Most people incorrectly believe a low fat diet is the way to lose belly fat. Many research has proven a locarb diet is indeed more effective for belly fat loss.

Since the early 70s, Americans reduced their fat intake from 40 percent to 34%. Yet, the obesity pandemic has been rising steeply since it started in the early 1980’s. Why?

Exaggerated consumption of carbs. Our primal ancestors lived on a hunters-gatherers diet of primarily meat, plants, fruits, seeds and nuts. Grain was not even part of human diet until rural started about 10,000 years back. The increase in human population and decrease in hunted large game made it necessary for humans to take on agriculture.

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There are many important facets to health and fitness but most women skip an important part, weight training. Only about 20% of women do weight training as part of their fitness regime. In about 2 months you can lose an additional 3% of fat then if you were only doing cardio exercise.

Most individuals think that to lose weight you just need to do cardiovascular exercise. While you will burn more calories in a 30 minute session of cardio exercise, in the span of 24 hours you will burn more calories by doing 30 minutes of weight training. By adding weight lifting you can lose 3% more fat then by just cardio exercise alone.

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All right, so you want to get strong and go to the gym to work. You may think that pumping weights is all you have to do, but it is not that simple.

It is nutrition that plays in big role when it comes to recovery and growth. You need to change your diet according to the increase or decrease of your muscle mass. If you want to gain muscle you need to eat more. If you loose muscle you need to eat less. How can you observe what is occurring inside your body?

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Mini gastric bypass surgery has become very popular. This procedure is cheaper than conventional gastric bypass surgery, and patients recover quicker. Gastric bypass surgeries are performed to treat obesity and other associated conditions. During surgery the size of the stomach is reduced.

When the size of the stomach is smaller it cannot absorb as much food. This excess bypasses the stomach and parts of the intestine. Mini gastric bypass surgery applies the same principles but the surgery is much less invasive. The recovery time is faster. If you are morbidly obese and considering mini gastric bypass surgery, this article will make interesting reading.

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Looking for six pack abs to improve your appearance but do not know where to start? These six pack stomach exercises aren’t incredibly tough, but they’re vital ( and very specific ) because your goal is so defined.

The following three exercises are a few of the best ab exercises for those wanting to get 6 pack abs, so take good notes!

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Before you begin to create a diet plan it is a great idea to have a certain goal in mind. The goal could be that you want to lose X amount of pounds by a certain day or it could be that you want to fit in those old jeans that have been hiding in the back of your closet. Once you have your main diet goal established you need to break it down into three separate areas to make the best diet plan possible for you. Though out this article I will go through the three main areas to create a successful diet plan.

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