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Ketosis and the keto diet what does it all mean? (Picture: Ella Byworth/Metro.co.uk)

There are certain buzzwords in the fitness world that just baffle us.

We may nod along and pretend we know what they mean in order to save face in front of the protein shake gang, but we are secretly Googling the moment we have a free second.

High on this list of confusing fitness terms is ketosis. 22,340 Brits search for the meaning and benefits of ketosis every month.

If the word itself sounds a bit scarily scientific thats because it is. But, if youre serious about fitness, diet and improving your overall health, it might be useful to know exactly what it means, and if it could be good for you.

Ketosisis essentially a state where the body is using fat as its main fuel. This happens when the body doesnt have enough carbohydrates to use as fuel, and can be intentionally triggered by following a very low carb, ketogenic diet.

With the popularity of the keto diet, there is some confusion about what ketosis is, says MyVitalMetrics founder, Owen Hutchins.

At its most basic, ketosis is the result of burning fat for fuel when the body doesnt have any carbs in the system.

Specifically, when the body burns fat as fuel, as part of that process it creates chemicals called ketone bodies. These ketone bodies are then normally burned in another energy production process which takes some glycogen (stored sugar) and uses it together with the ketones to create more energy.

However, if there is no glycogen available this process cannot be completed, so the ketone bodies remain in the blood and urine. This is ketosis.

There is contrasting evidence about whether ketosis and the keto diet are actually healthy and good for your body. And the one hand, it can help you to maintain a healthy weight, but experts say it is not without its risks.

Doctors say that being in a state of ketosis can help you lose weight, which can be beneficial for preventing all kinds of health problems.

Beyond weight loss, other benefits could include lowering your risk of heart disease, and could be helpful in preventing seizures in epilepsy patients.

However, a recent study branded the diet dangerous and said it was found to weaken the bones of athletes and increase their risk of injury.

Other experts have even warned that a long-term keto diet can damage the heart muscle. And many have suggested that keto is only safe and effective over a short period of time.

Renowned for its ability to source calories from protein and fats, as opposed to carbohydrates and sugars, in a bid to elevate weight loss and boost energy, the state of ketosis has been credited for aiding a range of health problems, nutritionist and founder of Nosh Detox,Geeta Sidhu-Robb, tells Metro.co.uk.

However it is not without its criticism, such as the safe longevity of the method. But what must be said is that the ketogenic diet is most definitely safe and is a viable dieting technique.

Before starting a keto diet its important to do your research of your own body. Its very important to examine your relationship with fats as a traditional ketogenic diet will have lots of them.

Have a meal plan in place and opt for the best quality products, even if this means a spike in the prices bearing in mind the keto diet should not be a long term plan.

Geeta says that theres also another concern with consuming high volumes of meat on this diet.

While the upside of this plan is that people end up eating healthier fats, less sugar and see their insulin levels mellow, it can often mean that people become reliant on saturated animal fats in meat, Geeta tells us.

This is why vegan variations of the keto diet are much healthier options as you still reap the weight and health rewards of a keto diet but avoid the harmful fats in meat, which are hard to avoid when you consider the fact that carbohydrates are almost completely disregarded.

Vegan ketosis will see plant-based healthy nutrients maintained.

The ketogenic diet will see its best rewards when implemented between one and two weeks at a time. It certainly shouldnt be a long duration diet method.

Remember, always talk to your doctor before making any major changes to your diet. Particularly if you have an underlying health condition.

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Mikey Moon warns against seeking a quick fix when trying to lose weight

The biggest mistake people make when they start to think about losing weight is to underestimate how long it will take to do properly.

We are so used to getting everything at the snap of our fingers or the touch of a button that the idea of waiting for something seems crazy.

Often weight loss does not happen fast enough for us or as fast as we believe it should.

Thats where fad diets and crash diets step in, offering really fast solutions only to cause problems further along the line.

Sure, the weight goes off quickly but then people return to their old eating habits (actually eating) and pile it back on. This is where the term yoyo dieting comes from.

As a nation, we are no longer focused on what is best for us we are obsessed with what is quickest. We are no longer patient enough to wait for what we really want.

Everything can now be obtained at the click of a button ... except quality weight loss.

Weight loss takes time, its a process you have to learn. Losing weight is not as glamorous as magazines would have us believe its the ticking of multiple boxes along a journey of getting everything right.

Calorie deficits dont sell any more, even though that is the only way to truly lose weight.

Patience is boring, even though it is the only way to get anywhere with your weight loss.

If you think you will lose 10lbs by dieting for two days you have another think coming.

With weight loss it is important to play the long game. Learn everything you can with regards to nutrition, exercise and mindset.

Get the fundamentals right and learn how to utilise them to fit your lifestyle.

Then enjoy benefits for the rest of your life not just for the next four weeks.

