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Low-carb diets are the burpees of nutrition: Sure, they might be effective, but are they worth the pain?

Yes, you can lose weight on a low-carb diet, but these eating plans aren't for everyone.

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OK, that might be a bit extreme. After all, the number of weight-loss testimonials from keto and other low-carb diet devotees continues to grow, and the results are, well, tempting. But are those impressive success stories too good to be true? And are low-carb diets healthy in the long term?

For our Ask the RDs series, we asked readers to send us their biggest nutrition questions and then posed the 12 most common to a panel of registered dietitians. It turns out everybody has low-carb confusion. Here, the experts break it down.

"One of the pros of the keto diet is that most people will see a significant weight loss initially. Carbohydrates hold onto water, so because you're not eating carbohydrates, you're going to lose some water weight. It's encouraging to people trying to lose weight because you get that boost from eating keto or low-carb.

And also the foods you're encouraged to eat on keto are high-fat, so they're tasty, they've got a good mouthfeel. Avocado, cheese, bacon, steak things like that. For a lot of people, the foods that the keto diet is made of are their favorite foods.

If you're doing keto in a healthy way, it encourages non-starchy vegetables, leafy vegetables like kale, cauliflower, green peppers. Some people also enjoy the benefits of increased clarity or mental focus.

"Some people don't feel good doing keto. If they're not drinking enough water or getting enough electrolytes, they might have what's called the keto flu."

One of the cons is that you might get sick of not eating carbohydrates, especially if you're someone who absolutely loves carbohydrates, or it's a part of your culture or how you and your family enjoy meals.

In that case, you might want to do a cyclical keto, where you're cycling in and out. Or maybe you're doing keto most of the time and then on weekends you might want to enjoy a slice of pizza or some pasta with your family.

Another con is that some people don't feel good doing keto. If they're not drinking enough water or getting enough electrolytes, they might have what's called the keto flu.

It might just not be a good fit for them, and they might find there are other ways to lose weight or maintain weight that are a better fit. It always comes down to the person your individual preferences, your individual lifestyle."

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"To me, the most important principle I've used since I went into this business decades ago is the word balance. I really believe in balance. I think it's important to feel balanced in the way you feel throughout the day. It's important to eat a diet that's balanced so that you're getting a bit of everything.

Keto is about 75 percent fat. That, to me, is unbalanced. So, I am not a fan of that diet because I think for most people and I know there are plenty of people who love this diet and that's fine for them it's not sustainable.

If your regular diet is really high in carbs and you're cutting them down so that you're having smaller portions, I think that could be a great idea. I'm a supporter of lower-carb diets but not the severely low, restricted-carb diets that a lot of people follow."

"The cons of a low-carb diet can include low energy and weakness in the gym, which can affect athletic performance, whether it's strength training or running.

You can also become deficient in some nutrients, such as fiber, some B vitamins and, if you're not doing any fruit, potassium and vitamin C.

Then there's the sustainability. It's very hard to stay on a ketogenic diet for the long term. When you're running on 25 to 50 grams of carbohydrates per day, it's really hard to stick to that.

"Low-carb diets like keto can have a place, but I would try to get people to be more flexible and modify a little bit."

When it comes to benefits: A lot of people are eating high amounts of carbohydrates and mostly unhealthy ones so when they're reducing carbs, they're going to maybe cut down on some of those processed foods.

Of course, there may be weight loss, because when you're cutting out so many of those foods, you're going to lose weight, and people do enjoy that.

Low-carb diets like keto can have a place, but I would try to get people to be more flexible and modify a little bit. I would add in whole grains and more fruits and suggest sticking to the higher-quality carbohydrates.

Maybe instead of 25 to 50 grams of carbohydrates, shoot for a lower-carbohydrate diet of 100 to 130 grams of carbs per day. Maybe try and get to that level at least, and if you're exercising, you might need a little bit more. But don't sink as low as 25 to 50 grams per day."

Low-carb diets like keto can help with weight loss, might improve mental clarity and can encourage eating more non-starchy vegetables and healthy fats; however, low-carb eating plans can be difficult to sustain in the long term, may cause nutritional deficiencies and might leave you feeling weak or low energy. If you are considering trying a low-carb diet, speak with a doctor first to make sure it's right for you.

Confused about nutrition? Get answers to more common questions in our Ask the RDs series.

