Month: October 2018

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Trans Fats banned in New York City restaurants

I wrote a bit a couple of weeks ago about Trans fats and the fact that New York city was going to be perhaps banning trans fats in restaurants. Well it has happened. I just saw the news break and that means that today there will be stories in the news all about What trans fats are, how they are bad for us, and how much we should consume. I hope that you remember that past article as it seems that there is not healthy amount of trans fats to consume so any amount is to much. It will be interesting to see what happens now as I once heard that there are 20 or so Macdonalds restaurants in Manhattan itself let alone the other outlying boroughs.

As you probably remember trans fats are create by making hydrogenated vegetable oil, that is pumping hydrogen through Vegetable oil to give it a longer shelf life and

The Board of Health has voted to make New York the first city in the nation to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food. The board is expected to give restaurants a slight break by relaxing what had been considered a tight deadline for compliance.

The board also ordered restaurants to standardize how they display the number of calories in dishes on their menus in an effort to combat obesity. This means that perhaps we will start to get better information on fat and calorie contents of foods everywhere so that we can make better decisions than just picking the “healthy Choice menu item at the local restaurant.

Here is a graph from the Associated Press showing some trans fat facts:

Trans Fats banned in New York City restaurants

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Eficácia da Garcinia Cambogia

A Garcinia cambogia é uma fruta tropical popular em suplementos de perda de peso. Dizem que ela bloqueia a habilidade do corpo em produzir a gordura e controla o apetite. Poderia também ajudar no controle do açúcar sanguíneo e dos níveis de colesterol. O ingrediente ativo dela é o ácido hidroxicítrico ou HCA que teria como ação a queima da gordura e diminuir o apetite em estudos. Parece que ele bloqueia uma enzima chamada de liase citrato, a qual o corpo usa na produção de gordura. Também aumenta os níveis de serotonina, a qual diminui a fome, no entanto, os estudos com relação à sua eficácia para perda de peso ainda são controversos.

Algumas pesquisas mostram que ela facilita o uso de glicose pelo corpo, o açúcar as células precisam para ter energia. Ratos usando a garcinia tiveram menores níveis de insulina do que aqueles que não a usaram. Se estiver tomando a garcinia junto com uma medicação que controle o seu açúcar no sangue, o seu nível de glicose pode cair demais; por isso consulte o seu médico antes de usar qualquer tipo de fitoterápico.  

Alguns estudos mostram que a garcinia melhora os nívels de colesterol, diminuindo os triglicerídeos e o LDL e, aumentando o HDL. Mas, ela não seve ser utilizada caso você já esteja fazendo uso de algum medicamento para baixar o colesterol. Ela também pode interagir prejudicialmente com medicamentos para asma e alergias, hipoglicemiantes, ferro, analgésicos, antipsicóticos, estatinas e anticoagulantes. Também não deve ser consumida por gestantes ou lactantes, ou por pessoas com problemas hepáticos ou renais.

Referência

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/garcinia-cambogia-weight-loss?ecd=wnl_wlw_011616ctr=wnl-wlw-011616_nsl-promo-2_titlemb=voAu2w9N73u3p993LPWFqRXFE73IOX1c0OaTzBd4F8E%3d

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Thrive Patch Review: Weight Loss, Safety, Side Effects – Healthline

No studies have assessed the effectiveness of the Thrive Patch for weight loss.

However, three of the ingredients in the Thrive Patch have been studied in this regard.

ForsLean

The effects of the herb Coleus forskohlii on weight has been studied in two small randomized, double-blind, controlled studies — one in men and one in women.

In women, it had no effect on weight, but the herb was noted to have a small effect on body composition in men and resulted in a 4% reduction in body fat (2, 3).

However, the results in the men’s study were variable and the effect on body weight insignificant.

Green Coffee Bean Extract

Green coffee beans are unroasted. They’re a source of chlorogenic acid, a carbohydrate blocker that aids weight loss by blocking the absorption of carbs.

One 12-week study found that participants drinking coffee enriched with chlorogenic acid lost an average of 11.9 pounds (5.4 kg), compared to 3.8 pounds (1.7 kg) for the control group that received regular coffee (4).

However, another study on coffee bean extract found that it had no significant effect on weight (5).

Garcinia Cambogia

Garcinia cambogia is a popular weight loss supplement. It’s said to aid weight loss by increasing fat burning and reducing appetite.

Results of weight loss studies have been mixed, with the positive studies only showing marginal effects (6).

For example, in one 12-week study, participants taking the supplement only lost 1.94 pounds (0.88 kg) more than the control group (7).

Effectiveness of the Patch’s Technology

Overall, research to support that any of the active ingredients in the Thrive Patch are effective for weight loss is currently insufficient.

Additionally, it’s unclear how much of the active ingredients are in the patch and whether they’re present in sufficient amounts to have any effect.

Dermal fusion technology (DFT) — the technology used to deliver the ingredients — has also not been studied, and it’s impossible to know how effective it is at delivering the active ingredients from the patch through your skin.

This means that in addition to a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of the ingredients within the patch, it’s currently unclear whether the patches are even able to increase your blood levels of these active ingredients.

Summary Research to back up claims that the Thrive Patch or its individual ingredients aid weight loss is currently lacking. The technology used to deliver active ingredients through the skin has also not been studied.