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Weight-Loss

Added protein improves strength and endurance during workout

October 26, 2009 Diet & Nutrition
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ADDED PROTEIN DURING A WORKOUT MAY BOOST PERFORMANCE
Drinking a workout drink with protein in it during  your workout drink may help your strength and endurance.  Researchers from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, found that sports drinks with as little as nine grams of protein increased endurance up to 40 %, and reduced post workout [...]

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How to calculate your calorie expenditure using resting basal metabolic rate?

August 9, 2009 Diet & Nutrition
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According to Dr. Berning, Associate Professor of  Nutrition at the University of Colorado, to estimate how many calories you are burning  the simple step-by-step formula below for women uses Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) as a basis for the calculation.
What is metabolism?
Metabolism is the biochemical process of combining nutrients with oxygen to [...]

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