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Food for healthy ageing populations, sports nutrition, food to stimulate specific body function and cognitive performance and to aid recovery from illness are some of the recurring topics at this years event in Amsterdam, June 24-25.

The conference will have five stages covering; Free From Retail; Healthy Food; Vegan; Supplier and Free From Plastic Packaging, with exhibitors from 57 countries.

With many consumers seeking to achieve better nutritional and ethical balance in their diets, the Free From sector continues its meteoric rise, said Ronald Holman, event director, FFF&HI.

This years exhibition reflects the rapid evolution of the marketplace and showcases the latest trends, insight and new products entering the market.

The growth of plant-based alternatives for meat lovers will continue to have a significant presence at this years expo. This is set to continue as meat reduction remains one of the prevailing trends in food and drink.

Similarly, there is a focus on other replacements that deliver healthier alternatives, as well as Low Carb, Slow Carb and other Diet Food Solutions.

He added, the plant-based revolution continues and 2020s Veganuary broke records with more than 400,000 sign-ups.

The past 12 months have also witnessed a bumper selection of new product launches on supermarket shelves and expanded plant-based offerings appearing on fast food chain menus.

For example, Greggs launched a vegan sausage roll last year, which it says has contributed to its 13.5% year-on-year sales increase.

The meat-free snack was made available in 950 of its stores to coincide with Veganuary, developed with a vegetable oil-based pastry and a "bespoke Quorn filling".

Thanks to its success it then rolled the launch out to 1,950 UK Gregg's branches by March 2019 as well as a Vegan Sausage Roll Finder app.

Holman said at FFF&HI this ongoing demand for meat and dairy free is supported by its exhibitor line up, where almost half of the exhibitors are presenting vegan ranges and the latest ingredients.

Euromonitor, will also be giving two presentations: Unpackaging Vegetarianism in Europe: How Different is Western and Eastern Europe When it Comes to Vegetarian Packaged Food? and Traditions vs. Innovations: How New Dairy Trends Affect Lactose Free Products.

Registration for the show is now open. Tickets are free of charge until May 22, after this date tickets will cost 30.

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Baked chicken recipes that can easily fit in a high-protein meal.

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It's no secret that a high-protein diet is essential for our body. Not only it would help in building and retaining muscle mass, but it would also satiate us for longer period and curb those hunger pangs. And no, a high-protein diet needs not be all boring and bland; you can experiment and play with a plethora of high-protein foods to create mouth-watering dishes. While you might think of all things greasy and fried when thinking about chicken and mutton, you'll be surprised that you can even bake all those flavourful dishes and relish them without any guilty!

A mouth-watering chicken recipe packed with the flavours of black pepper and chilli. The whole chicken is stuffed with spring onion paste, garlic, rice, chilli and mint and baked for about 40 minutes until tender. A perfect party dish, this whole chicken recipe is one of the easiest one to try at home. Find the recipe here.

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Give your breakfast a delicious twist with this quick and easy baked eggs recipe. With the goodness of veggies such as spinach and cherry tomatoes mixed in with egg, this dish is baked to perfection for about 5-6 minutes. A quick and easy breakfast recipe, you wouldn't go back to your regular egg and toast!Find the recipe here

This comes with mouth-watering flavours of honey, tomato sauce, beans and other vegetables. Baked eggs with beans can be a great crowd pleaser with everyone from kids to adults drooling over it.Find the recipe here

Soft, succulent, juicy and all things delicious, baked chicken seekh has all the mild Indian flavours, tossed in with chicken keema, made into kebabs and baked to crispy perfection. Simply pair with your favourite dip and serve as a stellar appetiser at your next house party.Find the recipe here.

Try these high-protein baked recipes at home and let us know how you liked them in the comments section.

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Listen up, guys: A healthy diet is good for your brain and heart, and also your sperm, new research suggests.

In a study of more than 2 900 Danish men, median age 19, those whose diet was rich in fish, chicken, vegetables, fruit and water had higher sperm counts than those who ate a "Western" diet rich in pizza, French fries, processed and red meats, snacks, refined grains, sugary beverages and sweets, researchers found.

"Because following a generally healthy diet pattern is a modifiable behaviour, our results suggest the possibility of using dietary intervention as a possible approach to improve sperm quality of men in reproductive age," said lead study author Feiby Nassan. She's a postdoctoral research associate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston.

