Does Food Timing Matter?
We've all heard the advice: "a calorie is a calorie," suggesting it doesn't matter when you eat, only what and how much. For decades, the focus of nutrition has...
Introduction to GLUT Transporters
Glucose is the primary energy currency of most cells in the human body. Yet, glucose is a polar molecule and cannot freely cross lipid membranes. To enter cells...
The Amino Pool
The concept of "protein" as a dietary component often conjures images of steaks, chicken breasts, and protein shakes, but this simple view overlooks the intrica...
How Does Food Become Fat?
How Does Food Become Fat? When most people hear the word fat, they think of stubborn belly fat, love handles, or the weight that just doesn’t seem to go away. B...
Target Zones: Fat Deposits
The myth of “spot reduction” The body does not burn fat from the muscle nearest the exercise. Doing crunches works your abdominal muscles, but the fuel for that...
Calorie Deficits
Weight loss is one of the most misunderstood topics in health and fitness. Many people are told that some new diet, supplement, or workout routine is the “secre...