One of the hardest parts of trying to lose weight can be feeling hungry all the time, but this gnawing feeling is not necessary when you are losing weight. Carbohydrates are natural appetite suppressants. And of all carbohydrate foods, those with a low G.L factor are amongst the most filling and prevent hunger pangs for [...]
The physical macro environment. Influences on body fatness in the widet physical environment include the food supply, availability of facilities for physical activity, and the demands for physical activity for day-to-day living. The food supply within a population is influenced by a number of factors including agricultural practices, pricing and taxation structures, manufacturing and food [...]
Circulating triglycerides (TGs) in the bloodstream are packaged in the blood into lipoproteins which are then split into free fatty acids (FFA) and glycerol by the enzyme LPL to get into the fat cell. Once inside the cell, the FFAs interact with glycerol which is derived from glucose, to form TGs again. These TGs are [...]
‘Ben isn’t very happy’, Judy said, as she marched Master Ben into my surgery. They both took a seat. Ben, normally a happy little fellow, bright and beaming, now looked dour and miserable.
‘What gives,’ I asked.
He says he has a stomach ache. Ben never complains of stomach aches, so when he said this and didn’t [...]
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When lying on his tummy, the five-month old baby will lift the head and chest fairly high off the mattress; he lifts the head and shoulders when lying on his back. Is able to bend his knees and suck his toes. He becomes more and more mobile, readily rolling from his back to the tummy [...]