Here comes the third part of this series. In the first two installments of the artificial sweeteners series, we discussed both first and second generation sweeteners and discussed whether they are carcinogenic or not. Since the word “safety” is not exclusive to an ingredient having the potential to cause cancer, other physiological effects must be […]
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In the first part of the artificial sweeteners safety series we spoke about first generations sweeteners, what they are, their safety, and busted the myths and rumors surrounding them. We concluded that first generation sweeteners are safe for human consumption apart from sodium cyclamate being “debatable”, but it is most likely safe as well. In
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Artificial sweeteners have been around for some time now, but their demand is higher than ever. With a healthier lifestyle going mainstream over the past decade or so, more people are watching their caloric intake as well as hormone levels, including insulin, more than any time in history. Artificial sweeteners are used in almost every
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During the first part of this series, we discussed psychological reasons behind food cravings. In the second part, we discussed physiological causes of food cravings, but we still want to put all this information to good use and learn how to control cravings when they strike. Now that we know what causes us to crave
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In the first part of cravings 101 series, we discussed the many psychological adaptations to different foods and how different psychological processes involving mood, social gatherings, neurochemistry, neurobiology and pleasure-activated zones in the brain can trigger cravings for certain foods, especially highly palatable ones. Today, we will shed light on the physiological factors involved in food
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“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Very nice adage that applies to many things life, but food cravings can drive you crazy when they get out of control. While attempting to lose weight, you will experience a wave of intense cravings for specific foods every once in a while, and you will probably end
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New training systems come out on a daily basis nowadays which can leave people who want to start training confused and overwhelmed. A person might find himself asking which training regimen is best for me? Is training system X for $49.99 really that much better than training regimen Y? If only I had money to buy
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As a native New Yorker, I understand how fast paced lifestyles can get in the way of eating healthy nutritious meals. Between traveling to and from work, picking up kids from school and running errands, preparing well-balanced meals is time consuming, and we have everything but time. Under those circumstances, we start fantasizing about fast food due to
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