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Response to the Heart Foundation Position on Red Meat
Key points Reducing red meat is associated with extremely small improvements in cardiovascular disease incidenceHowever, these effects are confounded by multiple other health factors like smoking, exercise, fat-mass, lifestyle factors, and other nutritional components of the dietSaturated fat …
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Strength train!
Strength training is the most effective form of exercise for health and weight management over the long term, which is not to say it’s the only thing you should do…but that it’s incredibly important TO DO! Strength training, for example, …
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Coffee and Pregnancy
Key points Commonly, up to 200 mg of caffeine (around 2 cups of coffee) per day had been thought to be safe for pregnancyA new review suggests there is no safe doseThe effect of smaller doses (i.e. up …
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Caffeine and Performance
Key points Caffeine improves both endurance and strength/power performance‘Coffee’ and caffeine are not always interchangeable due to the myriad chemicals in coffee that can affect people differentlyThe anaerobic benefits of caffeine are higher in men than womenCaffeine …
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Does Cannabis Make You Stupid?
Key points Research shows no overall effect of moderate cannabis use on IQEarly age use might affect later IQHigh usage greater than 4 days per week for greater than 14 years could have a small effect on IQ…
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Don’t ‘make-up’ for a slip-up
If you go ‘off-Plan’ or miss a day or session at the gym, the best strategy is to simply get back on track. DO NOT try to make up for a dietary indiscretion by eating less (before or after) or …