Sperm count can affect fertility because the lower the count, the lower the chance of getting a partner pregnant. "It may be useful for men's fertility to follow a generally healthy diet," Nassan said.

For the study, her team compared sperm counts among men who ate a healthy diet; a Western diet; a Danish diet rich in cold processed meats, whole grains, mayonnaise, cold fish, condiments and dairy; and a vegetarian-style diet rich in vegetables, soy milk and eggs, but no red meats or chicken.

Median sperm counts were highest among men who ate a healthy diet (167 million), followed by the vegetarian-style diet (151 million) and the Danish diet (146 million). (Median means half had higher counts, half lower.)

Men who followed a Western diet had the lowest median sperm count (122 million). They also had lower levels of some sex hormones that boost fertility, the investigators found.

Because men self-reported their eating habits, there is room for error and the findings could be skewed, the researchers said.

Dr Christine Mullin, chief of fertility at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, reviewed the findings.

Mullin said that while many diets improve inflammation, heart and mental health, studies of dietary effects on fertility have been limited.

"It is well known that environmental effects of smoking, radiation, pesticides and heavy metals negatively affect spermatogenesis, but little is known on dietary effects on sperm quality," she said.

While these findings from Danish men may not apply to other populations, Mullin suggested it would be an important study to repeat in the United States, as the Western diet had the most negative effects on sperm quality.

"If we could emphasise diet not only for women, but also for men in regard to fertility success, then we could improve the disease in a similar fashion that diet has improved cardiac health," she said.

The report was published online in JAMA Network Open.

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People often ask me if I am vegetarian. My reply is, no. Im just Greek.

I was raised in the village of Argos, Greece. In Greece, when I was growing up, our diet was predominately plant-based, although we did eat a minimal amount of animal-based foods like fish and dairy.

As a child, I used to eat haloumi cheese. My mother used to tell us eat very little of that cheese. With each mouthful of haloumi, have another mouthful of bread and a little bit of tomato sauce to go with it. This instruction was to ensure you ate bread to fill you up. Haloumi cheese was only put on the plate as a way to add flavour and to add taste to the bread.

People often ask me if I am vegetarian. My reply is, no. Im just Greek.

These days, some people eat Mediterranean foods like haloumi cheese because its part of the Mediterranean diet, which is considered to be healthy. But, if the bite of cheese is a lot larger than the biscuit or bread it is served on, that is not really the Mediterranean way.

Its these sort of practices, which differ from the way people in the Mediterranean used to eat, which makes the Mediterranean diet very much misunderstood.

The Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest diets in the world, is the traditional diet that people in Mediterranean countries followed before the 1960s.

Although the philosophies of the traditional diet are still very sound from an environmental, health and affordability perspective, the modern Mediterranean diet is merely an interpretation of the traditional diet. In my opinion, regrettably, many of the true traditional Mediterranean diet and its practical aspects have gone.

The Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest diets in the world, is the traditional diet that people in Mediterranean countries followed before the 1960s.

The traditional Mediterranean diet features locally produced, seasonal foods that are in their natural state and have not been processed. The only processing exception is wheat that has been milled for the purpose of making bread.

Meanwhile, the modern Mediterranean diet people eat today includes a lot of highly processed and packaged foods.

In the past, the bread consumed in Greece was sourdough made with wheat that had been milled in a traditional stone mill. Bread makers sifted the flour to get rid of the bran and that was all the processing done. Meanwhile, the modern bread we eat undergoes a lot more processing.

The traditional Mediterranean diet is also meant to be plant-based with a small amount of animal-based foods like cheese, eggs, milk and fish. Meat served in small proportions, was only eaten once a month or once a week. We would cook it with green beans or potatoes, and the meat was hidden in the vegetables.

But that the traditional Mediterranean diet wasnt just about specific types of food eaten. It was also about how you ate food and the customs surrounding it.

For example, traditionally, meat was always cooked with the bones still in it.When we had finished eating the meat, we licked the bones clean. Now, theres a lot of waste as people often dont cook meat with the bones still in it. That means people miss out on all the extra nutrients.

But that the traditional Mediterranean diet wasnt just about specific types of food eaten. It was also about how you ate food and the customs surrounding it.

