nephrosis. In addition, necrosis and mineralisation of variable severity occur in the fundic gastric mucosa, lungs, kidneys, bone, heart, and small blood vessels of the lungs and heart. Furthermore, increased concentrations of serum calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are observed after feeding excessive vitamin D.

Excess vitamin A either in the diet (by feeding over 100 times the daily requirements for a short period of time) or by injection can cause pathological changes in the pig such as extensive bone resorption, narrowing of the bone shaft, bone fragility, bent legs at the growth plate, shortened bones, dipped pasterns in breeding stock, lameness, spontaneous fractures, internal haemorrhage, and piglets born with growth plate changes. Other signs of hypervitaminosis A include loss of appetite, slow growth, loss of weight, skin thickening, suppressed keratinization, increased blood-clotting time, reduced erythrocyte count, enteritis, congenital abnormalities, conjunctivitis, degenerative atrophy, fatty infiltration and reduced function of liver and kidney.

Calcium is an essential nutrient in swine diets, and along with phosphorus is responsible for nursery pig performance and bone mineralisation, development, and density. Calcium is mainly supplied in the diet via limestone and if no maximums are set for calcium in the diet, you will start to see phosphorus deficiencies because excess calcium impairs phosphorus digestibility and, therefore, reduces growth performance of nursery and growing-finishing pigs. Therefore, calcium and phosphorus are typically expressed as a ratio to one another. Studies showed that excess calcium in diets impaired growth performance and bone mineralisation of nursery pigs when diets were deficient in standardised total tract digestible phosphorus.

High fibre diets have lower energy digestibility, lower feed efficiency, and they increase viscera mass and reduce dressing percentage at slaughter. In addition, pigs adapt to diets with increased fibre content by increasing gut volume and weight which in turn enhances the energy and amino acid requirements of these organs in pigs, reduces protein deposition in the carcass and thereby decreases loin depth.

Each amino acid has a minimum requirement, although branched-chain amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine, and valine and aromatic amino acids such as tryptophan share transporters in the body so if one of them is in excess, that limits the bioavailability of the others. Thus, nutritionist need to formulate a diet to maintain an optimum ratio of these amino acids. Moreover, excessive methionine, arginine, tryptophan, lysine, and threonine reduce feed intake.

Pigs receiving excessive zinc oxide have higher mean pancreatic zinc concentrations which is associated with pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis. Additionally, as pigs become overloaded with zinc, there are significant reductions in both serum and hepatic selenium. High levels of zinc result in overproduction of metallothionein, an intestinal transporter binding to copper, which leads to a deficiency of this trace mineral. High dosage of zinc reduces efficacy in phytase functions, causes phosphorus deficiency, and is antagonistic with feed acidifiers such as organic acids. Furthermore, intensive usage of zinc in pig diets may reduce the sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics and cause bacterial resistance.

Overfeeding in late gestation causes excessive weight gains which in turn reduces feed intake and performance during the subsequent lactation. High energy intakes lead to compromised mammary development and later lower milk production. Overweight sows are more likely to tire during parturition which leads to increased stillbirth rate. In addition, overweight sows have lower longevity, and they are clumsier leading to more piglets being laid on compared with sows in desirable body condition.

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This week on The Zest Podcast, meet the woman behind the men. Tracie Hartman is the executive performance chef for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, meaning she feeds all 53 players, plus the coaches and support staff breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner every day during football season.

Meals are served at the dining room of the Bucs practice facility, the AdventHealth Training Center, in Tampa.

Our shopping list looks like everybody elses, but in huge, massive quantities, Tracie says with a laugh. We eat a ton of salmon and a ton of chicken.

To create new menus every week, Tracie works with a sous chef and nutritionist. Whats on the menu depends on the day of the week.

For instance, during midweek practice, Tracie offers lots of salmon, chicken and leafy greens. Toward the end of the week, Tracie adds in more simple carbs, like potatoes, burgers, pasta and chicken tenders albeit not fried. On the eve of each game, the team indulges in ice cream sundaes because its quick carbs, Tracie says. So its not all healthy 24/7/365. For postgame recovery and calorie replenishment, Monday is the perfect time for biscuits and gravy.

