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Statistically speaking, long term investing is a profitable endeavour. But that doesnt mean long term investors can avoid big losses. To wit, the Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ:SBLK) share price managed to fall 55% over five long years. Thats an unpleasant experience for long term holders. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 33% in the last 90 days. We note that the company has reported results fairly recently; and the market is hardly delighted. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report.

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Given that Star Bulk Carriers didnt make a profit in the last twelve months, well focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

Over five years, Star Bulk Carriers grew its revenue at 34% per year. Thats well above most other pre-profit companies. In contrast, the share price is has averaged a loss of 15% per year thats quite disappointing. Its safe to say investor expectations are more grounded now. If you think the company can keep up its revenue growth, youd have to consider the possibility that theres an opportunity here.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

Balance sheet strength is crucial. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.

Were pleased to report that Star Bulk Carriers shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 6.7% over one year. Of course, that includes the dividend. Theres no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 14% per year over five years. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Even so, be aware that Star Bulk Carriers is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about

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The whoosh effect is a term that some people following a ketogenic, or keto, diet use to describe the seemingly sudden weight loss that occurs.

This article looks into what the whoosh effect is, what the research says about it, and the potential risks of following a keto diet for weight loss.

According to some social media sites and blogs, the whoosh effect is a term that describes the noticeable weight loss that occurs when following a specific diet particularly the keto diet.

The idea behind it is that when a person burns fat, the fat cells lose fat but fill up with water. People claim that this makes the body feel loose or wobbly to touch.

People then report that after losing enough fat, the cells will gradually increase their water to fat ratio until they are all water. Then, the body will release the water from the cells through urine or diarrhea.

Some people believe that when the body expels this excess fat and water, it will be noticeably slimmer.

When the body burns fat, fat cells do not fill with water. Fat cells, or adipose tissue, store excess energy. When the body burns more calories than it takes in, the body expels excess fat and the fat cells shrink.

In fact, when a person loses weight, the body converts most of the fat into carbon dioxide, which a person expels when breathing out.

Although the body does convert a much smaller percentage into water, there is no evidence to suggest that the cells begin filling with water and suddenly disappear when they no longer contain any fat.

The whoosh effect that people claim to experience may actually be due to losing water weight.

If the body becomes dehydrated, it begins to store water. This can make people feel more bloated or heavier than they would usually.

Once a person drinks enough water, they will lose the excess water weight, which can appear as a noticeable loss of weight.

Learn more about how to lose water weight in this article.

The keto diet consists of eating foods that are high in fat and contain a moderate amount of protein. The diet heavily restricts carbohydrates, however, with many people aiming to eat no more than 50 grams of carbs per day.

A typical keto diet may include:

People may follow a keto diet to lose weight. This is because restricting carbs and eating more fat changes the fuel our body uses for energy.

Carbs provide the body with glucose, which it uses for energy. While following a keto diet, the body does not receive enough carbs to rely on them for energy. This means that the body turns to chemicals called ketones instead. The liver produces ketones from stored fat.

When the body starts using ketones for energy instead of glucose, the body enters a state of ketosis. This means that the body burns fat for its main source of energy.

Also, doctors may sometimes recommend a keto diet as a medical tool to help people with epilepsy manage their symptoms.

Following a keto diet to experience the whoosh effect is not a scientifically proven method for losing weight.

That said, a person may experience sudden, noticeable weight loss if they lose a lot of water weight. They may also lose weight gradually when cutting calories or carbs but only notice the weight loss suddenly on the scale.

Many factors affect the number on the scale, including the time of day, whether or not a person has eaten, hormones, clothing, and more.

Although they can be an effective weight loss method for some people, keto diets do have some risks. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, for example, these diets are not safe for people who:

Even for people with no underlying health conditions, keto diets can cause side effects. For example, they are very high in saturated fats, which can raise the levels of unhealthful cholesterol in the body and increase the risk of heart disease.

Short-term side effects of a keto diet can include flu-like symptoms. For example, a person may experience:

A low carb diet can also cause people to experience mood changes and a lack of focus, as the brain needs sugars to function properly.

Restricting carbs may mean that a person does not consume enough fruits, vegetables, or whole grains. This means that people often do not get enough fiber while following a keto diet. A lack of fiber can cause constipation and other bowel problems.

Cutting down on fruits and vegetables can also cause nutritional deficiencies. People following a keto diet may be low in vitamins and minerals such as:

Some long-term health risks from following a keto diet can include kidney stones and liver disease. This is because a diet high in fat and protein can overload these organs and worsen existing conditions.

