What do Wine, Peanuts, Blueberries and Chocolate Have in Common?

January 28, 2011 by  
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What do Wine, Peanuts, Blueberries and Chocolate have in common? These seemingly unrelated foods have more in common than you may think. They all bring a set of health benefits consisting in speeding up the metabolism, helping in weight loss, anti-aging action and anti-cancer properties. This is due to a certain substance found in wine, peanuts, blueberries and chocolate, called resveratrol. Resveratrol has become quite popular nowadays thanks to its amazing health benefits. It is believed that the French, despite having the one of the most fat-rich cuisine in the world, have significantly lower levels of cholesterol than most Americans…Read the Rest

Main 3 Objectives of Diets

June 2, 2007 by  
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When speaking of diets, one must know that there are numerous objectives that can be achieved by dieting: 1. THE MOST COMMON objective is loss of excess body fat; 2. Medical objectives; 3. Increase body fat and / or muscle weight gain. There are many other objectives, but let’s try to focus on these three: 1. Loss of excess body fat These diets restrict the intake of specific food, or food in general. The METABOLIC DIFFERENCES and LIFE STYLE are two main factors that influence the effectiveness of dieting. Sometimes, short-term dieting is not even effective. When reducing the food…Read the Rest