Modern rhythms lead us to experience a chronic discrepancy between our biological clock and our everyday schedule: we are permanently “jetlagged”. A 10-year study by researchers from the university of Munich published in Current Biology (Till Roennenberg and al.) has identified a “social jetlag” typical from our contemporary societies. It results in lack of sleep, obviously, but also, and above…
- 20 October 2015
GOOD MASTICATION ENSURES GOOD SATIETY.
Chewing stimulates salivation, initiates the satiety proces,s and allows it to develop properly because it slows the food intake down. Masticating well guarantees a minimum duration of the meals, which is very important as the feeling of satiation only begins to appear after 20 minutes.
- 20 October 2015
SHOULD WE BE WARY OF NEW FOODS?
While epigenetic adaptation has allowed us, as a species, to prosper under various climates and in various environments, activating dormant genes takes time. Therefore, it makes sense to refrain from immoderately embracing new foods unknown from us and our forebears. Bear in mind that migrant populations prove more likely than native ones to develop metabolic or weight disorders when eating…
- 20 October 2015
GREEN TEA PROMOTES ABDOMINAL WEIGHT LOSS.
The antioxidant flavonoids in green tea stimulate our basal metabolism, and therefore fat combustion, particularly that of abdominal fat. A survey conducted over a period of 12 weeks showed that drinking 4 daily cups of green tea led to a 9.5 cm² decrease in the surface of abdominal fat (Journal of Functional Foods, Jan 2012).
After decades of affluence, the economic crisis has implemented a tightening of budgets which means that for the first time since the end of World War II, a growing percentage of the inhabitants of developed countries struggle to feed themselves properly. But whereas in former days, food shortages meant a quantitative deficiency, modern economic inequalities are rather qualitative: people do…
- 20 October 2015
LACK OF EXERCISE LEADS TO MUSCLE LOSS AND FAT STORAGE
The benefits of exercise have been proven scientifically, and we know that physical inactivity leads to muscle loss, and an increase in the ratio of fat body mass to lean body mass. Moreover, physical inactivity mostly promotes the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, and enhances the infiltration of the adipose tissue by macrophages, thus creating an inflammatory signalization network.…
- 16 October 2015
TUMERIC IS A POTENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY.
Do not hesitate to experiment with herbs and spices so as to add variety to your recipes and make them more satisfying for your taste buds… and therefore for your brain! Laurel, thyme, rosemary, coriander and cinnamon are classics but try getting off the beaten culinary track to discover new gems: turmeric, for instance, contains curcumin, a recognized potent anti-inflammatory…
- 16 October 2015
YOUNG PEOPLE TOO CAN DEVELOP TYPE 2 DIABETES.
While type 2 diabetes is more commonly a middle-aged people’s disease, hence its former name of “adult-onset diabetes” our poor eating habits and out-of-control sweet tooth mean that nowadays younger people, and sometimes even teenagers or children, are now diagnosed with it.
- 15 October 2015
WE ARE ILL-EQUIPPED TO DESTOCK TRANS FATS
Most trans fatty acids are the result of an industrial process designed to increase the chemical stability of a natural fat, and its shelf life, which explains why trans fats are so widely used by the food industry. Unfortunately, our organism only produces enzymes adapted to the breaking down of naturally-occurring fats… Pounds gained because of an excess of trans…