Anyone thinking of adopting a keto diet for weight loss should first speak to a doctor or registered dietitian.

The whoosh effect is a term for the noticeable weight loss that some people report while following low carb diets such as a keto diet.

Some people believe that the whoosh effect happens when fat cells lose fat and fill with water. Researchers have not scientifically proven the whoosh effect, however.

Noticeable weight loss can be due to losing water weight. Gradual weight loss can also occur as a person cuts calories and carbs.

Following a keto diet for weight loss may also have more risks than benefits. For example, keto diets are high in saturated fat and may result in nutritional deficiencies due to the restriction of certain food groups.

People considering a keto diet should speak with a health professional first.

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Courtesy of JumpstartMDDr. Sean Bourke, co-founder and CEO of JumpstartMD, recently released JumpstartMDs 10-year study touting the benefits of his commercial weight-loss program compared with others.

JumpstartMD, a medical weight-loss company with 12 Bay Area clinics including one in Mountain View recently published a 10-year study in the Journal of Obesity that shows its methods work better than other commercial weight-loss programs.

The study, with more than 22,000 participants, focused on JumpstartMDs low-carbohydrate real-food diet and personalized guidance program. It revealed that after three months, more than 80% of the patients achieved 5% weight loss and more than 45% of them lost at least 10%. Thats greater weight-loss success than competing programs such as Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig have produced, according to the study.

Dr. Sean Bourke, co-founder and CEO of JumpstartMD, is behind the one-on-one, medically supervised program. As a Stanford University-trained emergency physician who regularly treated patients with cardiovascular disease and Alzheimers disease, Bourke realized emergency care addresses many health problems too late.

It doesnt take you long to realize, after seeing thousands of patients a year in the emergency department, that the primary source of death and disease in America is diet-induced diseases from whats become highly refined, ultra-processed food, Bourke said. If we really want to try to address (common health risks), we ultimately need to address the root cause and not just ultimately trying to treat the downstream repercussions of these diseases.

In 2007, Bourke and colleague Dr. Conrad Lai co-founded JumpstartMD and opened their first clinic in San Ramon. They have since served approximately 70,000 patients and will soon have 15 clinics in the Bay Area.

The program itself moves away from counting calories and focuses on real, fresh foods dense in nutrition, encouraging low-carbohydrate intake for weight loss and health maintenance. Personal physicians can adjust the program to suit a patients unique metabolic needs, likes and dislikes, lifestyle and motivators.

People come to us to realize ultimately all healing is self-healing, and we help support them. We help guide them. We help create an accountability structure that enhances their motivation to create healthy lifestyle changes, Bourke said. Through the visit we can help them feel supported and stay motivated to do whats very difficult: to change behaviors.

Through the sessions, JumpstartMD staffers try to find motivation within individuals to sustain long-term behavioral changes, according to Bourke, and help patients identify obstacles standing in the way of achieving their goals.

Most of the people who come to see us, theyre frustrated because theyve tried every other program, and they werent happy with the result, he said. And then (with JumpstartMD) they start to see really positive results. I think that feels really good to them because (we) see theyve reachieved a sense of hope. And they achieve a sense of control that they might have lost before.

The program continues to evolve. JumpstartMD has now incorporated an educational aspect to help clients make informed decisions. It also has developed a 21-unit weight management curriculum with defined educational content to teach patients about the reasoning behind their health-related decisions and personalized program.

The commercially funded 10-year study comparing JumpstartMD with other leading weight-loss programs in the peer-reviewed Journal of Obesity is the most comprehensive review of commercial weight loss offerings ever published, Bourke noted.

We want to be a scientifically based organization, he said. And so we wanted to take our results and ultimately publish them internally and then compare them with other offerings out there so that we can advance the science.

The results show that a one-on-one medically supervised program that emphasizes real low-carbohydrate foods produces more effective weight loss than other commercial weight-loss programs. Those who attended 75% of their weekly appointments experienced more significant results.

Similar effective weight loss was achieved by Metabolic Balance Nutrition Program, which also emphasizes a low-carbohydrate diet through personalized support and guidance. According to the study, the two programs are evidence for the replicability and success of the individualized, low-carbohydrate diet program.