Patience is everything. Trust me, its worth waiting for.

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Recently in a post on Instagram, Rebel Wilson announced that she was 3 kilograms (around 6.5 pounds) away from reaching her goal weight. She's openly shared her health journey this year on Instagram, giving her followers insight on all of her goalsand her followers praised those efforts in the comments. Reaching your health goals is certainly exciting for anyone looking to better their health, but how hard is it to manage? Is it really possible to reach and maintain your goal weight?

In order to determine a few healthy habits to maintain your goal weight, we turned to resources from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Aging (NIA) through the National Institute of Health. These resources gave us a clear picture of what maintaining a healthy weight actually looks like, and their tips are surprisingly easy! Here are a few healthy habits to maintain your goal weight for good, and for more tips, check out our list of 21 Best Healthy Cooking Hacks of All Time.

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Tracking calories or following strict plans can feel difficult over a long period of time. While some nutritionists or health experts say you can relax your dieting efforts after losing the weight, it can be incredibly easy to fall back into old eating habits. Instead of falling back down the rabbit hole, set a meal plan for yourself. Having a plan for your meals not only helps when it's time to shop for groceries, but it also eliminates any temptations you have to snack or overeat while you're at home.

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If you don't have time to plan, or simply feel extra hungry, having healthy snacks and meals stocked can be incredibly helpful. Instead of turning to a bag of potato chips, why not stock your pantry with a few healthier optionslike popcorn, apples, or nuts? If you don't have time for dinner, you could always turn to a few healthier frozen dinners that are easy to pop in the oven when you need something healthy and low effort.

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Remember, you're worth the extra effort! It may seem tedious to measure out your portions while you're prepping your plate. But after going through all that effort to lose weight, give yourself the same love and attention in the moments afterward as well while maintaining your weight. Here'sWhat the Perfect Food Portion Sizes Actually Look Like.

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The NIA recommends at least 150 minutes of moderately intense physical activity a week. But that doesn't have to be all at once! If you want to go for a 30-minute walk every day, go for it. Prefer a long run or time in the gym or in a workout class? Spend an hour or so in the gym, then enjoy a long run or a workout class on the weekends. There's no specific rulebook on the type of physical activity that you should do. Simply choose something that gets you active and moving, which helps with your overall muscle health and weight management.

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What works for one person in terms of staying healthy doesn't always work for everyone. After spending some time losing the weight, evaluate what did or didn't work for you. Evaluate what times you feel hungry and plan on having a healthy snack at those times. Think about the times of day you're craving something sweet, and choose to have your healthy dessert then instead of indulging on snacks you really don't want. Don't pick up a habit simply because someone else said it worked for them. Figure out what truly works for you and incorporate those healthy patterns in your life. Plus, having healthy patterns can actually assist you in those times of uncertaintylike during holidays or when you're traveling. Get started by trying these30 Healthy Habits Fit People Live By.

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Fasting is in the news more these days thanks to the popularity of intermittent fasting, which has many vocal supporters and its laundry list of potential benefits, including weight loss, heart health, and even longevity. But what exactly is fasting, and does it deserve all the accolades and health claims?

Fasting is "the voluntary abstinence of some or all caloric foods or beverages for therapeutic, spiritual or political reasons," as one group of researchers in a 2018 BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine study defined it. The various types of fasting differ mainly in terms of what you canor can'teat and when you can or can't eat it. Each type of fast has its own list of benefits and risks that must be carefully considered based on your underlying health status and goals.

First of all, fasting is literally as old as time, explains intermittent fasting advocate Mark P. Mattson, adjunct professor, neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. In prehistoric days, our ancestors ate when there was food and essentially fasted when there wasn't, he says. "Our organ systems evolved so they function well on intermittent feedings," says Mattson. "Individuals who weren't able to function when food was scarce, starved and didn't pass their genes on. It was survival of the fittest."

The concept of fasting isn't always centered around weight loss or maintenance. Hunger strikes have long been used as a form of non-violent protest to call attention to perceived wrongdoings of a government, for example. Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi went on hunger strikes for up to three weeks at a time between 1913 and 1948 to protest British rule.

Some religions encourage periods of fasting. Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk for 30 days of Ramadan to remind them of the less fortunate and reinforce the need for gratitude. For Yom Kippur, the Jewish faith calls for a fast from sundown until nightfall on the following evening to observe a day of atonement. The Greek Orthodox Christians fast for a total of 180-200 days each year, including Nativity Fast, Lent, and the Assumption; most of these fasts involve giving up meat for specific periods of time. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, typically fast one Sunday each month for up to 24 hours.

Fasting is also part of surgery prep. If you are undergoing surgery or any type of procedure that involves anesthesia, you will be asked to fast. This is to stave off nausea and make sure no food or liquid gets into the lungs. Follow your surgeon's specific instructions on when to stop eating or drinking if you are scheduled for a procedure.

