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Fat is the most misunderstood food type, just like protein it is an essential macronutrient. Fat is used as a long term energy source, and it is the only form in which calories can be stored in the body for later use. Fat is the most calorie dense nutrient of all, one gram of fat contains 9 calories, which is different to protein and carbohydrate which contain 4 calories per gram. Fat is a key structural component for all cell membranes and is key for the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K. Continue reading Introduction to Dietary Fat

The supplement world is a massive cash cow and companies are cashing in on this market hard. Mainly because there is a huge obesity crisis in North America and UK. The supplement companies leech off people’s insecurities and promise unrealistic results. Often the results they promise are not even anything to do with their product and they know damn well that the average user will never get near the ideal image they paint. Let’s get straight to the point, 99% of supplements are a waste of your money, time and consideration.

For the objectives of the majority of individuals they just are not required. Proper diet and exercise will get you there. At best some supplements will give you a mental placebo effect that they are helping you when in fact cleaning up your diet or exercising more effectively are the real differentiators. Continue reading Fat Loss Supplements

Carbohydrates are the bodies preferred source of energy, as it is the first food type which is burned for energy in the body. Barring the exception of milk all carbohydrates come from plants.

Nutritionists differentiate carbohydrates into two subcategories, simple carbs and complex carbs. Simple carbs are easily digestible sugars such as monosaccharide and disaccharide, complex carbs are starches and fibre, both of these are known as polysaccharides.

The division is created to differentiate the speed of which they are processed by the body, simple carbs are quickly absorbed by the body, complex carbs take a lot longer for the body to digest as they need to be broken down further. Continue reading Nutritional Information on Carbohydrates