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Calculating Glycemic Index & Net Carbs

Updated: October 04, 2023

Before covering the remaining items listed on the Nutrition Facts label, it is important to clarify a few related items not addressed on the food label. Two frequently used terms are Glycemic Index and Net Carbs. When evaluating food, they are referred to but often not completely understood.

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How Food Labels Show Minerals and Carbohydrates

And What You Won’t Find on Them That You Need to Know

We see food labels all the time, but do we stop to read them, and if we do, do we fully understand them? Nutrition Facts provide useful information, both in what they say and what they do not say. Dr. Schiff provides an in-depth look at food labels.

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Interpreting Nutritional Labels – Improve Your Understanding

Understanding nutritional labels can impact hunger, cravings and health.

Nutritional labels provide objective product specific information about the food that’s in the package, but don’t tell us all that we should know about the physiologic and behavioral impact that may be a consequence of eating that specific food. These labels do contain certain critical facts we need to be aware of before making an informed food selection, but in many ways omit the downstream implications of eating the recommended serving or, in many cases, the package. The first step to making a good food choice is to take the time to read the label. The second part is understanding the consequences of making a particular food choice.

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Belly Fat Causes

What are the causes of belly fat?

What are the causes of belly fat?  Without knowing the root cause, it is virtually impossible to implement a sustainable solution. Genetics and age contribute, but there is little we can do about these. Menopause and low testosterone have both been associated with increased belly fat. There are many contributing factors we can address such as the foods we eat, daily stress, our body’s hormones and being sedentary.

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Types Of Belly Fat

How to Lose Belly Fat

Updated July 2022

Belly Fat…Nobody likes it. Everyone wants to know how to lose belly fat. Not long ago  it was a common belief that people with big bellies were both healthy and wealthy. It was desired to be fat. Today, with the industrialization of the agriculture and food production industries, this paradigm has reversed.  It’s not desirable for good reasons, reasons very important for your health.

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Magnesium Deficiency

Magnesium Deficiency Part 2 – Solutions

Last week we discussed magnesium deficiency, likely the most frequent and most overlooked electrolyte abnormality. Symptoms and associated medical conditions were presented, along with causes, challenges and reasons for maintaining adequate amounts of magnesium in our bodies.

We now move on to what we can do about this.

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Healthy Exercise Guidelines: Part 2

Exercise Guidelines: What is right for you?

Here in Part 2 of Healthy Exercise Guidelines, current exercise guidelines for adults as provided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), are reviewed. ACSM is the nation’s foremost professional society dedicated to the study and advocacy of the benefits of exercise.

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Why CardioMender, MD Weight Loss Specialists?

Get It Off! Keep it Off!

Many patients have lost weight on various other weight loss programs previously, so why come to us? Those who know us have experienced why we are different. They’ve gained knowledge and have been empowered by that knowledge.

Whether having just started, well on your way or have reached your goal weight and concerned about maintaining it, experience what differentiates CardioMender, MD Weight Loss Specialists from the rest.

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WE HAVE THE MOST TO GAIN BY LOSING: An Inspirational Q & A

Diet Inspiration and Answers

CardioMender, MD helps motivate in a common sense, non-judgmental way, and answers questions to help you get, and stay, on track in your weight loss journey to health and looking great! Read on for some real-world diet inspiration from South Florida’s best weight loss physicians. 

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