To Aspartame or not?
February 20, 2008
| Aspartame concern The sugar substitute Aspartame is sold commercially as Equal and Nutrasweet. One out of 20,000 babies is born without the ability to metabolise phenylalanine from any dietary source. Phenylalanine is a naturally occurring essential amino acid found in all protein (including mother’s milk) and is one of the two amino acids in aspartame.
All children are screened for phenylketonuria at birth and any found with it have to follow a strict diet for the rest of their lives, controlling the amount of protein they consume. There is some evidence to suggest toxic levels of this substance in the blood can result in mental retardation. Scientists are also investigating a possible link between aspartame and changes in brain function. People have reported dizziness, headaches, epileptic-like seizures, and menstrual problems after consuming aspartame. |
Lifting weights ‘good as running’
February 20, 2008
These could be as useful as a pair of running shoes
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Weight training could be as effective as endurance exercises like running when it comes to burning fat and warding off diabetes, a study suggests.
American scientists created mice which carried a gene that, when switched on, gave them muscles similar to those produced by weight training.
When the gene was off, the mice – which were fed a fast food diet – became obese and developed liver problems.
But when on, the same mice burned up fat, the Cell Metabolism study said.
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So How Much Muscle Can You Gain?
February 18, 2008
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy when it comes to gaining muscle. Nine times out of ten, most of us fail in the dedication department. What starts out as a carefully planned and calculated program, ends up hitting some bumps along the way.
However, even if we are dedicated (some may call it obsessed) and diligent about our nutrition, with proper training and recuperation practices, we still would not be able to add more than 1 pound of muscle in a week. That’s right, only one pound a week–and this is assuming you’ve had a darn good week both inside and outside the gym!
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Video Workout
February 14, 2008
The official iPod workout is in it’s finally stages of production, here is a sample
