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Interaction of Fat Cell Size, Protein Intake & Co. W/ Fat Gain + Insulin Res. in Overfed Men + Women in Metabolic Ward

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That's rather the low protein variety of overfeeding... but wait, was the high protein diet even "high" in protein? Well high enough to affect liver fat, for sure. You will probably remember José Antonio's high protein overfeeding study series ( learn more ) from the articles here and on the SuppVersity  Facebook page . The results were quite impressive, but the number of controlled covariates were small and the dietary control was limited to food logs. In a more recent study, George A. Bray and colleagues from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University System , the  George Mason University , and the FL Hospital & Sanford-Burnham Prebys Discovery Research Institute  (Bray. 2016) determined the effect of overfeeding diets with 5%, 15% or 25% energy from protein on glycemia + body fat distribution in healthy men and women with add. covariates and  in a metabolic ward. Yes, the high protein intake clogged the liver during o...
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Fat-Blocker Effect of Tea Catechins Confirmed (?) in Man - Sign. Abdominal Fat Loss (5-8%) in 12 Weeks W/Out Diet

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Tea catechins (which can also be found in black and jasmin tea | see Figure 3 ) can help you keep particularly unhealthy abdominal fat (Després. 2012) at bay. It is one thing to have in-vitro and rodent data that green tea can inhibit the digestion of dietary fat (reported previously in the SuppVersity Facebook News ); it is another thing, however, to have a human study like the one Makoto Kobayashi and colleagues are about to publish in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Food & Function  that shows that the "[i]ngestion of a green tea beverage enriched with catechins with a galloyl moiety (THEA-FLAN 90S) during a high-fat meal reduces body fat in moderately obese adults" (Kobayashi. 2015). Ok, the abdominal fat loss does not, as the previous quote from the conclusion appears to suggest, occur instantly right after you've consumed your first tea w/ a single meal. You can learn more about green tea at the SuppVersity GT Boosts Res- ting & Ex. Indu- ...
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Gene-ial or Dan-Gene-rous? Better Make Sure You Are Made For Every Other Day Fasting, If You Don't Want to Ruin Your Glucose + Lipid Metabolism and Become Viscerally Obese

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Yes! I freely admit that I do have a problem with the subliminal "binge and starve" of the popular every other day fast, because it paves the not so royal road to binge eating disorders. Only 2 years ago, there was hardly anyone but the followers of Martin Berkhan's "Lean Gains" regimen who knew what intermittent fasting would be. Ironically, now that mainstream is catching on, the hype within the fitness community is slowly abating  - maybe part of the reason is that it's no longer "cool" enough now that your fat neighbor does it ;-). It goes without saying that the mainstream version comes without an obligatory exercise component and - what's probably even worse - in the absence of macronutrient, let alone food prescriptions that would make sure that the every other day fasts that are becoming increasingly popular these days become "binge and starve" protocols. The every other day fast, a gateway to eating disorders? I c...
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Do You Have the Gut(s) to Lose 8% Belly Fat in 12 Weeks? Lactobacillus gasseri (LG2055) Can Fix Your Gut Problems

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As a diligent student of the  SuppVersity, you'll obviously know that beer is not the main cause of the eponymous belly (Bobak. 2003). Although..., when when you come to think about it: For every glass of beer you drink, you're probably drinking a glass of probiotic yogurt less ;-) You've done everything you could and still feel like a whale? You've been low-carbing, even have made sure you are in ketosis by consuming an only 10% protein diet and still the fat won't disappear? Well, I guess it sounds unfair, if I do now tell you that you YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE GUT S it takes to get rid of that pouch that blocking the view on your toes, when you are standing. Now calm down, I am not talking about not being able to curb your insatiable appetite or skipping 90% of your workouts, here. I am talking about your gut(s), literally! Your digestive tract and it's inhabitants. Those critters which are also at the heart of the soon-to-be-published paper by scien...
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20 Weeks of Gluttony Without Gaining a Single Gram of Visceral Fat? A Water Extract From Hops Made It Possible

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Hops: More than an ingredient of the majority of OTC sleeping pills (photo LuckyStarr) Hops beer made from the female flowers of Humulus lupulus was the (safer) alternative to untreated water in medieval Europe. Hops are the female flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of a hop species and are currently still used as a flavoring and stability agent in beer. Aside from that, the vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial has a longstanding history of medical uses and is probably best known for its sedative effects. That a hot water extract from hop could make an excellent addition to an anti-obesity and even fat loss regimen is yet news and - in view of its efficacy - even SuppVersity news ;-) Eat like a pig, look like a goddess with hops! Actually the subheading is pretty unfair, after all pigs don't eat much different from us, they are opportunistic omnivores... but this is no biology lesson, so let's get back to the topic at hand. There was a time, when I thou...
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Going Nuts On Berries: Ellagic Acid in Rasp- + Blueberries, Pecans, Walnut and Co Can Protect You From Belly Fat

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Image 1: I hope you are not one of the guys who spits the tiny seeds of the raspberries out. That is not just disgusting, you would also spit away ~90% of their ellagic acid content. Nuts and fruits, once hailed as healthy superfoods have been under serious scrutiny within the sometimes overtly "health-conscious" blogosphere. Yeah, consumed in excess both will make you fat; but I would venture the guess that it would be easier to kill yourself by drinking too much water, than by eating too many almonds and bananas... well, before I get derailed here, let's take a look at the data from a recently published study on the effects of ellagic acid, a dilactone of two gallic acid molecules that is found in a wide variety of - guess what? - nuts (pecans, walnuts, cashews, brazil nuts, etc.) and fruits (raspberries, pomegranates, grapes and blackcurrants, plums, grapes, cherries and the list goes on)! Good for your heart, good for your gut, good for your metabolism, ... bu...
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