In addition to calories, protein provides amino acids that assist in building and preserving body muscle and tissues. Protein is found in a wide variety of animal and plant foods. Animal-based protein foods include seafood, meat, poultry, eggs, and milk and milk products. Plant sources of ...
P.P.S. Dear Adam the Second should you happen by to read this. Not trying to pick a fight. Just trying to illustrate how the calories in-calories out principle–put to work in a real-life example–may be an overly simplistic (if not downright illogical) approach to weight loss for so...
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that, depending on a your age and lifestyle, you should only take in 2,200 to 2,800 calories a day. One Burger King Bacon King Burger pretty much satisfies that in one meal. Add in a side of fries and a Dr Pepper and you may not want to ...
animal proteins, non starchy vegetables, fats Glycemic Index and Load • Index – how high and quickly blood sugar increases after eating a fixed amount of a food • Load – factors in GI, with the quantity of carb • Carrots – high GI, but total carb is 5 g carb in ½ cup ...