If you ever feel like you can’t stop eating sugar, you are responding precisely as programmed by natural selection. What was once an evolutionary advantage has a different effect today.
Sugar is just one of many flavor enhancers people and companies use to sweeten foods and beverages.
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Just because something is sweet doesn’t necessarily mean it is sugary. There are a number of molecules that taste sweet. To understand how and why takes a little bit of chemistry.
Even if two foods share the same calorie count, there can be major differences in how they affect your body.
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A food historian spent a month at the Library of Congress trying to answer the question of why we have historically been, and remain, so focused on dietary protein. Here is what she found.
Make your daily dog walks a little longer.
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Riders in the 2021 Tour de France will ride more than 2,100 miles (3,400 km) over the 21 flat and mountainous stages of the race. And they will burn an incredible amount of energy while doing so.
The body slows your metabolism on purpose to prevent weight loss.
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There are some factors you can’t change about your metabolism. But there are things you can do to influence how much energy your body uses over the course of the day.
Getting the portions right can be tricky.
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People worried about gaining weight over the holidays may try to estimate how many calories are in the foods they put on their plates. But it’s not as easy as it looks.
The diet could reinforce bad eating habits.
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Youth sports are a great way for kids to be active, but a recent study showed that after-sports snacks, on average, had 43 more calories than the amount burned during the activity.