Tag: fat
In this polar-vortex winter that is draining the life out of many of us (I know this is just about the toughest winter I’ve had to train for a race in — my new neck gaiter is my new BFF, I don’t even care that I look like I’m about to mug someone), perhaps this can be seen as a bit of a silver lining:
Shivering for 10 to 15 minutes has the similar effect on our body as exercise at triggering our body’s white fat (the kind we store) into “good” brown fat (brown fat being the fat that we burns energy and keeps us warm). Shivering muscles release a hormone called irisin and the new research from the Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, found that when exercising on a bike for one hour, participants released the same amout of irisin as when they shiver for 10 to 15 minutes.
At the rate this winter is going, maybe we’ll all emerge in spring as svelte little foxes.
(And that pic above, btw? Not Antarctica. Lake Ontario. As in just a few blocks away from where I live. Snapped it a couple of weeks ago during a frigid, frigid, frigid run…did I mention how cold it was? Freezing.)
February 12, 2014
Greek yogurt. Bacon. Eggs. Sausages.
All typical breakfast foods for me. Not altogether. Ick. Although I suppose if you threw it all into a burrito with some salsa, it’d work together tastily (I sub yogurt for sour cream all the time, after all).
Hmm.
On second thought: yum.
In any case, they are all good foods for the first meal of the day according to some new research. A study has found that a protein-rich breakfast (and those foods boast protein) helps reduce snacking on junky high-fat, high-sugar foods at night. So catch up on Scandal sans bag of potato chips, fancy that. They don’t have to go hand in hand.
(Greek yogurt with berries, toasted oats and pecans, Eat Like a Girl
April 3, 2013
With $1 items on fast-food menus, it might seem that eating junk food high in sugar and fat is cheaper than eating healthy foods.
But a new study conducted by the Agriculture Department in the U.S. has found that when you look at it from a portion or weight (food weight, that is) perspective, eating veggies, fruit, grains and dairy products is less costly than eating foods high in sugar, saturated fats and salt.
So you can save your health and some money by eating well.
Which’ll give you more money to spend on sweet buys, such as this Banjo and Matilda cashmere heart sweater. It’s incentive enough (other than, of course, the incentive of good health and all!), dontcha think?
May 17, 2012
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