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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:46:42 -0400

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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:33:05 -0400

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:38:00 -0400

Can't protein be flushed out of your body?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:50:00 -0500

No, not technically. Protein is made up of different elements including nitrogen, and when there’s excess nitrogen in your blood it eventually becomes urea and is excreted in urine…but nitrogen doesn’t enter the metabolic pathway, so it contributes no calories whatsoever.

In other words, you don’t excrete any calories from protein. What is ‘flushed out’ is the nitrogen from amino acids.

I think people are confused about my last fact

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:42:00 -0500

Yes, consuming a lot of calories is a common practice when trying to build muscle, etc. But fat isn’t acquired because building muscle requires exercise which burns calories.

If you consume MORE calories than the calories you either BURN from physical activity or is used to fuel normal body processes (daily activity such as just going to work or school, energy for digestion and brain activity), then yes those are considered excess calories. UNLESS they are carb calories which will be stored as glycogen, but the liver/muscles can’t hold that much glycogen for long, and once it’s had enough, those carb calories WILL be stored as fat. THAT is excess.

Also, please don’t send me messages saying ‘I can give you 34567875 million articles saying otherwise’ when half of the nutrition articles written online are by meatheads who think they’re experts and the information I get is from medical professionals and R.D.s at my university.

Since this fact has become quite ~controversial. I applied...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:36:00 -0500

Since this fact has become quite ~controversial. I applied additional information when you click on the photo.

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Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:01:01 -0500

Confused? Imagine you had dinner at 9pm the previous night, and...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:31:45 -0500

Confused? Imagine you had dinner at 9pm the previous night, and then woke up at 6 am for school, but didn’t have lunch until noon. Your body would have been starving for 15 hours!

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Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:01:33 -0500

Hi all of you flawless people!

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:24:51 -0500

If you’re reading this it means that you’re still following, and for that I thank you endlessly!

I’m so so sorry for neglecting this blog so much in that last few months. Being a nutrition student is busy work!

However, I’m excited to tell you all that I’ve been learning a lot while on my hiatus and in the coming months I’ll be back in action with fresh and new facts about food, fitness, and nutrition all for you guys. Stay tuned!

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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:00:27 -0400

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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:43:00 -0400

A lot of your tips/facts are really helpful. The only thing I would say to work on for your blog is getting offended when people offer their opinion or facts. Even if you don't agree with them, I feel like you should still just thank them and silently disagree, but you tend to get very defensive and insulting.

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:58:00 -0400

Honestly, thanks for your input but, sorry no.

The only time I’ve been insulting to anyone who has come to my ask box is when they have tried to correct my facts and tell me I’m wrong by replacing it with information that is totally incorrect. If I’m wrong I will admit that I am wrong, I’ve done so before when I first started this blog and wasn’t as far along in my nutrition education, but if someone is trying to tell me how to run my blog then yes, I will get defensive, like right now.

It’s not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing, as the name suggests this blog is about the facts. And if someone is wrong and trying to convince me I am, sorry, I’m not going to just ‘silently disagree.’

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Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:58:24 -0400

what do fitness videos mean by keeping your abs tight?

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:29:56 -0400

This is actually a very good question! I think more people should know about it because even I was confused when I first started getting serious about exercise. I’ll make a fact about it tomorrow….look out for it!

do you mean with heavier weight?

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:29:17 -0400

Yes there was a mistake in that last fact. It’s fixed now :)

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Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:27:00 -0400

What are you opinions on artificial sweeteners like Splenda? Better or worse than sugar?

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:26:31 -0400

Not a fan of them. Although they are marketed as being ‘no calorie’ they have a ton of artificial ingredients, and nutritionists say you are better off eating good old natural white sugar

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Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:09:38 -0400

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