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Inulin, the Latest on a (Functional) Food Ingredient + Dietary Supplement: From Autoimmune to Metabolic Disease & Co

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Globe artichokes have the most highly polymerized inulin fibers. They can be served cooked or oven-roasted . The journal  Molecular Nutrition & Food Research  is probably food designers' favorite bedtime reading because the articles about various functional food ingredients inspire them to dream up ever-new [(dys-)functional)] food formulas you will soon find on the shelves at your local supermarket. With inulin, a fructose-based polysaccharide fiber, which is the object of several papers in the latest issue of said scientific journal, I want to address one of these ingredients that has already made it from bench to bedside... ah, I mean from bench to protein bars and other functional foods such as dairy products, frozen desserts, table spreads, baked goods and breads, breakfast cereals, fillings, dietetic products or chocolate for today's research update ... an update that focuses on beneficial effects, but won't conceal the potential issues people w/ FODMAP into...
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RT & Vibration or Plyometric Training for Runners? Can You Outtrain Colon Cancer and How Does it Work? Plus: What's the Verdict on Exercise to Prevent Metabolic Damage?

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Make room for cardio & strength training in your workout routine. Both offer significant and scientifically proven health benefits, but neither cardio or strength the will prevent diet-induced obesity, when you eat everything in sight. Time for another installment of the SuppVersity Short News on exercise science. This installment features the effects of strength training associated with whole body vibration training on running economy and vertical stiffness (Roschel. 2015), the acute effects of plyometric intervention on sprinting performance (Mackala. 2015), the anti-colon-cancer effects of aerobic training (Frajacomo. 2015) and, finally, the effects of exercise training and energy expenditure following weight loss (Hunter. 2015). When we are already talking "metabolic damage", let's top that off with a brief reminder that hyperphagia = eating everything in sight, not a reduced energy expenditure is the most significant contributor to post-diet weight regain. ...
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Pomegranate for Statin Users, Magnesium for Cancer-Free Colons, Cialis for Diabetic & Healthy Women and Protein Supplementation for 0.81kg More Muscle & 13.5kg More Strength Gains Than Placebo (Data From Meta-Analysis)

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As the data in the graphs at the bottom shows, only vigorous physical activity (right), yet not moderate (middle), let alone light physical activity (left) will help kids to stave off the bad visceral body fat, which increases their waist line from year to year. The photo in the background was by the way taken in 1989 on Orchard Beach, in the Bronx. If I remember correctly that's 6 years before the release of Nintendo's first "Game Boy". And yeah, I got one and it really doubled if not tripled my sedentary time! 7 minutes! That's the SuppVersity figure of the week and a number that should actually ring a bell with everyone of you who is following my advice and pays a daily visit to the SuppVersity Facebook Wall . "Seven minutes" that's what scientists from the University of Alberta and their Canadian colleagues believe would be the amount of "vigorous physical activities" our kids should get (Hay. 2012). I am not sure, if those sc...
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