Everybody eats some of the meals, Tracie says. You have to think with 53 players, everybody doesnt love everything all of the time, and thats OK.

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In general, the players consume anywhere from 3,000 to 7,000 calories daily, depending on their position and goal weight. Tracie says offensive and defensive linemen need the most calories.

Since coming to the Bucs in April 2021, Tracie has emphasized vegetables. Sometimes shell even sneak them into food, like zucchini tots.

Since Ive come here, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are learning how to eat a lot of veggies, she says.

But knowing that players will grow tired of her cooking and be tempted to eat off-campus as the months drag on, Tracie keeps a few tricks up her sleeve for later in the season. Popular meals include birria tacos, make-your-own acai bowl and avocado toast with smoked salmon and pork belly. On the day of off-season visits in July, lunch was a build-your-own grilled cheese bar.

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To keep things interesting, Tracie and her team create a new menu every week. She estimates that shes written 2,000 recipes since she started. She even takes suggestions from players. Center Ryan Jensen bought her a grill, which Tracie occasionally uses to make ribs or brisket. Theres also a daily clean menu of grilled chicken, brown rice, broccoli and salads for picky eaters.

We cook every day, unless theyre out of town, Tracie says. She hasnt been traveling with the team due to COVID. But when the guys are on the road, she sends recipes to their hotel.

On this episode of The Zest, Tracie discusses how she went from working in finance to feeding the Bucs, which players love junk food and whether Tom Bradys diet is as strict as everyone thinks.

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I recently saw a 23-year-old obese (weight 92 kg, BMI 33 kg/m2) girl. She was smiling but looked unsettled. She told me, Doc, I have been on a Keto diet for the last two months and have lost 4 kg of weight. Yet I feel feverish, fatigued, dizzy, have plenty of cramps, insomnia, my breath smells so bad. And I have trouble eating all that high fat-oil laced diet daily. So, she did lose weight but suffered from some long-lasting side effects in the bargain.

What is a ketogenic diet?

The story of Keto diets started with Atkins diets, which rapidly gained popularity. Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution: The High Calorie Way to Stay Thin Forever has sold 12 million copies and remains a bestseller till this day. Predominantly non-vegetarian Western populations loved this diet (Breakfast: Greasy ham, bacon and eggs; lunch, steak with plenty of cheese; and dinner, fish, crab, and chicken cooked in a whole lot of butter). This diet leads to rapid weight loss in many individuals. Low carbs (less than 30 gm per day, equivalent to about one-and-a-half rotis) lead the body to find alternate routes to energy generation from acidic ketone bodies (hence the name ketogenic diet). These ketone bodies provide energy in an efficient manner and suppress appetite. Since then, several similar diets have emerged due to two reasons. First, to consistently consume very low carb, high fat and protein daily is difficult, hence the quantity of carbs per day has been increased in the modified diets. Second, it is not possible for vegetarians to eat a diet designed by Atkins, hence, ghee, coconut oil etc have been added in surplus.

What are pluses and minuses?

There are several plus points for this diet. Rapid weight loss can be achieved, sometimes more than that seen in usual calorie restrictive diets. In patients with diabetes, blood sugar levels and sensitivity to insulin improve and the need for anti-diabetic medications decreases. The diet may help patients with polycystic ovaries as well by improving their metabolic environment. Interestingly, robust evidence indicates that these diets have been known to decrease seizures in children resistant to high dose medications. Further, there is persuasive evidence for effects of these diets on acne. Although tried, there are no clear benefits in cancers, Parkinsons disease and Alzheimers disease.

But many scientists are not ready to accept this diet because of uncertainty regarding benefits and harms. There are several known adverse effects and some not known or proven. While short term weight loss is slightly superior to conventional weight loss diets, long-term results are not yet known. In animals, this diet is known to increase density of fat in the liver (worsen fatty liver), which remains a concern in humans, short of good data. Recent reports show an increase in bad LDL cholesterol with these diets, which could adversely impact heart health. Finally, no good studies are available concerning Indians, who have bad liver (plenty of fatty livers) and LDL cholesterol (blood is full of fats, which could lead to dense deposition in the arteries that may cause blockages).

