Tasty weight-loss toast

Could a toast flavoured with ground seaweed rather than salt be the secret to weight loss?

In a study conducted at Sheffield Hallam University,  eating a breakfast of a slice of this toast made study participants feel fuller and less hungry and they ate 179 calories less in a day.

Which translates to burning more calories than doing a half hour on a treadmill.

(So if I eat nine or ten slices, that’s the same as running a marathon, right? Given I’m guessing my race wil take four to five hours… 44 days til my very first marathon, eek!)

3 Comments March 22, 2012

Exercise and salt’s effect on your blood pressure

A high-salt diet will raise your blood pressure. But the more physically active you are, the less your blood pressure will rise, says new findings from researchers at Tulane School of Medicine.

The takeaway? As much as I’d like it to be “I’m fit and active! Bring on the potato chips!” (I’ll take any reason that’ll justify my potato chip addiction), it’s that more exercise and a diet that’s easy on the salt is way to go.

5 Comments March 24, 2011

Quit your soda habit

If you love the fizzy bubbly as much as Zohan does, you have want to have a good look at what food you’re eating and make some improvements: Those who adore soda pop appear to also eat less healthy diets, according to findings published in Hypertension.

Need reasons to cut down on your soda habit? The study found that soda drinkers:

• consume less calcium, magnesium and potassium
• tend to have increased blood pressure
• and if your high sugar consumption is paired with high salt consumption, you’re more likely to develop heart problems

6 Comments March 10, 2011