Archive for September 27th, 2009
Your Life “D”pends on It
Study: Elderly Low in Vitamin D Increase their Risk of Premature Death Some “D”pressing news to report on the heart health front, particularly if you’re a senior citizen. According to a joint study conducted by researchers from Colorado and Massachusetts, the elderly are at greater risk of dying from heart disease when their vitamin D [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Vitamin D.
Tags: premature death, Sunlight, vitamin d deficiency
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The Fullness Factor
Why Certain Fatty Foods Fall Flat in Satisfying Our Appetite Ever notice how foods loaded with fat never leave you satisfied, while low fat foods leave you feeling fuller longer? Fat has more calories than carbohydrates and proteins (nine calories per gram as opposed to four calories per gram), so it’s natural to assume that [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Appetite, Brain Chemistry.
Tags: feeling full, fullness factor, insulin, leptin, oleic acid, overindulgence, palmitic acid
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Slowing the Pace of Muscle Waste
Despite Age, Weight Training Slows Muscle Loss The noted poet Robert Frost once said, “In three words, I can sum up everything I know about life: It goes on.” How true. No matter our condition, no matter how difficult or easy our circumstances are, life continues on. Perhaps the best illustration of this truism is [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Aging, Exercise.
Tags: blood flow, glucose, insulin, muscle loss, weight training
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