Who should not follow ketogenic diets?

First, these diets are a no-no for patients with heart failure and heart rhythm irregularities. Second, avoid such diets in patients with disturbed functions of kidney and liver, and history of pancreatic inflammation (pancreatitis). For patients with diabetes, extra precautions are needed when using these diets. Those who have Type 1 diabetes or have pregnancy with diabetes should not try this out at all. Many diabetic patients, who are on SGLT2 Inhibitors (Empagliflozin, Dapagliflozin and Canagliflozin) should be careful since Keto diets and these drugs would have additive effects on ketogenesis, which could reach dangerous levels. Finally, those who are on blood thinner (Vit K-dependent anticoagulation) should avoid Keto diets.

Is it worth short-term gains?

It looks like Keto diets are not a panacea for weight loss, only somewhat better than conventional weight loss diets in the short-term. So low carbohydrate Ketogenic diets are a reasonable option for rapid weight loss among young obese individuals with no organ dysfunction. This should be tried for three to six months under supervision of nutritionists and physicians. Cholesterol and liver profile should be done to check for any extreme responses. Similarly, in obese young and recently detected patient with diabetes (not on SGLT2i), this diet is a reasonable option to check surge of sugars or even for reversal of diabetes. Finally, the effect of very low carb Ketogenic diets on longevity is unknown, and one study suggests these are not favourable.

(The author is a Padma Shree Awardee and author of the book Diabetes with Delight)

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PHILADELPHIA Parents who reward children with food or restrict their diet risk their kids becoming emotional eaters who use food to regulate their feelings.

Researchers investigated how various feeding and eating practices used by parents, such as restriction, food as a reward, and child involvement can influence the eating behavior of their children. The data revealed that emotional eating among teens is more likely if their parents use food as a reward or monitor their diets.

It is even more likely with teens who use eating to regulate their emotions. Studies show that emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, displays a connection with unhealthy dietary patterns and weight gain.

However, parents who involve their child in their meals have the opposite effect. Being involved helps with emotional regulation and therefore makes teens less likely to emotionally eat. A parents restrained eating behavior also displayed a link to less emotional eating in adolescents.

Emotional eating was previously found to be more learned than inherited. This study examined not only the interaction between parents when feeding their children, but also what children learned from watching their parents eat, says lead author Joanna Klosowska, MSc, from Ghent University in a media release.

The study found there was a large increase in emotional eating among teens during this time. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, was conducted in 2017 with 218 families. The researchers also used data collected in 2013.

During that time, the children moved from late childhood to middle adolescence. One parent from each family completed questionnaires to gauge their eating and feeding habits. Both the parent and their child then answered questions on their eating behavior.

The researchers measured the teens emotion regulation and their weight and height. They used this information to reach their conclusion that a parents eating habits are hugely influential on their childrens relationship with food.

This study suggests that parents continue to play an important role in their childs eating behavior into their teen years, Klosowska concludes. Additional research is needed to understand the impact restrained eating demonstrated by a parent impacts the emotional eating of a child.

South West News Service writer Alice Clifford contributed to this report.

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is heading into his ninth season in the NFL, making him the longest-tenured QB in the AFC. The three-time Pro Bowler led the Raiders to their first postseason appearance in five years last season, and has now racked up three straight campaigns with over 4,000 passing yardsand theres a good chance hell continue that streak this year with the off-season addition of his former Fresno state teammate and all-pro wide receiver Davantae Adams.

The kind of longevity Carr has experienced in football doesnt happen by accident. So fresh off a three-year $121 million dollar contract extension and with a new head coach and a healthy roster, the 31-year-old caught up with GQ to talk about the importance of active recovery, dealing with the desert heat, and the inspiration he got from Kobe Bryant.

GQ: Heading into your ninth NFL season, what does a typical day look like for you?