Fasting takes many forms, and some of them fall under the umbrella of intermittent fasting, such as alternate-day fasting, time-restricted eating, and modified fasting. Others are for cleanses or other types of diet plans.

In alternate-day fasting, you eat every other day and consume no or few calories on the days in between. Some alternate-day fasting restricts calories during the week but not on weekends. In one year-long study of 100 women, those in the alternate-day fasting group and those in a daily calorie-restriction group saw similar weight loss benefits,weight maintenance, and heart disease risk factors.

Time-restricted feeding is another type of intermittent fast. It limits the times of the day that you can eat. People who practice time-restricted eating typically eat during an eight to 12-hour daytime window and fast during the remaining 12 to 16 hours. This is sometimes called the 16/8 method. Some fasters opt for the 24-hour fast and don't eat for a full day. It's not a free-for-all during the "on" hours, Mattson explains. Instead, healthy meals and snacks should be consumed during this window. (Here's everything you need to know about the Warrior Diet, a more severe version of time-restricted eating.)

Modified fasts like the 5:2 fast involve eating just 20 to 25 percent of your regular calories on fasting days. For some, this may mean just 500 calories, Mattson explains. The 5:2 fast calls for fasting two days per week and following your usual eating patterns on the other five days of the week. Results of studies are mixed as to whether this way of eating produces weight loss, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Water-only fasts were promoted as treatment for obesity in the 1960s and 1970s. There are many ways to do a water fast, with the difference being primarily how long you consume only water, with some medically-supervised water fasts lasting up to 10 days. Most water fasts span 24 to 72 hours. Water fasts can be a shock to the system so they often involve some prep work. "The scale will go down, but it's just water weight from dehydration," says Scott Kahan, MD, director, National Center for Weight and Wellness, Washington, D.C.

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Sometimes called a juice cleanse, juice fasts refer to a period of three to 10 days when a person's diet consists mainly of fruit and vegetable juices. These fasts are often referred to as detoxifying and claim to aid weight loss. Will you lose weight on a juice cleanse? Probably, as these cleanses are likely lower in calories than your normal diet. But the risks of juice fasts should not be understated, Kahan warns. Some juices contain spinach which is high in oxalates and can cause painful kidney stones, he says. Other risks include dehydration and electrolyte disturbances, which are marked by fatigue, headache, and other symptoms.

Calorie restriction is a type of fasting, Dr. Kahan says. Caloric restriction fasts involve limiting the number of calories that you consume for specific periods of time. These diets tend to comprise anywhere from 800 to 1,200 calories per day depending on your weight and gender, Dr. Kahan says. "People are treated with meal replacement supplements like bars or shakes that are well balanced with protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals."

These fasts work, he says. "It has been shown to be safe and really help people take off weight, and even reverse diabetes," he explains. But this is only a short-term fix. "Hopefully you will develop some skills and build some strategies to help you keep the weight off for the longer term," says Dr. Kahan.

Keto diets, extremely low-fat diets, and other eating plans that dramatically reduce or eliminate the amounts of carbs or fatsa.k.a. macronutrientsyou consume are considered a type of fast too, Dr. Kahan says. "Very low-carb or very low-fat diets can work well, but it's really because they provide fewer calories."

While fasting may offer some health benefits, it's not a great idea to jump right in to a fast, warns Dr. Kahan. Regardless of the reason you're considering fasting, it's always a good idea to run it by your doctor first, he says. Here are some of the benefits and concerns with fasting.

This is the hope and promise of intermittent fasting, says Mattson. When your fast, your body uses up the glucose stored on your liver for energy. "Then you start burning fat for energy." This is called ketosis, and it can lead to weight loss. The three-meals-a-day eating pattern and snacks favored by Americans doesn't allow bodies to run through their liver's energy stores and make the switch to fat-burning, he says.

Research shows that intermittent fasting boosts working memory in animals and verbal memory in adult humans, Mattson says. He points to research on 220 healthy, non-obese adults who stayed on a calorie-restricted diet for two years: They showed signs of improved memory in a battery of cognitive tests. Exactly how or even if fasting improves memory is not fully understood, but research is ongoing, he notes.

But likely only in the short term, Dr. Kahan says. If you go back to your normal way of eating after a fast, you're likely to regain some or all of the weight that you lost. A 2017 study in Circulation points out that fasting regimens may result in weight loss for the short term and may lower blood cholesterol levels. The group cautions that there is isn't enough evidence to determine whether it's effective long term.

A lot of the research on fasting has been done with animals and is tough to apply to people. However, there is a growing body of literature on how it affects humans that suggests certain types of fasting may help improve your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar or glucose levels, insulin sensitivity, and other health issues.

