Which is better - a low-carb diet or a low-fat one? And how
can eggs help your heart? FatFighterTV has a look at the top diet and fitness headlines making news this week.
Calories count more than type of diet
Whether you eat a low-fat diet or prefer low-carb doesn’t seem to matter. Instead a new government study says all that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with your plan. The report - in the New England Journal of Medicine - finds it comes down to the basic rule of calories in, calories out. Somehow I have a feeling the diet debate will still continue.
Teenage obesity as bad for health as smoking
Last week we found out obesity rates have tripled in young adults. Now a new study in the British Medical Journal finds obese 18-year-olds are twice as likely to die prematurely compared to normal-weight teens. And researchers say teenage obesity has the same risk of premature death as smoking ten cigarettes a day.
Fried eggs could keep blood pressure down
Can eggs help your heart? Scientists from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that eggs produce proteins that mimic the action of blood pressure-lowering drugs, and that fried eggs are especially beneficial. Their research shows when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes, they produce a protein that acts in the same way as Ace inhibitors.
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