Derek Carr: Right now, Im usually up by 5 in the morning. I have a big breakfasta big shakeand then get in the hot tub and stretch to get my body ready for the day. Well have meetings to go over what we are going to do that day. The plays, the different situations. After that well go to practice and however long that is, it is usually longer. [laughs] Well usually have a workout after. Then its recoveryit's all recovery after that. Im in the pool trying to flush my legs, hips, back, all that kind of stuff. I'm getting treatment in the training room to make sure that anything that does feel right can feel the best it can for the next dayand then I go to meetings again. Then I come home and hang out with the kids. Have dinner, and then start studying for the next day. When the football season comes, its Groundhog Day. Its pretty much the same routine. Thats what has worked for me for so long.

What are you usually having for your meals?

The easiest way to say it would be that usually my plate is like a third, a third, a third. What I mean by that is a third protein, a third some kind of grain, and a third fruits and vegetables. Thats probably the easiest way to describe it. Breakfast and lunch I eat at the facility and then dinnerusually my wife cooks, or we have a chef that will bring us three dinners for our whole family to make sure were eating right and to give my wife a bit of a break so she can hang out with our four kids.

Whats your favorite meal your wife cooks?

Oh, there are so many good ones. She makes amazing pasta. She makes an amazing its really healthy but we call it a sloppy joe. Thats what the kids think at least. Shell make these chicken nuggetsI don't know if they're even breaded. But she takes potatoes and dices them up and puts them in the airfryer. Our kids think they are eating chicken nuggets and french fries but actually they are really healthy.

How has your approach to diet and fitness changed, if at all, since you first came into the league?

When I first got in the league I was 20-something years old. I could eat whatever I wanted and still have 8 percent body fat, but as you start to get older, thats not the case. Things start to hurt. You know, Im 31 now. This will be nine years in the NFL. Its like dog years and it takes a toll on your body. Ive just learned over the years that the more Ive cleaned up my diet, the better I felt.

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Should you eat your biggest meal in the morning or in the evening?

Some researchers are saying it doesnt make a lot of difference as long as you consume the same number of calories throughout the day.

In a study published today in the journal Cell Metabolism, European researchers tested two types of weight-loss diets against each other.

Both diets included the same total number of calories each day.

But one diet had participants consume most of these calories in the morning, while the second had most of the calories in the evening.

The result? Both diets performed about the same in terms of weight loss.

The group who ate the larger morning meal, however, was significantly less hungry throughout the day.

In this study, 30 people, 16 men and 14 women, were recruited to participate, all of whom were either overweight or had obesity but were otherwise healthy.

No participants had diabetes, a condition that could significantly alter the results in a study of this size.

This was a real-world study, not restricted to a lab setting, with participants under observation for four weeks.

Each individual had a fixed daily calorie intake, but some had a larger morning meal while others had a larger evening meal.

How large is large? 45% of their daily calorie intake.

Lunches for both groups made up 35% of their calories while their smaller meal was 20%.

All participants got about 30% of their calories from proteins and 35% each from carbohydrates and fats.

At the end of the study, the weight-loss results for each group were comparable.

However, the group that had larger morning meals showed a decrease in ghrelin a hormone that makes you feel hungry during the day, while they also had an increase in hormones that make you feel full.

These participants also had slower gastric emptying, which means that their food spent more time in their stomachs before entering the rest of the digestive tract.

Researchers said this was an important finding because previous studies have suggested that front-loading your calories in the morning leads to enhanced weight loss.

Emily Feivor, RD, a registered dietitian at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, part of Northwell Health in New York, told Healthline she wasnt surprised by these results.

The idea of keeping hunger in check with balanced meals at structured mealtimes may be a significant help in achieving appropriate portion sizes and intakes throughout the day, which is the most effective and simplest diet secret, Feivor said.

Lori Welstead, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at the Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at UChicago Medicine, told Healthline, It is a challenge to study nutrition and metabolism in human subjects. We are not as simple as mouse models or as it may seem in the lab.

This was the first study of its kind and helps to build insight to provide the groundwork for more studies, Welstead added.

She noted that the researchers admittedly couldnt measure things such as glucose in the group that ate larger evening meals because the participants had to go to sleep.