One of the most common dishes in the Mediterranean region is the traditional salad. It consisted primarily of vegetables dressed with olive oil and lemon and was eaten practically with every meal. The idea of the salad was that it provided the vitamin C required to absorb iron from your animal or plant-based protein in your main meal.

If people these days eat a main meal but dont consume a salad, they are not staying true to the nutritional principles behind the Mediterranean diet.

The other custom associated with the Mediterranean salad was the dipping of the bread in salad juice. This was done to mop up the nutrients left behind in the salad juice. So even if you eat a traditional salad but throw out the juice, the most nutritious part of your salad will have gone down the sink.

These days, it may prove hard to follow the traditional style of unprocessed Mediterranean diet as it was intended without growing all the vegetables yourself and milling your own wheat.

But people can follow the simple ways of Mediterranean diet and eat fresh food, in season thats grown locally.

However, the most important step that home cooks should stick to, if they want to say as true to the traditional diet as they can, is to choose unprocessed plant foods and follow a substantially vegetarian diet.

Always aim to eat naturally, not just healthily.

Mark is a traditional Mediterranean diet enthusiast and an honorary research fellow at La Trobe University, researching various aspects of thetraditional Mediterranean diet.

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With the new year far behind and thoughts of a trip to the beach on spring break soon approaching, you may have already tried your hand at changing your diet this year and maybe even failed spectacularly at it. The truth is, many of the popular diets currently being discussed on television shows and social media are truly restrictive: Keto dieters and those who attempted Whole30 can definitely tell you how hard it is to completely eradicate food groups from your daily routine. But losing weight isn't always about cutting things out; in fact, it might be about adding more foods into your line up, says Stefani Sassos, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian in the Good Housekeeping Institute.

The best diets may not be as trendy as the worst diets on this list, but Sassos says they set you up for maintaining healthy weight loss over a longer period of time (possibly, for good!). Her top pick is more about adapting your lifestyle rather than following a regimen for a few months, but it could lead to even more weight loss than you'd experience on another program. Regardless of which diet you choose to try this year, you'll need to practice the following advice in order to truly reap all the benefits that sustained weight loss can offer:

Sassos' top pick is one we've been hearing more about in the last few years: the Mediterranean diet. You won't be counting calories or stressing over a slip up on this diet because it's based on the atmosphere of life in nations like Greece, Spain, Italy, and the south of France. Instead, you'll be eating as many vegetables, fruits, pulses and legumes (including everything from beans to lentils), and many sources of whole grains (farro is your friend!). While you'll enjoy lean proteins such as salmon nearly every day, you can indulge in better-for-you sources of saturated fats (cheese and some cured meats included).

"It's an approach to cooking that emphasizes vegetables, naturally leading to a ton of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals in your diet," Sassos says, adding that the diet has been linked to weight loss and a reduction in disease risk, plus a boost in longevity overall. Many curious health experts first began exploring the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in the early 2010s, shortly after a team at the University of Barcelona demonstrated how effectively the diet transformed cardiovascular health for at-risk individuals. There are many pieces of evidence that point to the diet's effectiveness in preventing disease, but most recently, newly published results of a study in the journal Gut demonstrate how the Mediterranean diet may also vastly improve our digestive health.

"At its core, the diet is all about getting back to the basics and really enjoying whole foods," Sassos says. "Its role in fighting inflammation across the body and brain is just an added bonus."

"It's old school, and the saying is true: If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Sassos says of the Volumetrics diet, another favorite of health experts in years past. Developed by health experts at Pennsylvania State University, this diet stresses thinking of new, fun ways to eat more fruits and vegetables, and upping how much water you consume without thinking about it. Since it's based on the volume of your meals, people often feel like they're eating quite a lot, which is good for dieters who can't fight hunger pangs. "I am a type of person where I like to maximize my calories, and I don't want to feel starving," Sassos says, adding that the Volumetrics' approach also ups your fiber to maximize satiety. "Why would I have one tiny cookie when I could have this giant greek yogurt sundae? I like more, and feeling full."

Sassos says the evidence presented by Barbara Rollins, PhD, the author behind The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet, is more than solid. It'll help you eat more veggies naturally by targeting foods that keep you full and happy (without leaving you wishing you could have a piece of cheese at midnight).

