Clean Eating And IIFYM/CICO Are Actually The Same Thing
Clean Eating is a type of diet where you can eat as much as you want as long as the foods are “clean.” If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) is a diet where the specific foods don’t matter as long as you’re meeting certain calorie and macronutrient numbers. Both of these approaches are incomplete or unsustainable over the long term. Clean eating needs to be more flexible in the types of food that people eat either because for ease or enjoyment, and IIFYM has to include a wide variety of foods to ensure proper fiber and micronutrients.
What's The Deal With Artificial Sweeteners?
Artificial sweeteners are a large and varied category. It’s difficult to conduct long term research on any one product, and it is unfair to assign the results of any one sweetener to the category as a whole. The long term effects of artificial sweeteners are still unknown in humans. The fears people do have come from studies on rats that don’t align with human behavior and also don’t include all of the different versions of sweetener. Artificial sweeteners can be useful for strict calorie management, but as with all things, should be used intentionally and in moderation.
Everything You Need To Know About Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting refers to a style of dieting in which you alternate fasting and regular eating. This method is currently extremely popular due to its ease of use and the promise of unique benefits not normally associated with traditional diets.
Understanding The Thermic Effect Of Food
The thermic effect of food is a little-known effect that explains why a calorie may not appear to be a calorie - why we can eat two foods with roughly the same number of calories, but get very different results in terms of our health and physique.
Why You Can't Just "Move More" To Lose Weight
It’s commonly believed that we can just continually increase exercise (“move more”) to manage our weight - the reality is that this approach, while possible, is far from optimal.