Men\'s Health Singapore - June 2017

GO FOR
THE WHOLE
Your stomach may have
a palate. People who
ate wholegrains had
healthier gut bacteria
than those who ate half
that amount of refined
grains, a study in The
American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition found.
Pick products that list
wholegrains first.

WE HEART
CHOCOLAT
Don’t we all? University
of Aberdeen
researchers have
chanced upon a sweet
deal that will make
cocoa binges guilt-free.
The study, in Heart
journal, found that
enjoying 100g of milk
chocolate a week
lowers your chance of
death from heart
disease by 25 percent,
andyourstrokeriskby
23 percent.

DON’T OVERLOAD YOURSELF

There’s a persistent myth that exercisers need to pound a lot of protein after a workout in

order to maximise their gains. But as long as your daily diet includes adequate protein

intake (about 30g a meal), there’s no need to scarf your day’s worth of protein right

after a workout, concludes a study published in the Journal of the International Society

of Sports Nutrition.

THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT

(IN GRAMS) OF PROTEIN INTAKE PER KILOGRAM

OF LE AN BODY MUSCLE MA SS IN ORDER TO

MAINTAIN STABLE WEIGHT LOSS.

SOU RCE: B R A D SCH O E N FE LD, A S SI STA NT

PROFESSOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE AT LEHMAN COLLEGE.

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SOURCE:NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Perhaps keeping those cookies and chips

far from reach isn’t good enough. A Health

Education & Behavior study found that

people who keep fruit on display weigh

up to 12kg less than those who store

sugary snacks in sight. So if you’re

planning to really get rid of that spare tyre,

put those bags of chips away from your

eyes – and replace them with healthy

apples, bananas and other fruity goodness.

Get Out

Of My

Sight

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