Posts Tagged ‘Body Composition’

Causes and consequences of increased adiposity and decreased muscle and bone mass

Friday, August 20th, 2010
Increased adiposity and decreased muscle mass contribute substantially to age-dependent disease and disability. In particular age-related increase in adiposity is quickly becoming a major threat to public health throughout the world. Although the hypothesis that age-related changes in body composition are due to lifestyle choices alone is well accepted, it is a vast oversimplification.

How Protein Helps Weight Loss

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Smith Increasing your intake of protein for fat loss is definitely a good strategy to employ. Even if you keep your overall calories the same but simply increase the portion sizes of foods with protein and slightly reduce your intake of carbohydrates, your body composition will automatically change! The old saying, ‘You [...]