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Weightology Weekly: How Accurate is the Sensewear Armband? Parts 2 and 3 (Premium Content for Subscribers)

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May 162012

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How Accurate is the Sensewear Armband? Part 2. In a past issue of Weightology Weekly, you learned about the accuracy of the Sensewear armband, also known as the Bodybugg, Bodymedia Fit, or Gowear Fit. Click here to learn about the accuracy of the armband during weight training.
How Accurate is the Sensewear Armband? Part 3. How does the armband perform during high intensity exercise? Click here to find out.

H.I.T.-pocrisy, Part 1

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May 062012

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a free blog post. It’s certainly not due to a lack of desire; I have a number of blog post ideas on the back burner that, unfortunately, have remained there on “simmer.” If you read my interview with Steve Troutman of Body Improvements a while back, you’ll know that I’m spread quite thin. Even to successfully write this blog post, I’ve had to do it in small chunks over time. I have a full time day-job as an analyst for Vivacity, combined with a 30-45 minute commute each way. I also trade securities part time in the mornings before I go to work (combined with prep time in the evenings before … Read More

Weightology Weekly: Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Worse Than Regular Sugar? Part 3 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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May 062012

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Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Worse Than Regular Sugar? Part 3. More research has come out on fructose and body weight. Click here to learn about it.

Weightology Weekly: Does Exercise Make You Eat More, Part 3, and is HFCS Worse Than Regular Sugar? Part 2 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Apr 292012

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Does Exercise Make You Eat More? Part 3. In past Weightology Weekly articles, you have learned about the effects of exercise on appetite, and under what conditions someone might increase food intake compensate for the calories burned through exercise. Click here to learn more about these conditions and their association with exercise-induced weight loss.
Is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Worse Than Regular Sugar? Part 2. In the inaugural issue of Weightology Weekly, you learned about a study that supposedly showed HFCS to be worse than regular sugar for causing weight gain, and then learned how this study was full of more holes than a sieve. Now there’s another study that’s sounding the HFCS alarms.

Weightology Weekly: The Low Carb Trap (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Apr 212012

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The Low Carb Trap. The rapid, seemingly effortless weight loss that occurs during the initial stages of a low carb diet can make it very attractive to some people. However, it can also create a trap. Click here to learn how.

Weightology Weekly: Sugar Alcohols, Parts 3 and 4 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Apr 182012

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Sugar Alcohols, Part 3. Last week you learned about sorbitol and lactitol. This week, it’s time to learn about erythritol and maltitol. Click here to read more.
Sugar Alcohols, Part 4. Get a summary of all of the research on sugar alcohols, as well as some general recommendations by clicking here.

Weightology Weekly: Sugar Alcohols, Part 2 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Apr 112012

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Sugar Alcohols, Part 2. Last week you learned about xylitol. Click here to learn about sorbitol and lactitol.

Weightology Weekly: Meat and Mortality, Walking While Working, and Sugar Alcohols (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Mar 272012

Rather than posting 2 articles this past weekend and 1 more this Saturday, I am posting the remaining 3 for March today as I will be speaking at the Northwest American College of Sports Medicine conference on Friday and will not be able to do any writing. I will be writing the first issue for April around the weekend of the 7th.

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Meat and Mortality. Readers have asked me about a recent study on red meat consumption and mortality. Click here to learn my thoughts.
Walking While Working. How much can treadmill desks increase energy expenditure? Click here to find out.
Sugar Alcohols, Part 1: Xylitol. Sugar alcohols are used in many foods as alternatives to

Weightology Weekly: Spot Reduction, Part 3 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Mar 182012

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Spot Reduction, Part 3. Can high intensity exercise, such as interval training, preferentially reduce abdominal fat over other types of exercise? Click here to find out.

Weightology Weekly: Spot Reduction, Part 2 (Premium Content for Subscribers Only)

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Mar 142012

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Spot Reduction, Part 2. Another study was recently published looking at the concept of spot reduction. Click here to learn about it.

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