Although Bourke was the primary author of the published paper, the study was conducted by third parties at Stanfords Department of Surgery and Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute. More than 20,000 patients data was shared and interpreted by Paul Williams, Ph.D., and compared with data from other published commercial weight-loss studies since 2000. Dr. John Morton, chief of bariatric surgery at Stanford at the time, also supported the program and trial.

Bourke hopes the study will spur other scientific studies surrounding weight-loss programs and methods.

I would love to see other studies published in the medical literature that actually (help) people make educated decisions around what the most effective programs are that are out there, he said. And its difficult. It is a very crowded, noisy marketplace, when people can make all kinds of claims about the efficacy of their program.

Looking ahead, Bourke noted that JumpstartMD would like to pursue studies to confirm the applicability of its program and study the reversal of diabetes through the journey specifically for people with Type 2 diabetes, but including people with prediabetes and metabolic syndrome. Diabetes is typically treated with medication and a high-carbohydrate diet, which contradicts with JumpstartMDs encouraged low-carbohydrate lifestyle. However, Bourke said hes seen significant improvement in diabetic and prediabetic patients through the JumpstartMD program.

Its exciting to think about doing diabetes reversal studies because the weight-loss outcomes that we get are so compelling and those should follow reversal of significant diseases like diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, cholesterol abnormalities, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, all kinds of chronic diseases, he said.

Bourke continues to work as a personal physician while serving as chief medical officer for JumpstartMD. He said observing and helping patients make progress is extremely gratifying.

Like I was saying before, in the emergency department, youd often be in situations where it felt like we were trying to address things too late, he said. (At) JumpstartMD it felt like we were seeing things that I never thought were achievable in medical school, both in terms of improving peoples health risks, but also improving their quality of life.

JumpstartMD is located at 1503 Grant Road, Mountain View. For more information, visit jumpstartmd.com.

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Don't think of weight loss as being on a 'diet,' but rather a permanent change in lifestyle

by: Len Rome

(WYTV) Losing weight is tough but keeping weight off can be even harder.

So what happens when you start regaining that weight? You get your high blood pressure back and maybe the risk of diabetes.

Leslie Heinberg, PhD from The Cleveland Clinic says that losing weight and staying thinner is never easy, so we have to keep at it until we find something that works for us.

If at first you arent able to lose that weight and keep it off for the long-term, try something again. Try a different approach. Try putting in more physical activity; get the support of a healthcare professional that works on weight-loss.

When people lose weight, they see risk factors grow smaller when it comes to blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol.

Those who kept off at least 75% of the lost weight maintained the benefits of their health improvements.

Dont think of weight loss efforts as being on a diet, but rather a permanent change in lifestyle habits and make physical activity a regular part of your day.

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Julian Hearn, founder of Huel, is a pragmatist. His first health company a platform that tested every diet to help users choose the right one was noble but too complicated to survive. So, he followed it with the simplest idea he could think of: powdered food. He called it Huel: just add water and the resulting human fuel has what Hearn calls the optimal balance of carbs, fats, protein and micronutrients. Today, Huel has sold 100 million meals. But is eating for pleasure really the enemy of good health?

Huel isnt a liquid. Its solid food ground down to remove the water. When you do that, you also remove the bacteria, so it has a long shelf life. We have pea, brown rice, flaxseed and oats, mixed with a vitamin-nutrient blend and natural flavourings. So, you add water to consume it, but its not a liquid. A vital part of the digestive process is releasing enzymes that help to break down the food in your digestive system. Huel has to be broken down all were doing is getting to that part quicker. We also make bars and granola, for people who want something to chew.

We focus solely on nutrition, so some people have said that, yes. But we think that the pursuit of pleasure can be a negative: people can develop addictions to things that give them pleasure, but arent good for them. Pleasure is a short-term thing, but happiness is a long-term goal. Thats what we prefer to focus on. A healthy mind and a healthy body can lead to that kind of long-term happiness.

Theres a balancing act. If we say most people have 21 meals a week, how many of those actually fit that mould? Maybe a Sunday lunch, and evening meals. Instead of replacing those, Huel is therefore your most inconvenient meals. By using Huel, you might free up the time to cook for friends and family. I have Huel for breakfast and lunch in the working week, then sit down for a family meal in the evening. I often dont use Huel at all on the weekends.

"The pursuit of pleasure can be a negative: people get addicted to things that aren't good for them"

People have a lot of anxiety about whether or not theyre eating the right food. One week, you can read about protein-heavy diets being good; the next week, the story might be that too much protein is bad for you. First and foremost, Huel is a foodstuff optimised for nutritional benefits. I come to work in the same outfit everyday it simplifies things. Huel does the same for your meals.