Notice that we aren't using the v-word here. "I often recommend going plant-based as much as possible versus going completely vegan, because adopting a vegan lifestyle can be very difficult for people who are simply hoping to lose weight and not address other health issues," Sassos says. "You shouldn't feel guilty if you can't fully go vegan or if you've failed in trying to do so in the past. Rather, you should empower yourself to adopt your meals to be as plant-forward as possible."

Being a flexitarian isn't like following other diets with strict regimens: It's about setting a schedule that fits your own needs and lifestyle, and there's not a set meal plan you need to adhere to. Flexitarian meal plans are best when focused on targeting certain meals to be as devoid of dairy and meat as possible, but it doesn't mean you can't enjoy these items throughout the week. "You can still have things like chicken, but flexitarian diets are at least 50% plants or more," Sassos says. "At my house, we do totally plant-based (true to vegan style) meals between two and three days a week, where I substitute dairy and meat for plant-based alternatives or omit altogether."

An important caveat, though: Being vegan or flexitarian doesn't mean you have carte blanche to eat "fake" vegan alternatives (like Impossible Burgers) all the time. "Vegan meals and snacks can also be unhealthy, too: Things like Oreos and chips may be considered vegan, but that doesn't mean they're healthy."

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Just as the Mediterranean diet has enjoyed the spotlight as one of the healthiest diets in the last few years, the keto diet is equally publicized for promising results on a controversial meal plan. For most health professionals, understanding a diet's effectiveness boils down to why it was created in the first place. And the ketogenic diet was largely designed, interestingly enough, as a form of treatment for pediatric epilepsy in the 20th century, Sassos says. For those of you who don't know, manipulating your body into ketosis requires you to vastly restrict almost all sources of lean protein and almost all carbohydrates (fruits, veggies, and legumes included). But Sassos believes cutting out nutrient-dense veggies and other complex carbohydrates could do damage to much more than just your waistline. "The first thing that your brain needs to function are carbs. When you cut out carbs completely, you could be affecting regions of your body that you're not even aware of," Sassos says. "You need carbs; cooking the right kinds of healthy carbohydrates and watching your portion sizes are much more valuable tips that any kind of exclusion from your diet."

There's some science behind why you may lose weight during the first few weeks (mostly, water weight) and Sassos says that she appreciates the awareness that keto programs have brought to added sugar. "It does keep you away from candy and really sugary treats, but the fact of the matter is that you do need to eat natural sources of sugar," she argues. "Apples, Ezekiel bread, grains like farro and quinoa, beans; all of these things will contain natural sugars and complex carbs, and they're part of a wholesome, balanced diet."

Staving off all sources of carbohydrates in the long term isn't sustainable for most. Sassos says a failed attempt at the keto diet could end up in even more weight afterwards, or long-lasting damaging side effects from the increased dependency on fat. "If you're a normal healthy person and you're suddenly eating bacon, butter, and all of this red meat, it will affect your heart and overall cardiovascular system in not so great ways." Weight cycling, or the aspect of continuously dieting just to gain weight back later, has been shown to be severely damaging on our psyche and may even impact longevity, especially in young adults and teens and critics of the keto diet highlight this, as getting off the diet can often lead to rapid weight gain shortly thereafter.

There are too many harmful trendy diets to count, but sometimes the allure of a fad diet (often adopted by celebrities in a dramatic fashion) has to do with results. Sassos highlights the following three diets as being bad choices for long-term, sustained weight loss, but she also agrees that there are some lessons hiding beneath all of the glossy photos of their successes.

The bottom line: Nearly all of the diets that health experts love encourage a variety of food groups and moderation, whereas diets that restrict what you eat or when you eat it could inhibit to keep weight off in the long run. Anything that seems questionable probably is, Sassos says case in point, the Dr. Sebi Diet, which is currently making rounds on the internet for fast weight loss. Try to look for any scientific credentials within the book or website in question, and see if the diet's name has been attached to any scientific research published in journals. If you've never heard of it, it's probably for good reason.

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Nowadays lots of people use diets to stay slim and healthy. However, to achieve the best results, you should make sure that you a follow nutritious diet, one that can help you lose weight by eating healthy plus doing some exercise.

Counting on the help of a nutrition specialist is the key to avoid cutting out foods that contain essential nutrients necessary for our body to function properly. Remember that avoiding absolutely everything is not the way to get that bikini body, and some methods can be completely counterproductive.

