The major objectives of the present digital book (e-book) are to provide students and readers with a detailed, simplified, and comprehensive account of the interrelationship of nutrition and ...

Breakfast has long been regarded as the cornerstone of a balanced diet, yet the specific composition of this meal remains under scientific scrutiny. Emerging biochemical and nutritional research is ...

Hitting a plateau after a steady run of weight loss has derailed many health and fitness plans. But what if you could flick a biological switch that would eradicate the plateau and speed up metabolism ...

Scientists have documented the benefits of lactate burning in exercising humans, but few studies have looked at the role of lactate during rest or after a meal. Exercise physiologists challenged ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Carbohydrate polymers possess the general chemical formula Cn(H2O)m, in that there are generally two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom, though the ratio between n and m may vary, and not all ...

Dr. Peter H. Seeberger is the Director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin, a position he has held since 2009. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of ...

Christopher Damman is on the scientific advisory board at BCD Biosciences and Supergut. It’s as if unprocessed carbohydrates naturally come wrapped and packaged with their own instruction manual for ...

Carbohydrates have become one of the most misunderstood nutrients in modern diets. Many people newly diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes are advised, often informally, to "cut out carbs completely.

Recent research is shifting breakfast discussions from whether to eat to what to eat. Studies show that carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts trigger glucose spikes, dopamine surges, and mitochondrial strain, ...