Yes, and a lot of those foods are optimised for taste, not nutrition. Nutrition should be the primary purpose of food, not texture and taste.

Not really, theyre just the most popular. Were a direct-to-consumer business, so we get a lot of feedback. Weve had everything from, This makes me feel like a kid again, to, This has radically changed my life and I feel so much better. Mind and body are deeply connected. If one suffers, so does the other. If youre eating a lot of the wrong things and have a bad diet, you can feel, well... shitty.

We have several new products in the pipeline. Following some feedback, we recently launched a Black Edition powder, with half the level of carb and more protein. And were not afraid of the competition. Weve sold millions of meals, but weve still reached less than 1% of the population in Europe, America and Japan. So, we see absolutely massive potential.

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Like the readings on many bathroom scales that keep creeping up year after year, the rate of obesity in the U.S. continues to climb.

Government survey results released last week reveal the national obesity rate was 42%, which is higher than the 40% in a 2015-16 study, also done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The severe obesity rate was more than 9%, up from the 8% figure in the previous survey.

THIS INFORMATION may have very well gotten just a cursory glance in light of all the recent attention paid to the spreading of coronavirus. But consider that being seriously overweight is a long-term medical concern that is affecting more children and adults as time goes on. Untreated obesity often leads to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some types of cancer.

The report clearly indicates the trend isnt likely to fade away soon. Fifty years ago about 1 in 100 American adults were severely obese. Today obesity is 10 times more common.

A multi-pronged approach needs to rein in the growth of obesity.

Thorough education about the value of sound nutrition and exercise needs to come early and often, for everyone from young children to senior citizens. There is a lot of bad information circulating, including weight-loss scams that concentrate on the quick dropping of pounds rather than a sustainable way of living that means adopting sustainable good habits.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT of sound nutrition also needs to be front and center; if school lunches are allowed to be less nutritional than in the past, thats a real disconnect between cause and effect. After all, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible for establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which is supposed to be the nations go-to source for nutrition advice. Support in communities designated as food deserts also should be a priority so theres access to nutritional food no matter where you live.

Medical providers need to keep stressing preventive measures with their patients instead of trying to fix problems after they are well-established. Along with that is providers taking a close look at family history, which can often determine a patients likelihood of problems. And of course, the more affordable preventive measures are for everyone, the better off we all are.

Obesity is not just a seasonal concern; its a long-term epidemic that will affect lives and the economy far into the future unless Americans and those in power pay more attention.

The Free Press, Mankato, Minnesota

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Australians living with coeliac disease will receive a 5 per cent discount on gluten-free products at Woolworths as the supermarket prepares for national Coeliac Awareness week.

As many as 355,000 Australians have coeliac disease, which is a long-term autoimmune disorder that affects the small intestine and causes painful reactions upon eating gluten a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.

Woolworths said it will make hundreds of gluten-free products cheaper to make life more affordable for those living with coeliac disease.

According to a 2016 University of Wollongong study, a nutritionally balanced gluten-free diet costs around 17 per cent more than a non-gluten-free diet.

To qualify for the 5 per cent discount, shoppers need to be members of Coeliac Australia. They will then be issued a discount card which applies the savings to gluten-free products in-store and online.

The discount will extend long-term beyond just Coeliac Awareness Week (13-20 March).

We want to make shopping as easy as possible for our customers regardless of their dietary requirement, which is why were proud to offer a great selection of gluten-free options in our stores nationwide, Woolworths head of nutrition and health Stevie Wring said.

The supermarket has seen double-digit growth in demand for gluten-free products over the last three years, and has added more than 40 products to its gluten-free range.

Coeliac Australia chief executive Michelle Laforest said the expense of gluten-free food is a major consideration for those living with the condition.

Over a year this discount will make a positive difference for our members, Laforest said.

Coeliac disease can be hard to spot. Our new awareness campaign highlights a range of symptoms beyond typical gut issues and encourages people at risk to visit their GP for screening before commencing a gluten-free diet.

In fact, while Coeliac Australia estimates around 355,000 people in Australia have the condition, it believes up to 270,000 people are living with the condition without knowing it.

As it stands, there is no cure for the condition with Coeliac Australia telling Australians a strict gluten-free diet can help manage it.

A strict, lifelong gluten free diet is currently the only recognised medical treatment for coeliac disease, its website says.