Megan Wroe, MS, RD, CNE, CLEC, a wellness manager and registered dietitian for the Wellness Center at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California, told Healthline she agreed that this study led to interesting questions for future research.

I would love to see the authors take this study further now and assess outcomes of breakfast meals with various macronutrient composition. A high fat vs. high protein vs. high carb breakfast may instigate very different outcomes, Wroe said.

Its one thing to study weight-loss diets. Its another to be on one.

While having a larger breakfast may make it easier to maintain a specific diet, its important to remember that in this study total daily calories were strictly controlled.

Experts say having a large breakfast without making any other lifestyle changes is unlikely to have a significant positive effect on your health.

Breakfast should include the basic building blocks: high fiber from fruits/vegetables or whole grains plus a good amount of protein and some heart-healthy fats, said Feivor.

Beware of breakfast traps of high sugar/low fiber cereals, fruit juices (even 100%), pastries, and highly processed meats, she warned.

Listen to your body. If you are hungry then eat. If you are full then stop. It takes about 20 minutes to really notice that signal, said Welstead.

Many diets for weight loss are not geared toward sustainable lifestyle changes and are quick fixes. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is, Welstead added.

The importance of physical activity cant be ignored either.

Improved heart rate, increased energy, and mood, reduced levels of stress, increased muscle tone, reduced visceral fat, and improved metabolic markers such as blood sugar and blood pressure are all common potential benefits of increased physical activity even if there is no weight loss associated with it, said Wroe.

Weight-loss diets almost never create sustained loss if there is no change in how the person eats. There is only so far calorie restriction can go, independent of when those calories are allotted into the day, she added.

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After the extreme heat, many people decide to go on a diet. The reality is that you have to gradually work on your diet and exercise along with it to get results. The problem is that in most cases people do not have patience and that is why they resort to so-called miracle products and miracle diets.

As someone who has a hard time finding what they want, those who want to lose weight have to assume that the process is long-distance running. Miracles do not exist. If you follow one of these diets, although you will be happy in the short term, in the long run you will see a rebound effect. And you will be very disappointed.

For this reason, we will now analyze some of the diets that you have to stay away from, as all of them can be very harmful for your body.

They are diets in which only 500 kcal per day is consumed. They are called crash diets and their effects are very harmful to health., It is very difficult to consume the nutrients our body needs by consuming less than 1,300 kcal.

The consequences are fatal, as our immune system weakens after going through them, increasing the risk of getting sick.

They are very fashionable nowadays. They are based on vegetables or fruits such as apples or artichokes. Eating just one food can lead to multiple dietary deficits.Again, it would be very difficult to consume all the components our body needs.

These diets, beyond weakening our immune system, also They can cause anemia, intestinal problems, irritability, dry skin, hair loss and anxiety.,

Exclusion diets are those that eliminate certain classes of food., most common range Carbohydrates, without separating the good from the bad.

Its drawbacks include increased bad cholesterol, loss of nutrients such as fiber in carbohydrates and many essential vitamins and minerals that contribute to the proper functioning of our bodies.

There are diets based on each persons blood group. Depending on your group, youll need to have specific foods., For example, people with blood group 0 should follow this diet by eating meat and eliminating dairy, while people with type A should avoid meat and eat more fish.

as you imagine, There is no scientific basis to justify this diet, Like the previous ones, it can cause serious deficits that can lead to health problems.

This diet is similar to the previous one. In this case, carbohydrates are always restricted and replaced by proteins., This type can eliminate even the most radical of fruits and vegetables from the diet. Weight loss occurs faster because protein fills you up and the body gets energy by burning stored fat. That is, we enter the so-called ketosis.

This type of diet can cause many problems. The body becomes dehydrated and the bones may become decalcified, even taking the risk of breakage. Additionally, it can cause stones, stones and even gout. As if that werent enough, kidney, liver and endocrine functions are altered, leading to hormonal changes as well.

As we said, miracles do not exist. Following any of these diets mentioned above will only lead to problems in the body. Here are some ways to lose weight easily without harming our body.

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