metabolism

Watch videos about metabolism

• March 18, 2013
  Do Fruit & Nut Bars Cause Weight Gain?

  Despite the caloric density of both nuts and dried fruit, they do not appear to lead to the expected weight gain.
• September 12, 2012
  To Snack or Not to Snack?

  A review of the best available science examining the impact of eating frequency on both weight and health.
• August 27, 2012
  Fat Burning Via Flavonoids

  Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa) may boost metabolism enough to significantly slim one's waistline.
• August 24, 2012
  Fat Burning Via Arginine

  The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism boosting effects, though in a list of the top food sources of arginine, nuts don't even make the top ten.
• August 23, 2012
  Testing the Fat Burning Theory

  Finally there’s a solution to the mystery of why nuts don't seem to make people gain weight. It appears to be a combination of factors including a boost to our metabolism, which results in us..
• May 3, 2012
  Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation

  Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost than meat-eaters from creatine supplementation.
• May 2, 2012
  When Meat Can Be a Lifesaver

  There are rare birth defects in which the inability to produce certain compounds requires an exogenous source. Presented here is a case report of a boy with a mutation in his carnitine transport..
• February 16, 2012
  Out of the Lab Onto the Track

  Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover studies convinced the scientific establishment that nitrate-rich vegetables such as beets could noticeably improve athletic performance.