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Let us say you are one of the gifted few who are able to put on 1 lb of pure muscle per month, or 12 lbs per year, by combining strength tra...

The bar chart below shows the fat content of 1 sardine (38 g) canned in tomato sauce, and 2 fish oil softgels of the Nature Made brand. (The...

Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered cr...

Undoubtedly one of the big differences between life today and in our Paleolithic past is the level of stress that modern humans face on a da...

The figure and table below are from Vieth (1999); one of the most widely cited articles on vitamin D. The figure shows the gradual increase ...

Let me start this post with a note about Scooby , who is a massive bodybuilder who has a great website with tips on how to exercise at home...

Pressure cooking relies on physics to take advantage of the high temperatures of liquids and vapors in a sealed container. The sealed contai...

Loss of muscle mass is associated with aging. It is also associated with the metabolic syndrome, together with excessive body fat gain. It i...