by kristinhatherleyhc | Mar 15, 2019 | Research
Ever had a cake placed in front of you and you couldn’t resist it? When I was dieting I couldn’t help my self. Cake, biscuits, donuts, they were all so tempting. It would be so tempting and I would eat it. I was never able to keep chocolate or biscuits...
by kristinhatherleyhc | Feb 20, 2019 | Research, Weight Managment
When I was doing my rounds of dieting long ago, I went on this fantastic diet and fitness program. I lost the weight. But inevitably like all diets, they don’t work long term. I put the weight back on. The nutrition plan was not based on any science and it got...
by kristinhatherleyhc | Feb 19, 2019 | Research, Weight Managment
‘Eat a low carb diet!’. ‘Keto works wonders!’. ‘Carbs will make you fat!’. Sound familiar? Not only do low carb diets not make sense, they don’t work in the long run. Diets in general don’t work long term as the...
by kristinhatherleyhc | Feb 18, 2019 | Research, Weight Managment
There are many myths behind how weight gain occurs. The energy balance that is achieved when maintaining the body has been often quoted as the first law of thermodynamics. This is that energy in equals energy out. But this may need to be refined as it needs to...
by kristinhatherleyhc | Feb 13, 2019 | Research
Ever wondered why you get hungry? There are many factors that contribute to the desire to eat. There is common consensus that fat cells contribute to our appetite and how hungry we are. It is in turn influenced by our energy expenditure. However the amount of...
by kristinhatherleyhc | Feb 6, 2019 | Research
One of the concerns of health professionals has been obesity and the health complications that are associated with it. An increase in BMI was thought to have effects on diabetes and heart disease. However recent studies are coming out that dispel these myths. In a...