Understanding Carbohydrates

Posted on 11th | Posted by admin in Health

Just what are carbohydrates or carbs? Are they important in weight loss and how do they benefit or harm the body? What foods are high in carbohydrates? These and many other questions will be answered within this article. So lets start with the first question. What are Carbohydrates?

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Just what are carbohydrates or carbs? Are they important in weight loss and how do they benefit or harm the body? What foods are high in carbohydrates? These and many other questions will be answered within this article. So lets start with the first question. What are Carbohydrates?

Weight Gain And Stress Are Inter-Related

Posted on 26th | Posted by admin in Weight Loss

It has been found that women are at a higher risk of gaining weight as compared to men. The body mass index or (BMI) has been found to be high particularly in women due to stress eating.

Could Pure Fruit Juice Help To Lower Obesity In Children?

Posted on 4th | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

There has been a general belief for a long time that giving young children pure fruit juice might make them overweight and thus could be contributing to some degree to the current dramatic rise in childhood obesity.

This debate has been going on for some time largely because of the inconsistency in the data from various studies, and it was not until very recently that the results of a study involving 3,618 children from 2 and 11 years of age revealed the truth about drinking pure fruit juice.