Tag: Calorie

The Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks

Among the 9?

Guinness

Ingredients: Magic and Unicorn kisses

Guinness used to have a slogan: “Guinness is good for you!” Well, it really kinda is. First off, despite how thick it is, its way lower in calories than you think—128 calories per 12 ounces. Not bad. Because its made from more whole grains than lager especially mega-brewery stuff, its full of nutrients. In fact, its been shown to have similar antioxidant properties to red wine. Want more? In 2003, the University of Wisconsin discovered that consuming Guinness may help the reduce of blood clots and heart problems.” Get the rest here: The Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks.

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A Calorie Is a Calorie, Or Is It?

English: Corn

Hmmmm…

“Why are we getting so fat? The conventional wisdom is that we are getting fat because we eat too much and exercise too little. There’s ample evidence to support this view, but lately an alternative explanation for the obesity epidemic has gained currency.

Gary Taubes, a prominent science writer, and Dr. Robert Lustig, a UCSF Professor of Pediatrics, among others have suggested that all calories aren’t equal. They attribute the rapid rise in the prevalence of obesity to the increased sugar and refined carbohydrates in our diets.

Taubes suggests that calories from fructose, a type of sugar, have a greater impact on weight than calories from other sources. Fructose effects insulin which determines fat accumulation. Fructose is metabolized primarily by liver cells. Some of the fructose is converted into fat which accumulates in the liver making it more resistant to the action of insulin. This leads to elevated levels of insulin and the accumulation of more fat in the fat cells. Thus obesity is the result of fattier fat cells after consuming foods containing fructose.” via A Calorie Is a Calorie, Or Is It? | Psychology Today.

Want to know more about the dark side of the American food system? The government subsidizes corn growers who produce high fructose corn syrup which causes health problems ‘fixed’ by Obamacare. Am I the only one who can connect these dots? Watch this:

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The Truth About Energy Drinks

Dunkin Donuts logo
Image via Wikipedia

The real truth is that most people are already consuming too much energy, which is why there’s an obesity problem. (Think about it.) So adding to your energy excess by guzzling a calorie- and sugar-laden drink doesn’t make a lot of sense. In fact, ask yourself this: Is it a lack of incoming sugar that’s causing you to be tired-or is it that you’re consuming too much of it in the first place? Chances are, it’s the latter. Our advice: If you feel you need a boost, reach for unsweetened beverage that contains only caffeine-like a black coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts. It has zero grams of sugar, 146 mg of caffeine, and just 20 calories-all for about 2 dollars.

via eatthis.womenshealthmag.com

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