It's true, according to two studies presented at the 2019 meeting of the American Heart Association. One study of heart patients included 389 "routine fasters" who had been fasting regularly for at least five years. The routine fasters had a 45 percent reduced risk of dying compared with the non-fasters during the follow-up period. The study was conducted in heart disease patients from Utah and other Rocky Mountain states and included members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons, who typically fast one Sunday each month for up to 24 hours.

A second fasting study of the same group showed routine fasters had a 71 percent lower rate of heart failure than non-fasters. The study was observational so it doesn't prove cause and effect, but fasting could be a marker for an otherwise healthy lifestyle or it could spur other positive changes.

In general, all types of fasting can cause headaches, fainting, weakness, and dehydration. Risks vary based on the type of fast. Certain juice fasts may increase the risk for kidney stones, for example, Dr. Kahan says.

Mattson has been an intermittent faster for decades. "I basically skip breakfast," he says of his time-restricted approach. Meal skipping is considered a form of fasting. "When you first start skipping breakfast, you will be hungry in the morning but in several weeks, you won't be hungry in the morning anymore."

Advocates suggest eating healthy foods before a fast, including fruits, vegetables, and lean protein, and steering clear of foods that are high in sodium, which may cause bloating. When you have completed your fast, gradually reintroduce foods so that you don't overdo it, Dr. Kahan suggests.

For some people who struggle with their weight, the structure provided by certain types of fasts can help them stay the course. "If you have a basic set of rules, such as 'I can only eat from 11 am to 6 pm,' that can be a valuable structure," Dr. Kahan says. "If you can do that reasonably and make healthy choices, you can get benefits." The issues arise when people start to think fasting is magical and that they can eat whatever they want during these hours because their body is a fat-burning machine."

The list of people who should not fast includes anyone under the age of 25, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, people with diabetes who are taking medication to control their blood sugar, individuals with a seizure disorder, and those who operate heavy machinery on the job. "If you have an eating order, intermittent fasting is not recommended," Dr. Kahan says. "If you have a binge-eating disorder, any type of restrictive eating tends to incite more binging," he says.

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Starting in October, all cats and dogs in the Bay of Plenty are invited to participate in The Biggest Loser Healthy Weight Management Program. Photo: SunLive.

A Tauranga vet is on a mission to help owners get their overweight pets to lose weight.

Tauranga Vets, which has clinics in Tauranga, Te Puna, Katikati and Papamoa, are encouraging people to get their pets registered in the The Biggest Loser Healthy Weight Management Program.

All cats and dogs in the Bay of Plenty are invited to participate in the programme which is designed to manage healthy weight loss in a supportive and educated way over a 12 week period, all the while taking home numerous milestone prizes and having the chance to win some major grand prizes.

The program involves coming into one of Tauranga Vets four clinics for an initial weigh-in, at which before photos will be taken.

The client will also be educated on healthy weight loss for animals, nutrition and exercise options, ideal body fat and gain an understanding of the risks of obesity for our furry friends.

The initial check-in is followed by a few more weigh-ins for a period of 12 weeks.

Milestone prizes include food vouchers, free nail clips, food bowls, cat and dog toys, gift hampers and more.

One cat and one dog will be crowned The Biggest Loser and each will receive a $500 credit at Tauranga, Te Puna, Katikati and Papamoa Village Vets.

The overall grand prize winner (selected randomly) wins a holiday on us with a $500 Bachcare voucher! Bachcare have plenty of pet-friendly home available, so you can holiday with your animal too.

Lead Nurse at the Tauranga clinic Jaimee Roelofs and Veterinary Technologist Shontelle Thomas initiated and developed the programme, after noticing that most days they interact with clients who own pets that are overweight.

Often we see people that have the right ideas and intentions for their pets weight management but they tend to drop off because they have a lack of knowledge or lack the support or incentive to continue and reach their pets weight goals, says Jaimee.

We wanted to create a campaign that was open for clients that are new to the weight loss process but also for clients that have been struggling with weight management for a period of time and are still not quite able to reach their goals and need more help.

Although in its inaugural year, Jaimee and Shontelle hope it will become an in-clinic program that will be repeated again and again in years to come.

Managing Director of Tauranga Vets David McDonell agrees, saying that although this program comes with all the bells and whistles of freebies and prizes, it really comes down to the overall wellness of your pet.

Making the decision to invest your time and thought into the health of your pet should be commended, he says.

A long, healthy and happy life can be achieved in our pets when diseases associated with obesity and malnutrition are prevented or managed, so recognizing and assessing your pets changing needs is an important part of being a pet owner.

Intake into the program starts from now and participants have until October 19, 2020 to sign up. If you need any further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 838 7267.

