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Healthy Fast Food in the USA - Eating Well Whilst Travelling

Healthy Fast Food in the USA – Eating Well Whilst Travelling

I have just come back from a wonderful month long holiday in the USA. Whilst overseas I was committed to maintaining my powerlifting training, as well as eating well. Many of you will know that going on a holiday generally means your normal routine gets thrown out the window. Suddenly you don’t have a kitchen [...]

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The Dieting Addiction

The Dieting Addiction

There is a plethora of diet plans and weight loss programs available for people to follow to help them lose weight. Some are sensible, but there are many out there that are just outright bizzare and some that are possibly dangerous. 

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Top 10 Twitter Diet Tips

Top 10 Twitter Diet Tips

After writing a post on Top 10 Tips For Keeping Up Your Fitness Regime, using my top tips from Twitter, I thought I would also share with you my top Twitter diet tips – to help you kick-start and maintain a healthy diet.

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Breaking Down Cholesterol

Breaking Down Cholesterol

In my last post Cholesterol. It’s Good For You, I highlighted the role cholesterol plays in the body and the impact of saturated fat on blood cholesterol levels. In this article I want to explain the different types of cholesterol and give you some helpful tips on how to lower high blood cholesterol levels.

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Cholesterol. It's Good For You

Cholesterol. It’s Good For You

Whilst going on my weekly grocery shop, and perusing through the aisles, it occurred to me how many products are out there which are marketed as “cholesterol free”, leading people to believe that if they are concerned about their cholesterol levels, they should focus on eating products which are low in dietary cholesterol.

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Fats: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Fats: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

‘Low-fat’ and ‘fat-free’ products fill many shelves in the supermarket. However to have a healthy diet it is not enough just to know which foods are high or low in fat; we also need to look at the different types of fat, and understand the role they play in our body when they are consumed.

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