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Physiology Friday #253: Low-carb Matches High-carb for Performance: Is it Time to Question the Obligatory Role of Glycogen for Endurance Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

For decades, high-carbohydrate diets have been considered the gold standard for fueling endurance activities, largely due to their ability to optimize muscle glycogen stores. Advocates of low-carb diets argue that fat adaptation can enhance endurance by increasing fat oxidation. What’s this all mean? What’s this all mean?

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Health, burnout and well-being of UK cardiology trainees: insights from the British Junior Cardiologists Association Survey

Heart BMJ

Methods The 2023 British Junior Cardiologists’ Association training survey included questions on ill health, burnout, healthy living and invited responders to complete screening questionnaires for depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9; PHQ-9) and anxiety (Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7; GAD-7). to 0.92, p<0.01).

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Physiology Friday #219: Could a Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Harm Bone Health in Endurance Athletes?

Physiologically Speaking

Between 2019 and 2023, I suffered one too many running-related stress fractures. But one of the biggest contributors to poor bone health in athletes is diet. Endurance athletes commonly consume a carbohydrate-based diet, but in the recent decade, low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets or ketogenic diets have become a topic of interest.

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These Five Things Completely Changed My Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Making Exercise A Daily Habit. I just did not like exercising. I knew I needed to focus on my diet and start exercising. It took a very long time, but I reached a point where exercising became something I felt I had to do every day, and if I didn't, I felt awful. (I That was mostly diet, though).

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. Not only does exercise help to maintain a healthy weight and/or promote weight loss, but it can also keep cardiometabolic risk factors in check in the absence of weight loss. A 5-minute cooldown ended each session.

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. Not only does exercise help to maintain a healthy weight and/or promote weight loss, but it can also keep cardiometabolic risk factors in check in the absence of weight loss. A 5-minute cooldown ended each session.

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Gujarat’s 2023 Cardiac Crisis! EMRI got 1 call every 7.5 mins

Wellnest

In 2023, Gujarat grappled with a cardiac crisis, as reported by the Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) 108, with a staggering 72,573 cases. Additionally, he highlights that these regions share similar food habits characterized by a high-fat diet and a lack of physical activities.