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Ana Maria Nunez lost 20 pounds in three months by changing her diet, utilizing what she learned in the Eating Smart Being Active classes offered at the Locust Valley Library. Nunez, who is originally from Mexico, has lived in Locust Valley for 23 years. She said she had never taken a class at the library before, and enrolled in that one because she really wanted to lose the weight she had gained during the coronavirus pandemic. Now she drinks water as soon as she gets up each morning, she said, eats smaller portions and eats two cups of vegetables and fruit a day.

Every class, we talked about different topics, one for meat, one for vegetables, Nunez said. My friends noticed Im losing weight and asked me how I did it. Now theyll be taking the class too, as will my sisters.

Dr. Bradley Sherman, the medical director at Glen Cove Hospital, said that patients have gained a great deal of weight during the pandemic, which he attributed to several factors, including peoples tendency to be more sedentary, especially when they were told to stay home. Ive been recommending that they exercise outside and watch their portion control, he said. Some are also suffering from depression, anxiety and social isolation, leading them not to be cautious with what they are eating.

Cindy Ergan, of Bayville, a Spanish interpreter in the Locust Valley Central School District who works part-time at the Bayville Library, met Paolo Diaz, the ESL outreach coordinator at the Locust Valley Library, at Bilingual Night, which Ergan organizes twice a year for the districts Spanish-speaking community. The purpose is to share information with parents so they can be involved in their childrens education, including managing the districts website and calendar.

Diaz met Ergan while attending one of the presentations with a group of Spanish-speaking parents from her Locust Valley neighborhood. They realized that they both knew Eugenia Cuadra, the community nutrition educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, so Ergan asked Cuadra to speak about nutrition at Bilingual Night. The parents were fascinated about the information Cuadra shared, which prompted Ergan and Diaz to ask her if she would teach a nutrition class for Spanish-speaking people at Locust Valley Library.

Paola and I ended up becoming best friends and a great team, Ergan said. My former library director, Christine Edwins, used to call us the team behind the dream.

Before the pandemic, the Bayville and Locust Valley libraries had hosted eight weeks of classes at the Locust Valley facility, the larger of the two. They had to switch to Zoom after the pandemic hit, but that didnt discourage the Spanish-speaking community from participating. Twenty-two people completed the course two weeks ago, and enjoyed a drive-by graduation at which they received certificates, bag filled with recipes, copies of their class presentations and even measuring cups.

Cuadra, who lives in Huntington, said she shared the basics of eating properly. I love my job and love having this experience with the participants, she said. Its amazing to see the changes each week. Its different doing this on Zoom but the women still share a lot.

Dr. Dominick Gadaleta, the chief of bariatric surgery at North and South Shore University hospitals, said that when the hospitals reopened in June, weight gain led many people to avoid seeing their doctors. Most people gained from 10 to 20 pounds, but a handful of my patients were the same weight as before Covid. But no one lost weight, Gadaleta said. Fifteen to 20 percent of my patients are Spanish-speaking. Their return to medical care has been slower, I think, because their trust of medicine is less, and also they were hit really hard by Covid compared with other people.

The class at Locust Valley Library offers information on portion control, food safety and how to prepare healthy meals for children. Cuadra, who emails recipes to the women, also presents one of her healthy recipes during each class. Because the class is on Zoom, several of the participants make the recipe following her lead.

Anabel Walzer, of Port Washington, said she took the class to learn how to eat less and feel better. Married and the mother of two grown children, she said she shares what she learned with her daughters, who no longer live at home.

I learned to read labels in the supermarket, and how much meat to eat during my meal, Walzer said. Ive been trying to eat more grains and vegetables, too. This class has made me want to learn more. And I made friends there, too.

The class, which has been offered for the past two years, has drawn people of all ages, Diaz said. When the pandemic hit and the library was closed, the decision to continue teaching the class on Zoom ended up having some advantages, she said: It drew participants from Chile and Columbia.

But Zoom also created a new challenge. One elderly lady wanted to join, and knew nothing about the computer, Ergan said. I told the lady she had to learn how to do Zoom and use her computer, and helped her. I think this pandemic pushed us all to do amazing things, things we never knew how to do. So I was not only helping people with nutrition, but also technology.

Diaz credits Ergan, who is connected with Latino parents through the school district, with ensuring that the community knew about the class. The two take part in all of Cuadras classes.

Its not just another class for me, Diaz said. The connection we have with the participants is very special.

Nunez said that although the class is over, she is continuing to eat properly. I dont want to gain weight again, she said. I went to my doctor, and she told me she was so happy about my weight loss. She congratulated me. I have my certificate in my bedroom so I can always see it.

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Are there activities you try to avoid because you dislike them? Our younger granddaughter is always happy and sharing that happiness with others. She doesnt understand when I say there are three things I hate to do.

