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So many Americans try different diets or think some myths like “gluten free” will lead to weight loss success.   Time magazine has an excellent article, The Weight Loss Trap:   Why Your Diet Isn’t Working .   They interviewed many experts and discuss the National Weight Control Registry .   What is this registry?   It is a study of over 10,000 people who have lost 30 or more pounds and have kept it off.   The study attempts to figure out why these people were success stories and others who go on diets gain back the weight they lost.   What are some of the take-a-ways from this article?       1.  Find a diet or eating plan that works for YOU .   What worked for your neighbor, your best friend may not be what it best for you.   People react differently to diets.    One person can lose a lot of weight on a diet and another person on the same diet loses only a few pounds or may even gain weight.   A st...

Why focus on protein?   Americans eat a lot of protein but usually at dinner.    New research is showing how important eating protein is at breakfast and lunch and not just at dinner time.   Focus on Protein to Boost Your Muscle Mass   Eating protein at breakfast and lunch can help boost muscle mass.   This is increasingly important as people get older and they start to loose muscle mass.   A study of healthy older adults found that those who added protein to breakfast and lunch added muscle mass.   Your peak muscle mass is in your 30’s.   Then is it a downward trend unless one focuses on protein and resistance training. Why spread protein out between breakfast, lunch and dinner? A study at the University of Texas found your body had 25% more muscle synthesis when protein was spread throughout 3 meals a day and not just emphasizing protein at dinner.   They note that the study participants didn’t increase how much protein they ate, but c...