KTK-Nutrition

How often do we hear people say, “I am watching my carbs?”   So many people think cutting back on carbs is the best way to lose some weight.   But is this true?   Should you cut back on fat calories or carb calories?   A recent study posted by WebMD looks at carbs vs fats.   Which diet burns more fat and which diet would lead to lasting weight loss? The title of the WebMD article gives away the study findings:   Low-Carb Diets Don't Work the Way We Thought . Low carb diets – do they really “melt away the fat”?   Melt away your belly fat?    One theory behind low carb diets is that eating less carbs lowers your insulin levels in your blood.   Since insulin promotes fat storage, less insulin less fat storage.   Is this true?   The newest study says “NO” Study – NIH studied 19 overweight adults.    For 11 days, they lived in a special room and everything they ate was monitored.   They even captured the air...

What is summer or a backyard cookout without some watermelon?    How healthy is watermelon, what nutrition benefits does it offer?   As noted below, watermelon packs a lot of nutrition for few calories.     National Geographic’s   Reasons to Eat Watermelon   and Medical News Today:   Watermelon:   Healthy Benefits and Nutritional Information :           1.     Soothes sore muscles – what does eating watermelon have to do with your muscles?   A research study found that “drinking watermelon juice before a hard work out” helped reduce muscle soreness the next day.   Watermelon also shortens recovery time.   Watermelon has the amino acid, L-citrulline which our bodies change to L-arginine, an amino acid that improves blood circulation and relaxes your blood vessels.          2.   Heart Health – These same amino acids improv...