She cant believe I dislike shampooing my hair. Her hair is thick, beautiful, and much longer than mine. She has no problem when she takes her daily bath and includes washing her hair. Theres no doubt Im losing hair rapidly. When its shampooed, too much hair disappears down the drain. A new dermatologist suggests using Rogaine 5% daily for men to decrease hair loss. Time will tell if her suggestion is a satisfactory solution for hair loss.

Hating to see, smell, or taste food is the second problem. Our internist made it possible for a dietitian to give instructions that would help eliminate this. Due to heart surgery, salt is extremely limited. That results in meat no longer tasting good. If I consume even a small amount, its a reminder of my childhood when Id watch my fathers cattle lick a block of salt in the pasture field. I dislike feeling as if Im cow when there is even a small amount of salt on my food.

Because I take Warfarin to prevent blood from being too thin or thick, most green vegetables and all members of the cabbage family have to be avoided. That leaves carrots and potatoes as the vegetables that are safe to consume. For several years I enjoyed Ensure, but it has too much Vitamin K. Now its no longer acceptable. Diverticulitis creates problems with most foods I like unless they can be altered easily. Removing the skin on grapes and seeds on strawberries turned out to be so time consuming that I graduated from doing that in a couple of days. Its much easier to settle for ice cream.

Pecans have always been a favorite food. I was upset when told to stop eating them. Thats when our son said to put only one half of a pecan in my mouth, chew it until it was like mush, and then swallow it. So far that is working, and its a great way to consume needed protein.

When I was younger and eating lots of food, it was almost impossible to lose weight even though the effort was being made. Now Im discovering its much more difficult to gain than to lose weight.

The third disliked activity is placing medicine in containers for three weeks at a time. At first I tried this for only one week, but those seven days passed much too rapidly. Breakfast medicine is to be consumed with the meal. Evening medicine is more critical. Part of it can be taken with the meal, and part of it is consumed at bedtime. Then there is the medicine that should be taken in the middle of the night with a glass of water and another to take 20 minutes before breakfast. Rules for taking medicine cause me to understand why elderly people may need to have someone check the medicine they consume.

