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Are Your Muscle Fibers Making You Fat? by Jerry Brainum 5/25

May 1, 2025
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss

      We've all seen people who seem able to eat and drink anything they want with impunity. They seem to be immune to becoming obese. What are the factors that explain this? Some people remain thinner, regardless of how much food they consume, because they have a … [Read more...]

The Walking Cure by Jerry Brainum 12/24

December 1, 2024
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Exercise techniques, Fat loss

    Perhaps the most low-tech form of exercise is walking. With all the fancy equipment and various exercise machines available, walking is often overlooked as an effective form of exercise. On the other hand, the most popular aerobic exercise I see at various commercial … [Read more...]

Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Agonist Drugs by Jerry Brainum 5/24

May 1, 2024
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss, GLP-1 agonist drugs, GLP-1 agonist natural alternatives

    The most influential drugs recently released are categorized as GLP-1 agonists. This means the drugs work similarly to GLP-1. GLP-1 stands for Glucagon-like Peptide-1, and how GLP-1 works in the body explains why drugs that mimic its activity in the body, called GLP-1 … [Read more...]

Can a Virus Make you Fat? by Jerry Brainum 3/24

March 1, 2024
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss, Viruses and fat gains

  New diets are constantly being introduced, and many make the best-seller list. The popularity of various diets that offer the promise of promoting safe and long-lasting body fat loss is mute testimony to the prevalence of obesity. Some researchers think that what they call the … [Read more...]

Fat Block: Why you Aren’t Burning Fat with Exercise by Jerry Brainum 12/22

December 1, 2022
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Aerobics and fat loss, Fat loss

  Your goal is to lose excess body fat. You have embarked on a diet that features a lower calorie intake and even controls how many carbohydrates you consume. Since you are aware that fat is oxidized or "burned" only in the presence of oxygen, you ensure that an aerobic or … [Read more...]

Optimal Body Fat Loss for Bodybuilding and Fitness by Jerry Brainum 8/22

August 1, 2022
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss

  The ultimate goal for bodybuilders and fitness advocates is to develop more muscle mass and lose excess body fat. This goal, however, is easier said than done. Overtraining and poor dietary practices too often result in loss of fat and excessive loss of muscle mass. Indeed, … [Read more...]

A Calorie is A Calorie–or is it? by Jerry Brainum 3/22

March 1, 2022
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss, Low carb

  The most basic concept of all diets aimed at body fat loss is that calories are what counts. That is, conventional wisdom, as well as most "experts", declare that no matter what type of diet you follow to lost body fat, in the end what counts is not the nutritional composition … [Read more...]

Fat Oxidation: Do we have it all wrong? by Jerry Brainum 2/22

February 1, 2022
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss

Summary         A few recent articles have played down the benefits of exercise for promoting body fat loss. You've probably heard that a pound of fat contains 3,500 calories and that a typical workout with weights burns only about 300 calories, with another … [Read more...]

Does Cinnamon Make You Fat? 2/22

February 1, 2022
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Antioxidants, Fat loss

  Who doesn't like the aroma or taste of cinnamon? This tasty spice is popular around the world, but the effects of cinnamon extend far beyond being just a tasty spice you add to your morning cup of coffee. Among its many beneficial health effects, cinnamon improves colon … [Read more...]

The Science of Body Fat by Jerry Brainum 11/21

November 1, 2021
By: Jerry Brainum
Filed Under: Fat loss, Fat-burner supplements

  Recent surveys show that two-thirds of Americans are obese, meaning that they have too much body fat. Although there are movements related to body acceptance that try to convince people that they should accept their higher body fat levels, this is more of a dream than a … [Read more...]

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