November 30th, 2010
By: GRETCHEN REYNOLDS WHEN DUANE KNUDSON, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Chico, looks around campus at athletes warming up before practice, he sees one dangerous mistake after another. “They’re stretching, touching their toes. . . . ” He sighs. “It’s discouraging.” If you’re like most of us, you were taught the importance [...]
November 29th, 2010
Alcohol suppresses fat metabolism. Whether calories from alcohol replace dietary calories or are added to normal caloric intake, alcohol suppresses fat metabolism by up to 30%.1 Another study showed a decline in fat metabolism by 73%.2 Alcohol occupies the liver so estrogen (produced in the body to balance testosterone production) cannot be processed so the [...]