1. Dont starve yourself

Dont get it into your head that to lose weight you need to stop eating. This is a frequent error people make, focusing on the idea that eliminating food groups like carbohydrates, fats, or sugars, and even proteins, which are all vital for our body. Eating a mere 800 to 1000 calories per day and drinking less water, is a monumental mistake.

2. Drinking smoothies or eating single-group food

Experts insist that getting nutrition exclusively from green smoothies or diets in which you repeatedly consume the same food, does not work. This can make people suffer from dehydration caused by the diuretic ingredients in many detox smoothies, as well as generating the loss of muscular mass because of the lack of quality protein.This low calorie level will make your body burn muscle to get energy, and lose liquid instead of fat, creating a rebound effect that will mean you will put weight back on twice as fast when you stop dieting.

3. Skipping meals

Respecting meal times is a vital aspect of keeping your metabolism activated and accelerated. Skipping meals can seem like a good way to reduce calorie intake, but it will actually slow your metabolism down. The best thing to do is to eat every four hours, eating snacks like fibrous fruits in between meals, that will fill you up more quickly. These will become nutritious allies in your daily diet.

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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.

Snacking late at night could have a negative impact on losing weight. (Getty)

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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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It's one of the most realistic games on the market excluding the newly discovered vomit roping so it only makes sense that Red Dead Redemption 2 players can gain weight based on their diet. Being overweight in such a hostile environment does have its downsides, but the freedom to choose Arthur's size is another fun mechanic that makes you tip your hat to Rockstar.

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The effects of gaining weight in Red Dead Redemption 2 aren't just cosmetic. If you opt for an Arthur that is on the heavier side of the scale, you'll see a significant reduction in your stamina. This means that rigorous activities will require him to stop more frequently than usual. However, he can actually take more damage than his underweight counterpart.

A malnourished, skinny Arthur will see an increase in his stamina but a decrease in how much damage he can withstand. If Arthur's weight is 'just right,' he will split the difference between these two builds that is, he will have a moderate amount of both stamina and health.

If you've decided to bulk up Arthur, there's a bit of a long slog ahead of you. Just like in the real-world, massive weight gains don't happen overnight. Instead of just eating meals to restore your cores, you'll want to indulge in as much food as possible. This means multiple meals a day for many days in a row.

Arthur's on a strict overeating routine if you miss a couple of meals, or forget to eat loads of food for a couple of days, he's just not going to bulk up.

Once Arthur is super-sized, he can start losing weight by restricting his caloric intake. This means he should only eat to restore his cores. The best way to do this is by only eating the stew that is made at camp and avoiding everything else. This should be enough to keep his cores filled while also sloughing off the pounds.

If you want to take the easy way out, just get sent to jail. By the time your sentence is up you'll be ridiculously underweight, all thanks to those awful jailhouse meals.

Maintaining a weight that rests between 'bulky' and 'scrawny' is simple just eat a few meals a day. Like reality, eating a few meals a day and cutting out the excess is the best way to manage Arthur's size. This size arguably gives the best gameplay stats, too, as you'll be able to take advantage of decent damage resistance and a sizable stamina pool.

Determining Arthur's weight in Red Dead Redemption 2 is a choice that players shouldn't take lightly. Not only is it a significant commitment to gain or lose weight, but it also comes with a direct impact on gameplay. Feel free to try running around as all three body types before you make a final decision. If you don't like one, just change his diet and try out the next.

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MANCHESTER, NH Dietitians at the Elliot Center for Advanced Nutrition Therapy are ready to offer one-on-one consultation for children and adults of all ages and health goals.

Whether you are trying to lose weight or manage a health condition, our experts will work with you to customize a plan based on the most scientifically accurate nutrition information as well as some behavioral tools to meet your individualized goals and provide you with optimal levels of nutrition.

Individual nutrition counseling covers a wide range of nutritional assistance and has been found valuable in reducing risk factors for cardiac disease as well as a wide range of clinical conditions and nutritional concerns such as:

Your first visit is a 60-minute session with a registered and licensed dietitian. Follow-up visits are approximately 30 to 60 minutes.

We will work with you to reach your goals with as many visits as needed. Our recommendation is a minimum of three visits.

All new appointments will require a referral from your primary care provider. We will work with you to determine if your insurance plan covers your nutrition visit.

Call 603-663-4524 to learn more and set up an appointment.

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