NEWS
NUTRITION
BODY-
FAT LOSS
Q Scientists at the U. of Texas’
Health Science Center moni-
tored three groups who either
did yoga, gym exercises, or
whatever activity they consis-
tently enjoyed. Each partici-
pant was tested for body-fat
percentage and physical fit-
ness at the start of the study.
After exercising for three
hours per week for one hour
during each session, each
group had similar physical
improvements and everyone
lost about 4% of body fat. The
takeaway? Consistency is still
the main key to fitness.
WHEY COOL
Q Adding vitamin D,
prebiotic dietary fiber,
and calcium to your next
whey protein shake
could provide benefits
beyond muscle building,
says a study published
in the CyTA-Journal of
Food. Researchers
gave the concoction to
subjects for 21 days
and found it reduced
levels of LDL, or bad,
cholesterol and triglyc-
erides in their blood.
Q People who don’t fear trying new
foods weigh less and lead healthier lives
than picky eaters. In a study of 500-plus
subjects published in Obesity, those who
said they liked a wide variety of more
unusual foods—like beef tongue and
seitan (flavored wheat gluten—uh…
yum?)—were likely to be more active,
thinner, and healthier.
MUSCLE & FITNESS
NUMBER OF
ADDITIONAL
CALORIES MEN
BURNED IN A
DAY WHEN THEY
PERFORMED
25 MINUTES
OF INTERVAL
TRAINING.
Q Colorado State University
OF WIDTHS.”
Q Steven Wright
24
200
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ADVENTUROUS
EATERS
EAT LESS
Most docs agree that fish oil is
the one supplement everyone
should be taking daily, and sci-
entists at Kyoto University
have just added to the evi-
dence. They discovered that
fish oil can actually help man-
age weight gain in middle age
by turning the cells that store
fat into cells that burn fat. The
researchers found that fish oil
may help activate so-called
“beige” fat, which metabolizes
fat instead of storing it. They
gave fish oil to mice with their
meals and found that they
gained up to 10% less weight
and 25% less fat compared
with mice that didn’t get the oil.