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High protein beats high carbohydrate diet for biomarkers of metabolic syndrome
Regulating insulin is the key factor metabolic syndrome, diabetes and weight loss. In accordance with that, a randomized controlled trial just published in the journal Diabetes Care offers more evidence that a higher protein (with carbohydrate) diet improves multiple biomarkers better than a high carbohydrate diet.
Weight loss and insulin resistance improved by branched-chain amino acids
Weight loss and improvement in insulin resistance naturally go hand in hand, and a study just published in the journal Diabetologia confirms that consumption of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) helps both. Isoleucine, leucine and valine are already known to promote muscle growth and repair, influence brain signaling for appetite and metabolic rate, help with burn recovery, and be remedial for autism when it includes genetic mutations in BCAA pathways.
Sweetened drinks cause muscles to prefer burning sugar to fat
Sweetened drinks cause muscles to prefer burning sugar to fat
Less frequent eating predicts greater weight gain in female adolescents
Less frequent eating predicts greater weight gain in female adolescents
Metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure can be helped by sleep apnea treatment
Metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure can be helped by sleep apnea treatment
Dietary macronutrient composition for weight loss and weight maintenance
Dietary macronutrient composition for weight loss and weight maintenance
Intermittent hypoxia (low oxygen) of sleep apnea exacerbates insulin resistance and inflammation
Intermittent hypoxia (low oxygen) of sleep apnea exacerbates insulin resistance and inflammation
Inflammation caused by allergy promotes weight gain and obesity
Inflammation caused by allergy promotes weight gain and obesity
Type 2 diabetes in children can have an autoimmune component
Type 2 diabetes in children can have an autoimmune component
Losing weight can release pollutants into the blood
Losing weight can release pollutants into the blood
The tape measure: a powerful predictive 'instrument' for mortality
The tape measure: a powerful predictive 'instrument' for mortality
Fructose even worse than glucose for fat and insulin
Fructose even worse than glucose for fat and insulin