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The Science Femme claimed to be a female academic. She claimed to have upended efforts by her social justice-obsessed department to draft a statement condemning racism.And when Twitter users accused her of racism, she claimed to be a woman of color herselfand an immigrant to boot.But The Science Femme, who tweeted from the handle @piney_the, wasnt any of those things, digital sleuths began alleging late last month. Instead, they claimed, she was Craig Chapman, a white male assistant professor of chemistry at the University of New Hampshire. The allegations, bolstered by an internal chemistry department email, would make Chapman at least the fourth white academic revealed to have posed as a person of color in recent weeks.In three of those cases, academics are accused of shamelessly trying to further their own careers. But in Chapmans case, Twitter users who came into contact with @piney_the say the account harassed real women working in science.The University of New Hampshire said the incident was under investigation.UNH was recently made aware of allegations on social media about a member of its faculty, a spokesperson told The Daily Beast. We are deeply troubled by what weve learned so far and immediately launched an investigation. The employee at the center of allegations on social media is on leave and not in the classroom. In order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation the university is unable to comment further.Chapman did not return repeated requests for comment for this story. Both his account and @piney_the were deleted last week.Susanna Harris, a microbiology Ph.D. holder who currently works in science communications, first noticed the @piney_the Twitter account in July.They put out this huge long thread about how they, as a woman of color in science, a professor, made a big change in their university by shutting down diversity, equity, and inclusion work, Harris, who is white, told The Daily Beast.Harris wasnt the only person to make note of the thread, in which @piney_the claimed to have been successful in killing my depts woke statement on recent social unrest. The viral thread earned write-ups in conservative publications like RedState, which lauded the efforts to derail an anti-racism statement. Some academics were suspicious of the claims, coming from an anonymous professor at an unnamed university.I did a little bit of poking around to see if there was any chance this was a real person, Harris recalled. Ive been on Twitter for a while and nothing about their account said anything to make me think this is a genuine account.Other Twitter users had raised similar concerns earlier this year. @piney_the was an especially combative Twitter personality, who frequently tangled with the left online. The account described a female opponent in explicit anatomical terms on at least one occasion, repeatedly railed against transgender people, and posted censored nude pictures of former Rep. Katie Hill. Hill, a former California politician, resigned last year after those pictures were made public in an alleged revenge-pornography campaign.When users accused the account of attacking POC [people of color], as one did in September, @piney_the frequently claimed to be one. You know Im a woman of color, right? Racist, the account responded.But some of @piney_thes tweets teased highly specific personal details, like that their brother owned a brewery. Later, the account tweeted a recommendation for a small New Jersey brewery, owned by Craig Chapmans brother, as Twitter sleuths like the account @drama_science noted. (His brother could not immediately be reached for comment.) Other similarities between @piney_the and Chapman, like fandom for Chicago sports teams, New Jersey origins, and knowledge of niche chemistry fields, abounded.Some of the similarities were more glaring than others.In April, both @piney_the and Chapman tweeted the same picture of a coffee homebrewing setup, within minutes of each other, with similar captions. The picture does not appear to have been uploaded anywhere else on the internet. And both accounts tweeted about marinating meat, with both appearing to tweet pictures of the same baking tray on the same marble countertop.Although a few Twitter users had noted their suspicions about the account for nearly a year, those whispers grew louder in late September, after @piney_the came into conflict with several female academics, Harris included. She was among those who had previously tweeted in opposition to Mike Adams, a University of North Carolina professor, who was famous for his anti-feminist stances. Adams and UNC arrived at an agreement by which he would retire in August and receive a half million-dollar settlement upon leaving. He died by suicide in July.@piney_the, which had more than 13,000 followers at the time of its deletion last week, was one of the key actors stoking what Harris said was a subsequent harassment campaign against her.They were were literally saying that I had killed [Adams], that I had blood on my hands, that I had pushed him into suicide, she said. That was when the tide changed, and when I started getting emails from anonymous people saying that they hope I die, that they will dox me.The bile renewed some of Harriss previous suspicions about @piney_thes authenticity. If she was right that this was a bogus twitter personality claiming to speak for the marginalized, it wouldnt be the first time.White academics faking their racial or ethnic identity has emerged as a troubling trope in a year of racial justice protests. In September, white George Washington University professor Jessica Krug resigned after she was revealed to have faked a series of Black and Hispanic identities in order to further her career as an Africana academic. Later that month, University of Madison-Wisconsin graduate student CV Vitolo-Haddad resigned from a teaching position after it was revealed that they had also falsely claimed to be Black.Those scandals came a month after former Vanderbilt University assistant professor BethAnn McLaughlin was revealed to have been behind a long-running Twitter account that claimed to be a Native American science professor at Arizona State University. McLaughlin had previously used the fake professors popular Twitter account to promote a petition to give McLaughlin a tenure position at Vanderbilt. The ruse was only exposed when McLaughlin claimed the non-existent professor died of COVID-19.Ironically, @piney_the made fun of race-faking when it came from liberals, sharing a meme of Sen. Elizabeth Warren with the caption growing up Chinese in South Detroit I struggled as an African American Jewish Boy. (Warren has dubiously claimed Native American ancestry, and subsequently apologized.)Harris was thinking about McLaughlins case in late September when she decided to tweet her doubts about @piney_the. She asked the anonymous account to provide evidence that they were a woman of color, and offered to delete her own account if proven wrong. Other academics soon seized on the similarities between @piney_thes account and Craig Chapmans, shortly before both accounts were deleted last week.An internal email (shared by department members and previously reported by local media) from UNH chemistry chair Glen Miller suggests those fears were well-founded.The fake twitter account was in fact set up and run by Craig, read the email, obtained by The Daily Beast. There were a large number of things written by Craig that ranged from unfortunate to hurtful to deeply offensive. These statements do not represent me, nor the collegial, collaborative, accepting department in which I have had the privilege to work for the past 25 years. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, but when those opinions are dismissive or hurtful or harmful to others, it is not ok with me. I reject those statements and their intent, wholeheartedly. But even so, I do not reject Craig. I am not giving up on Craig.The letter went on to describe Chapman as embarrassed and overwhelmed and shell shocked. He fears that this could be the end of his academic career. I hope it is not and I told him so. Chapman would come clean and express remorse to colleagues soon, Miller wrote.Miller, who did not return requests for comment, also accused Chapmans accusers of being highly motivated to reveal Craig as the person responsible for the fake twitter account, and to inflict damage on him. He urged readers not to speak to the media about the incident.Some UNH graduate students protested what they believed to be the rogue professors Twitter activities last week, marching with signs on campus. Craig Chapman does not speak for us, one sign read.Miller said sorry, we say get out, read another.Harris argued the incidentand other recent cases of academics feigning their identitiessap resources from some of the very people Chapman posed as.Its sort of the extreme version of cultural appropriation, she said. They take the small protections or the scraps of support that women of color and other people have, and they use them as leverage against that exact population.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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When it comes to choosing a diet to follow, there are a lot of options out there. And while anyone can pick a diet that works well for their lifestyle, Rachel Paul, PhD, RD from CollegeNutritionist.com, says that there's one diet, in particular, that would be considered the worst diet for weight loss. She says a diet focused on low-protein, low-fat, and high-carb generally doesn't work well for people.

"Weight loss comes from being in a calorie deficit, and since higher fat and protein diets are more physically filling than low-fat diets, a person on a calorie-restricted, high carb diet will be more likely to be very hungry," says Paul.

