Tag: carbs
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How and What to Eat Pre-Intra-Post Workout
By Adrianna McDonald As I stated before in the article about Nutrition Timing what and when you eat depends on your health and fitness goals. You are unique and what will be right for you, may not be right for someone else. An endurance athlete will eat differently to a bodybuilder who wants to put on size…
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Adrianna on the Carbohydrate Controversy
In the past few years there has been loads of controversy whether carbohydrates, or carbs as they are commonly known, are good or bad for you. You probably heard that: Carbs spike your blood sugar and insulin, which packs on the body fat. Carbs, especially sugar and grains, cause inflammation. Carbs are not an essential part of…
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Eat carbs at night for weight loss??
So a couple of weeks ago a colleague in the office mentioned that a few of his friends were trying a new diet trend – eating carbs at bedtime to lose weight! I was a bit very sceptical when I heard that since I knew very well that typically this is not recommended because the body…