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Affecting one in 70 Australians, coeliac disease can manifest in symptoms including joint pain, easy bruising, weight loss, iron deficiency and fatigue.

However, the most dominant symptoms are gastrointestinal and include diarrhoea, constipation, nausea and bloating.

As coeliac disease is a serious medical condition with lifelong implications, a definitive diagnosis is essential, Coeliac Australia says on its website.

The gluten free diet is not a trivial undertaking and involves lifestyle changes and learning new skills such as reading and interpreting food labels. It should only be undertaken after the diagnosis of coeliac disease has been properly medically established.

Coeliac Australia also warns against undertaking a gluten-free diet without having been diagnosed, as it can make future testing unreliable or result in false negatives.

By obtaining a proper diagnosis, you can be assured that your symptoms are caused by coeliac disease (and should therefore improve once the gluten free diet is established) and not by another more sinister condition.

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If youre looking to lose weight and keep it off, a new study may help you to reach your goal. Researchers have now found that consistently losing weight in the early days of a new diet plan even small amounts may increase the chances of achieving long-term weight loss.

It is estimated that more than 2 in 3 adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Excess weight can increase the risk of numerous health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even some types of cancer.

Adopting a healthful, balanced diet is considered one of the best strategies for weight loss, but as many dieters will know it is not as easy as it sounds.

Every year, around 45 million people in the U.S. go on a diet, primarily with the aim of losing weight. However, research has indicated that up to 40 percent of people who lose weight regain more than half of it over the subsequent 2 years.

So, why are some people able to maintain their weight loss while others struggle? Lead study author Emily Feig, Ph.D., of the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and colleagues sought to find out.

The teams findings were recently published in the journal Obesity.

The researchers enrolled 183 participants to their study, all of whom were either overweight or obese. For 1 year, each subject participated in a weight loss program. This comprised meal replacements and behavioral goals, such as increasing physical activity and calorie tracking.

Study participants were asked to keep a record of any food-related behaviors they experienced, such as cravings, binge eating, and emotional eating.

Additionally, subjects attended weekly weigh-in sessions. Two years after the weight loss program began, participants were weighed for a final time.

The team found that participants who experienced consistent weight loss in the first 6 and 12 weeks of the program were more likely to have maintained their weight loss at 12 and 24 months, compared with those whose weight fluctuated.

As an example, the team explains that a person who lost 4 pounds one week, regained 2 pounds the next week, and lost 1 pound the following week were less likely to achieve long-term weight loss than those who consistently lost 1 pound over the same 3-week period.

The researchers were interested to discover that participants who reported lower preoccupation with food, lower binge eating, and lower emotional eating at study baseline experienced greater weight fluctuation and lower total weight loss.

The team says that these findings indicate that it may not be a persons relationship with food or food-related behaviors that influence long-term weight loss. Rather, it may be down to the consistency of weight loss.

The researchers caution that their study cannot prove cause and effect between weight loss consistency and better long-term weight loss.

However, principal investigator Michael Lowe, Ph.D. who is a professor of psychology at Drexel University believes that they may have identified an effective strategy for shedding the pounds and keeping them off.

Settle on a weight loss plan that you can maintain week in and week out, even if that means consistently losing of a pound each week.

Michael Lowe, Ph.D.

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What is the secret to long-term weight loss? Study sheds light

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THERE is indeed a secret connection between exercise and weight loss. The secret is exercise does not and will not functionally or sustainably help with weight loss.

Over the years I have given rational and calculations explaining the how and why, but this time I will put forward the latest study.

Walking 10,000 steps a day will not help with weight loss

Fit bands, Android and Apple watches everywhere have been ticking off their motion sensors, feeding their pedometer apps with millions of steps all around the world.

Individuals walking and marching on the spot in the belief that each step will bring them closer to that fitness industry stated magical number, convinced that they will be healthier and certainly slimmer for their numerically set target.

A recent study conducted at Brigham Young University found that an increased step count between 10,000 and 15,000 per day, six days per week over the course of 24 weeks, did not prevent the usual average gain of 3.4 pounds by students for that period.

For weight management, the steps were categorically useless.

Why people believe exercise will make them lose weight

In the 1970s, as more people began to gain weight and suffer from dietary-related illnesses, research was placing the cause squarely at the feet of the refined food industry.

In response, that industry helped to promote the idea that it is not what you are eating, but your own laziness that will kill you.

