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Monthly Archive for March, 2010

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My personal fat loss experience and forthcoming book

Mar, Fri 5th, 2010 Posted in : Exercise and Activity, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Men's Health, Weight Loss, Women's Health By : Dr John Briffa 22 Comments Tags: fat loss, lean body mass, low-carb, low-carbohydrate, men, muscle, muscle preservation, resistance exercise, Weight Loss, women

I have since last June been undertaking a bit of a personal experiment. Over couple of years I’d found I’d somehow managed to accumulate some added fat to my midriff. At 43, I suppose ‘middle-aged’ spread might have had something to do with it. But also when I looked at my diet with as much [...]

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Rye bread helps relieve constipation, and other tips for bowel regularity

Mar, Thu 4th, 2010 Posted in : Exercise and Activity, Healthy Eating By : Dr John Briffa 11 Comments Tags: constipation, fiber, fibre, hypothyoidism, laxatives, linseeds, rye, rye bread, thyroid function, water, wheat

I eat a relatively low-carb diet, and as a result, eat very little bread indeed. I literally cannot remember the last time I ate a sandwich, for instance. And when I do eat bread, I tend to opt for a thin slice or two of dark rye bread. I prefer rye to wheat bread partly [...]

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Cinema popcorn highlighted as a nutritional hazard (and how to avoid it)

Mar, Mon 1st, 2010 Posted in : Healthy Eating, Unhealthy Eating! By : Dr John Briffa 3 Comments Tags: appetite, calories, glycaemic index, hunger, nuts, popcorn, protein

Over the weekend the radio was on and I caught an item about the apparent hazards of popcorn. The Food Standards Agency in the UK has, it seems, launched a bit of a blitz against the snack foods and drink available in cinema foyers (see here for a report regarding this) and popcorn is firmly [...]

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