How to use Science to Lose Weight #2 – carbohydrates
So your body runs on glucose. Glucose belongs to a class of chemicals called carbohydrates. And before we go any …
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How to use Science to Lose Weight #1
The human body is the most complex chemical reactor in existence. Ultimately, the amount of fat on your body is …
The Chemistry of Weight Loss #2: Our body’s fuel system
Yesterday we looked at the chemistry of fat. Elsewhere, we have looked at the chemistry of carbohydrates http://drchemical.com.au/the-chemistry-of-carbohydrates So which …
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The Chemistry of Weight Loss #1: The chemistry of fat.
We’re a nation of fatties – well at least that’s the popular view. Weight loss programs are scattered across the …
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Are White Sugar and White Rice Bleached?
I was asked a very interesting question today – are white sugar and white rice white because they have been …
Food and Weight Loss #4
Both complex carbohydrates and fat may be converted to energy. If we are going to lose weight, we really mean …
Food and Weight Loss #3
Many things are complex carbohydrates. Paper and wood for example, but you can’t eat them? In terms of food, complex …
Food and Weight Loss #2
Perhaps the biggest myth in terms of food and weight loss is the notion that to lose weight you simply …
Food and Weight Loss #1
Fat is a chemical. So if we want to remove it, we must first understand what it is, and how …