Is It Carbs Or Fats That Make You Fat?

June 25th, 2010

If only there was a simple answer to that question, we would all be perfectly fit, but the fact is that it isn’t just carbs that make you fat, and it isn’t just fats that make you fat.

Rather it is the quality of carbs and fats, and the amount of carbs and fats that you consume which will determine how you put on or lose weight.

The body needs fats to function, but it is the good quality fats that you should be consuming which are rich in nutrients.

The fats to be avoided are the saturated fats and the hydrogenated or trans fats. It

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How to Measure Body Fat

January 20th, 2010

Body Fat Calipers are tranquil to use in the privacy of your home, with amazing accuracy and reliability. Since the majority of fat on the body is located directly under the skin, a very efficient and practical way to measure your body fat percentage is skinfold measurement – the scientific approach to the time-honored “pinch an inch” method. A body fat tester is a severe correctness instrument which has been shown in clinical studies to be closer in accuracy to the “gold standard” underwater weighing than any of the more elaborate methods of measuring body fat (without the inconvenience, expense, trained personnel, and lack of privacy these methods entail). So whethe

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Tags: Body Fat, Fat