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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Weigh-in only weekly
Becoming obsessive about weight can derail your efforts. Weight will fluctuate due to water balance, fuel storage changes in muscle and hormonal factors. Weighing weekly will help to keep you on track while reducing the unnecessary stress of worrying about …
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Avoid processed, refined foods
The famous physical culturist Jack Lalanne once said: “If man made it don’t eat it!” And you know what…he was right! Highly processed foods most commonly are the ones that digest rapidly, spiking blood sugar levels and causing the release …
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All About Sweeteners: The Carb-Appropriate Review
Issue 2 | Volume 2 | February 2020 In this issue: This month, Cliff delves into the evidence behind the health effects of sweeteners. This issue includes a general review on non-nutritive sweeteners and then in-depth reviews of the human …
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Are Low-Carb & Keto Diets ‘Bad’ for Ovarian Cancer?
Key points Ovarian cancer cells are known to migrate to the omentumThese cells ‘co-opt’ fatty acids for use as fuel from adipocytesKetogenic diets do not worsen blood lipids in ovarian cancer patientsKetogenic diets reduce total and visceral …
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All You Need to Know About Stevia
Key points Stevia is a non-nutritive sweetener with a long history of traditional useIt is likely that stevia can help reduce blood pressureStevia may also aid blood glucose control and increase satietyAdditional evidence suggests stevia may be …
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Is Erythritol Safe to Use as a Sweetener?
Key points Erythritol is a commonly used, natural polyol sweetenerIt has little if any effect on markers of human healthHigh doses (greater than 20 g) can result in diarrhoea and gastrointestinal symptomsSymptoms are not typically observed with …