High-fructose corn syrup was introduced into our food supply about 40 years ago as a cheap substitute for cane sugar (sucrose). The past 40 years has also seen a dramatic rise in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Many have come to the conclusion that the two must be related, but is that true? Is there really a difference between high fructose corn syrup and table sugar?
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Music can make a tough workout feel easier, but can it help people who hate exercise actually like it? A new study looked into this and even I was surprised how much it improved results.
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The concept of using smaller, more frequent meals to raise metabolism, control appetite, and speed up weight loss is a relatively new strategy that has gained in popularity over the past decade. The origins of this theory really came from anecdotal observations that thin people tended to eat smaller more frequent meals. People came up with all kinds of theories such as it must raise metabolism or create a beneficial hormone environment, and while it seemed to make sense at first and some studies even demonstrated the benefits of frequent meals, later studies showed it to be a myth. Unfortunately, like many food myths, it’s one that continues to persist.
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I’ve heard thousands of excuses over the years of why people can’t exercise and most of them boil down to a handful of concerns. The most common excuse, of course, is that they don’t have time, but I reject that one outright. People will always find the time to do things they consider important. The point of this article isn’t to focus on the mental excuses. I can’t talk you out of those. Either you’ll decide exercise is important enough to add into your schedule or you won’t. What I want to focus on are some legitimate physical concerns that keep people from exercising, and why avoiding exercise over those concerns is far more likely to harm you than exercise itself.
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