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Weight Loss

Sugar and Health: Is Sugar the Silent Killer?

Of all the foods consumed today, refined sugar is considered to be one of the most harmful.

The average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

The average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

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I Can’t Lose Weight! Who’s to Blame?

Conventional wisdom says all you have to do to lose weight is eat less and exercise more. But you’ve already proven to yourself that diet and exercise plans fail to help you lose weight and keep it off.

What if you're not to blame for your weight problem?

What if you're not to blame for your stubborn weight problem?

You’ve probably also heard others say that it’s because you’re getting older, or you’re stressed, or you don’t sleep enough, but you know there has to be something deeper.

Stop torturing yourself. Here are 5 reasons you’re not able to lose weight. No, we’re not denying individual responsibility; we are bemoaning what’s happened to Western ‘civilisation’.

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How to Lose a Beer Belly (for good)

Need to lose a beer belly? Here's some uncommon advice...

Need to lose a beer belly? Here's some uncommon advice...

Conventional wisdom says that to lose a beer belly requires cutting out alcohol and fatty foods, reducing your calorie intake, doing huge numbers of situps and cardio training like running, cycling or rowing and generally putting yourself through a rigorous, no-fun routine.  While these tactics have a role to play, they’re ineffective on their own, and I won’t repeat the same tired advice you can find elsewhere and that you know doesn’t work.  The good news is that there’s an easier way to lose a beer gut.

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