Category Archives: Diet

Does toasting bread destroy the fiber?

Burning food is never good, so I would lightly toast it instead of darkly toasting it.I have never heard that toasting destroys fiber, which doesn’t mean it isn’t true, but if anything, I have heard that lightly toasting bread will destroy some of the glutens which are major allergens for many people anyway, so it

Egg whites or whole eggs?

Both. The yolk contains some fat, but fat is not the enemy – fat has a stigma attached to it from the decades of “low fat” advice that basically allowed the obesity and overweight levels in the U.S. climb so you can see how effective that advice was. Eggs are often hailed for their high

What ratio of protein, carbs, and fat is best for losing weight?

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All of them as there isn’t a magic fat burning ratio. A caloric deficit is best. I’ve lost 30 pounds in 12 weeks doing a 40-40-20 split, and I’ve lost 30 pounds in 12 weeks doing a high carb (300g per day) and low protein (only 90g per day) program. I’ve had clients lose on

Seriously, isn’t cholesterol bad for me?

I eat tons of eggs and my cholesterol is fine. That doesn’t mean it will work the same way for everyone.Cholesterol is overinflated as a marker for poor health. It doesn’t take a paranoid conspiracy theorist to realize that cholesterol-lowering drugs are the number one selling pharmaceutical, which is a billion-dollar industry. So why on

Should I avoid eggs because of the cholesterol? What about egg whites?

Eggs are awesome sources of protein. It is ironic that the same people who promote eggs as being very high quality protein also ask that you throw out the yolk. The yolk actually contains much of that high quality protein and the egg becomes a poorer protein source when you throw it out! The right