Archive for December, 2006


The Dangers of Overtraining

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Most people have a problem with undertraining, as in not working out enough. However, when we inevitably decide we have to turn our lives around, we want to be thin and healthy as soon as possible–and this can lead to dangerous overtraining.
This article covers the topic a little, but I think it misses the most […]

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Calorie Restriction

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Nightline ran a story on calorie restriction this week, and I thought I should make a comment as to how this relates to preventing insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. As noted in the program, calorie restriction is more about living longer than about losing weight. Of course, consuming very few calories per day will certainly […]

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