Weight Management: Metabolic Health, Bulking & Fat Loss Strategies

Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.

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Natural Weight Gain Supplements

It's always better to get the extra calories you need for weight gain from real food. But if you're having a difficult time getting the calories you need from what you eat, you may consider a supplement.

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Risks of Optifast

Watching half an hour of television will make it clear that there are hundreds of different diets and weight loss programs on the market. Some of them have been proved to be effective, while others have not.

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How to Design a Weight-Loss Workout Plan

When deciding to lose weight, think about an ideal weight-loss workout plan that will help you achieve your goals. The best workout plans are those that allow you to combine cardiovascular activity and strength training to burn fat and build muscle for a faster metabolism.

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Can You Lose Weight by Eating Veggie Burgers?

Veggie burgers are quick and convenient options for vegetarians and for meat eaters who want a cholesterol-free alternative protein source. They are low enough in calories and high enough in filling nutrients to be regular components of a weight-loss diet.

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How Can a 50-Year-Old Woman Lose Weight?

The older a woman gets, the harder it becomes to lose weight. At 50 years old, your body doesn’t burn calories the way it did when you were younger. You may have cut back on your activity level because of health issues or family and work responsibilities. The fact is, too, your metabolism slows down as you age.

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Are There Certain Foods That Make You Gain Weight in the Butt and Breasts?

While it would be nice to eat your way to an hourglass figure, no food has the power to give you a bigger butt or breasts. Gaining weight can increase the size of your chest and booty -- but it'll also make you gain weight in other areas, and where you gain weight comes down primarily to genetics.

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Spelt Flour or Whole Wheat to Lose Weight?

Although many diets recommend drastically reducing your carbohydrate intake to lose weight, you can enjoy carbohydrate-rich foods if you reduce your overall calorie content. However, choosing the right carbohydrates can accelerate your dieting efforts.

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Benefits Of Powerlifting

Powerlifting, a strength sport where you compete in the squat, bench press and deadlift, allows you to build muscle and burn fat. Powerlifting, like other forms of heavy resistance training, strengthens your skeleton and reduces your risk of injury in other sports and activities.

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The Best Low Impact Exercises That Burn the Most Calories

Don't let the term "low-impact" fool you. Low-impact aerobic exercise gives you a calorie-burning workout -- the perfect complement to your weight-loss plan. Low-impact exercises are less stressful on your joints compared to high-impact activities such as running and jumping rope.

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How Many Pounds Do I Have to Lose to Drop an Inch?

When you’re on a diet to lose weight, it’s tempting to focus on losing pounds, even though shedding inches is usually a more reliable indicator of your progress. There is no specific measure of pounds it takes to lose an inch. This is partly because it varies not only from person to person but also from inch to inch.

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Protein Only Diet for a Fast Weight Loss

While protein may be filling and can help make it easier to lose weight, this doesn't mean that it's a good idea to eat only protein when trying to slim down quickly. Not only would this be difficult to do, it would also be unhealthy.

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Can You Lose Weight With Cayenne Pepper Pills?

It sure would be nice to be able to simply pop a pill and lose weight. While there is some evidence that cayenne pepper may increase your metabolism, you may be better off losing the pounds the old-fashioned way -- through diet and exercise.

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How to Convert Kcal to Calories Burned

You might read food labels a little more closely when you're trying to lose weight, since nutritional facts regarding calories, fat content, sugar and sodium become more important. Calories also are a key consideration when you're working out. Calories represent the amount of energy food provides to the body.

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How to Gain Weight After an Illness

Being ill can wreak havoc on your entire body and cause you to lose a lot of weight rapidly. Once you're on the mend, it's important to put that weight back on since being underweight can slow down your recovery, according to the McKinley Health Center.

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How to Slow Down Your Metabolism and Gain Weight

If you want to change your weight, there’s good news: your metabolic rate isn’t fixed for life. Metabolism can and does change over time, and you can take steps to speed it up or slow it down. If you intend to start gaining weight, see your doctor before you begin to hammer out details of a healthy plan to follow.

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Lunch Ideas for a High-Fat Low-Carb Diet

Contrary to what you may have heard, eating more fat and fewer carbs can help you lose weight, according to a 2013 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

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How to Make Your Arms and Thighs Smaller

A lifestyle makeover can reduce the size of your arms and thighs. Rather than focusing on these common problem areas, focus on your entire body, because spot-reducing fat only in selected areas isn't possible.

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How Long Does It Take to Detox Your Body on a Raw Food Diet?

Detoxing your body is a construct of alternative medicine practitioners and diet gurus, but the concept has no basis in Western science or medicine. Your liver and kidneys detox your body naturally. The idea of avoiding empty calories and overly processed foods has merit.

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