Paul does recognize that different ways of eating certainly work for different people. But when looking at a high-carb diet that is low in protein and fat, she says it generally won't work for peopleparticularly when looking at satiety levels.

"When a person is losing weight, and then maintaining that lost weight, it's much easier to continue on with a way of eating if they're physically satiated," says Paul.

Here's a deeper look at why a diet focused on only carbs won't work, and what you should focus on instead. And for more healthy eating tips, be sure to check out our list of 21 Best Healthy Cooking Hacks of All Time.

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First, it's important to note the types of carbs that are consumed. Even though low-carb and keto diets have become popular over the past few years, it's not bad for your body to have carbs. In fact, complex carbohydrateslike oats and beansare some of the best ways to get dietary fiber in your diet, which is incredibly important for overall weight loss.

However, if a high-carb diet was filled up with simple, refined carbs, it would be harder for the dieter to lose weight long term. A diet that is full of carbohydrates that have been stripped of their natural dietary fiber won't leave you feeling full, and will cause you to be even hungrier. Especially if you're not mixing in protein and healthy fats.

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While there are a lot of studies and books that show you why a focus on a low-carb diet works for weight loss, diets focused on high-protein, high-fat, and low-carb generally don't have enough fiber in it. And fiber is important for digestion, warding off autoimmune disease, and weight loss in general.

Even though carbohydrates are not considered an "essential" food, according to Healthline, there are a lot of foods with carbohydrates that are full of good nutrients for your bodylike fruits and vegetables.

Now that we've debunked this myth, hereare 15 Carbs Myths That Are Totally Bogus.

Time-and-time again, a diet that focuses on the combination of all the macronutrients works well for weight loss. So if a high-carb diet is the worst diet for weight loss, then a medium-carb, medium-protein, and medium-fat diet would be the bestsimilar to how you would follow the best overall diet for weight loss.

Having all three macronutrients in your diet is key for overall satiety from your meals, so without them, your body is less likely to feel full with just carbohydrates. Especially if those carbohydrates are refined and processed.

Having protein in your diet helps to reduce the hunger hormone ghrelin.

Foods that are high in fat are the last to leave your digest tract, so by having a good amount of healthy fats in your dietlike avocadosyou'll feel full for longer periods of time.

And lastly, carbohydrates that are high in dietary fiber will release leptin, which is the hunger hormone that turns on your body's fullness switch. Plus, fiber also moves slowly in your digestive tract.

So if you're enjoying a smashed avocado on a slice of whole-grain toast, you're going to feel full for hours. Add a fried egg on top and you have yourself the perfect meal. And for more healthy carbs to add to your diet, bookmark our list of28 Carbs That Won't Make You Fat.

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WashingtonControlling blood sugar levels improved the ability to clearly think, learn and remember among people with type 2 diabetes who were overweight, a new study shows.

But losing weight, especially for people who were obese, and increasing physical activity produced mixed results.

Its important to properly control your blood sugar to avoid the bad brain effects of your diabetes, said Owen Carmichael, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Biomedical Imaging at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Dont think you can simply let yourself get all the way to the obese range, lose some of the weight, and everything in the brain is fine. The brain might have already turned a corner that it cant turn back from, added Carmichael.

The new paper examined close to 1,100 participants in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health In Diabetes) study. One group of participants was invited to three sessions each year that focused on diet, physical activity, and social support.

The other group changed their diet and physical activity through a program designed to help them lose more than 7 per cent of their body weight in a year and maintain that weight loss. Cognitive tests tests of thinking, learning, and remembering were given to participants between 8 to 13 years after they started the study.

The research team theorized that people with greater improvements in blood sugar levels, physical activity and weight loss would have better cognitive test scores.

This hypothesis proved partially true. Reducing your blood sugar levels did improve test scores. But losing more weight and exercising more did not always raise cognitive test scores.

Every little improvement in blood sugar control was associated with a little better cognition, Dr. Carmichael said. Lowering your blood sugar from the diabetes range to prediabetes helped as much as dropping from prediabetes levels to the healthy range.

More weight loss was either better or worse depending on the mental skill involved, Dr. Carmichael said. People who lost more weight improved their executive function skills: short-term memory, planning, impulse control, attention, and the ability to switch between tasks. But their verbal learning and overall memory declined.

The results were worse for people who had obesity at the beginning of the study. Thats a too little, too late type of message, he said. People with diabetes who let their obesity go too far, for too long may be past the point of no return, cognition-wise.

Increasing physical activity also generated more benefits for people who had overweight compared to those with obesity, the study shows.

Finding a way to offset the health effects of type 2 diabetes is vital. More than 25 percent of U.S. adults 65 or older have type 2 diabetes. The disease doubles the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, including Alzheimers disease, and greatly increases health care needs and costs. (ANI)

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