The solution, embrace the bro logic that movement requires energy, therefore more movement means more metabolism, resulting in less fat. Human efficiency and adaptability is not taken into consideration here, ignoring our ability to do more with less energy over time.

They told us to go to the gym and work off those pounds. In our imagination this fiction seems so logical, that even in the face of actual research, people, wrongly, cannot conceive anything else to be true.

This false idea persists in the hearts and minds of nations today and is still foolishly promoted by: Corporate wellness programmes; trainers; merchants; manufacturers; and television shows.

All influencing populations, diminishing the responsibility and focus from nutrition while protecting the processed foods industry and making millions for many in the fitness industry.

How is exercise useful?

Is exercise useless? No, exercise is most definitely useful, and is one of the best things you can do for your well-being.

Exercise can:

Increase healthy muscle mass for long-term, increased metabolism and body weight management.

Lengthen your life span.

Create a mindset and culture to allow you to embrace a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Manage moods and provide emotional benefits.

Strengthen joints.

Reduce pains.

Increase and maintain fitness, mobility, balance, and functionality.

Build heart, pulmonary and vascular health.

Exercise will do all that and much more, but because humans are extremely efficient and adaptive animals, it will not directly make you lose weight. You will never train away a poor diet.

Face the reality, embrace the discipline and get serious once and for all about your nutrition and change your life.

If you truly want to lower your body fat, change your body and health, get the fiction out of your head once and for all, and embrace the real knowledge of a fact-based wellness programme.

Fitz-George Rattray is the director of Intekai Academy, which is focused on helping people live a healthy lifestyle through nutrition and weight management. If you are interested in losing weight or living a healthier lifestyle, give them a call at 876-863- 5923, or visit their website at intekaiacademy.org.

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Skipping breakfast and snacking late at night could lead to a delay in the bodys ability to lose weight, new research has suggested.

If were trying to shed the pounds, we know we need to watch what we eat, how much we eat and how much we move, but according to a new study our ability to burn dietary calories could also be impacted by the time of day most of our food is consumed.

The study, published in the journalPLOS Biology,monitored the metabolism of middle-aged and older subjects in a whole-room respiratory chamber over two separate 56-hour sessions.

In each session, lunch and dinner were presented at the same times (12.30pm and 17.45pm, respectively), but the timing of the third meal differed between the two halves of the study.

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In one of the 56-hour sessions, the additional daily meal was presented as breakfast (at 8:00) whereas in the other session, a nutritionally equivalent meal was given to the same subjects as a late-evening snack (22.00pm).

The duration of the overnight fast was the same for both sessions.

While the two sessions did not differ in the amount or type of food eaten, or in participants activity levels, the daily timing of the third meal had an impact on the amount of fat burned.

Researchers found that the late-evening snack session resulted in less fat burned when compared to the breakfast session.

Study authors said the circadian rhythm, or the body clock, is programmed to assist the body to burn fat when asleep.

As a consequence, skipping breakfast and then snacking at night could lead to a delay in the burning of the fat.

Based on their experimental observations, the researchers said the timing of meals during the day/night cycle could impact the extent to which ingested food is used versus stored.

The study team said their research could have wider implications for advising people on their eating habits, suggesting that a daily fast between the evening meal and breakfast could help optimise weight management.

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This isnt the first time the health benefits of the overnight fast have been discussed.

Last year research suggested skippingbreakfast and eating a late dinner could lead to more serious outcomes after a heart attack.

Scientists found people who frequently bypassed brekkie and regularly ate dinner less than two hours before going to bed were far less likely to survive if they suffered a heart attack.

But there has also been some contradictory research in terms of whether eating breakfast can aid weight loss.

While eating breakfast has previously been thought to help aid weight loss, a further body of research suggests you may be better off without it.

Past studies have found aprotein-based morning meal or a bowl full ofoatsfirst thing could be the key to maintaining a steady weight and controlling your appetite later in the day.

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But last year scientists from the Monash University in Melbourne found those who eat breakfast were found to have a higher energy consumption during the day (an average of 260 more calories) compared to those who skipped the morning meal.

Breakfast eaters also weighed, on average, almost half a kilogram more (0.44kg) compared to non-breakfast eaters.

Whats more, the scientists concluded skipping breakfast does not reduce appetite during the day, as previously thought.

The scientists werent the first to challenge the supposed link between eating breakfast and weight loss.

Followers of the popularintermittent fastingdiet will often skip breakfast in order to limit their eating window to later in the day.

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