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As an approximation, there exist several different equations for calculating a basal/resting metabolic rate. These are: Harris-Benedict Harris-Benedict revised Cunningham Katch-McCardle Mifflin St. …

If you are eliminating milk only, then many of the other dairy sources still hold true as valuable sources of calcium. For example, an 8 ounce serving of fruit yogurt has ~ 300mg of calcium. This woul …

You're overthinking it. All they are saying is that they strongly recommend no more than 10% of total daily calorie intake be in the form of sugars, and they conditionally recommend that no more than …

It depends on the amount consumed. The main culprit is amygdalin, which is present in the seeds of many different fruits/vegetables, as shown on some of the charts in this comparison. Amygdalin breaks …

Because of that, it's considered to be non caloric, so it won't be included under the nutrition information. …

Stomach rumbles, or to give them their proper name of boborygmus, are the movement of gas and fluid in the intestines. This is a normal thing. Most of the time they are not loud enough to be audible, …

The quantitive figures for Vitamin A overdose are well established, and widely published. The RDI in the United States (Different countries may have different values) is 900 micrograms for men, and 7 …

At least for calcium, the answer is a definite yes. 99% of the calcium in the body is stored in the bones and teeth, and the body treats that calcium like you would treat money at an ATM. If you don' …

You seem to be equating food weight with body weight, and they are not directly related. Yes, if you eat a pound of something, you will immediately weigh one more pound, as your body has not had a ch …

I like to eat fish on a regular basis, most notably salmon and tuna. Recently, I've been reading about some of the dangers of fish raised on fish farms. Notably, these can include Increased level of …

I have mild exercise induced bronchospasm (EIB, once called exercise induced asthma), to where I have been prescribed inhalers (ProAir HFA - Albuterol sulfate) but have very rarely needed to use them …

I want to clean up my diet, and be more aware of what I'm eating and how much, but I'm not sure how to read a nutrition label. …

I also ran across references (But was unable to find the actual study) to a 2007 study involving women published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, that found people standing up …

The quoted "1-2" pounds per week (or approximately 0.5 - 1 kilo) is based on the traditional 3500 calories burned = 1 pound of fat. Now, while the exact figure of 3500 calories is somewhat open to deb …

There is some evidence that sugar does suppress the immune system. The study that everyone seems to point to was conducted in 1973, where they fed sugar in 100g doses to people and measured the effect …