A new study exploring longevity suggests men and women may need drastically different amounts of exercise to reap the same benefits. How is it possible that most days feel both long and short at the same time? Despite spending a large chunk of each day at work, to be …
Table of Contents Vitamin C is one of the most popular dietary supplements. Most often you reach for it when you feel that an illness is coming on and you want to strengthen your immunity. It can be obtained through oranges, lemon teas and supplements, …
Calories | Alcohol Consumption | Water | All Nutrition Calculators Water is essential for survival. That much you know already! But aside from keeping your organs functioning properly, how much water should you drink per day to fuel you for tough workouts? It’s an important question to ask, especially since research has shown that …
The amount of protein you need depends on a number of factors, including your weight, age, goals, and activity level. The daily minimum recommended by the National Institutes of Health is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight for a sedentary person. However, if you do intense workouts, have a physically demanding job, …
Q: Whole30® is the hot new diet everyone’s talking about. Will I lose weight on the Whole30, and how much weight will I lose? The short answers are, a) you likely would lose weight if you followed this diet strictly, and b) I can’t tell you exactly how much weight you would lose on …
Q: There’s so much conflicting information about how much weight someone can lose in 12 weeks. Where does the truth lie? We’ve all seen marketing ads promising weight loss of 60, 70, or even 80 pounds in 12 weeks. For some people, that would be half their body weight! Maybe it’s possible if you’re …
Q: I want to lose as much weight as possible as fast as I can, but I’ve heard that can be bad for your health or even dangerous. How much weight loss is too much, too fast? Losing weight is hard and requires patience, so it’s understandable that people in our society are obsessed …
Protein Protein is an important part of your weight-gain diet, but there’s a point after which more protein isn’t necessarily better—it’s just more. You can find weight-gain diets that suggest you eat 2-3 grams of protein per pound of body weight, or even more, but registered dietician Doug Kalman, Ph.D., says beyond a certain …
If you’re training hard or looking to build muscle, be sure to get around 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, or near the upper end of the recommended range of 1.4 to 2.0 grams per kilogram. No, it doesn’t have to be exact, but even if that’s the only thing you …
Protein is a real jack-of-all-trades when it comes to supporting health. From building stronger muscles and improving hormone production to strengthening the immune system and supporting hair and nail growth, there’s little this macronutrient doesn’t do. Every cell in your body contains protein, so meeting your daily protein requirements is essential for good health. Whether […]
Nothing goes viral faster than a picture of some lean body with a perfectly sculpted six-pack, but do you really know what goes into creating that irresistible click-bait group of muscles? Does it come down to having the right diet? Is it all about the training? Is there some perfect combination of diet and workout […]
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]