In short, the answer to the question: Does late night eating cause weight gain is no, it does not. Now, there have been surveys done on people's timely eating habits and several surveys show that people who eat late at night have weight gain problems. At the same time, what these surveys don't necessarily explore is whether the people who eat late at night are eating their regular meals or are they eating outside of their daily calorie needs. In...
A person's daily protein requirement is as much as 30% of their daily calories. Another way to look at it is between 1-2 grams per kilo of body weight. But what is important to remember is that not every source of protein is necessarily equal i.e. different sources of protein have pros and cons. Simply put, certain sources of protein are preferable to others because they are complete proteins. So when a person is looking to include enough protein in...
Today's Google Doodle celebrates vitamin C discoverer Albert Szent-Györgyi's birthday with a bright orangy doodle. Born in 1893, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "For his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion process with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid" in 1937. Stopping short of curing the common cold, vitamin C is associated with preventing immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling. So, as...
If the web is to be believed then the belief in lemon water for weight loss has its roots in ayurveda. Apparently drinking lemon water in the morning kick starts the muscle walls and starts up the digestive process and also cleanses the toxins from your digestive system. And from this belief was born thousands of health myths and weight loss myths around the idea of: First thing in the morning, drink lemon water for weight loss. There are beliefs...
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