Why You Might Want to Ignore the Recommended Daily Allowance for Protein

At this point, you’ve heard that protein plays a role in muscle gain. What’s not always so clear is whether high-protein diets are beneficial to everyone—or only athletes and serious weightlifters. A recent study published in Advances in Nutrition might have an answer.…

What Happens If You Eat Too Much Protein?

Protein has been the most-loved macro for a while now. Want to lose weight? Up your protein intake! Want to see those muscle gains? More protein! Truth: Protein is an important macro (as in macronutrient), to be sure. “Protein is made…

Trying to Lose Weight? Protein Is Your Secret Weapon.

Here’s how eating more of the nutrient can actually help you weigh less. If protein was a superhero, it would be Wolverine-Batman-Hulk-Spiderman-Hellboy-Thor-Gambit-And-What-The-Hell-Throw-In-Green-Lantern-Too. Basically, protein does it all. Protein helps you build and maintain muscle. Protein powers a variety of functions in your…

The ‘kind of fat’ you need to maintain a good diet, according to nutritionists

The way to every Filipino’s heart is through his or her stomach—and this claim is probably known by nearly everyone. Filipino parents raised their children to be accustomed to serving and eating rice, specifically white rice in their daily lives.…

Here’s why you must eat almonds daily. They help eliminate bad cholesterol

New research finds that almonds may not only increase blood levels of good cholesterol, but also boost the transport of bad blood cholesterol to the liver. Rich in magnesium and potassium, almonds are a healthy and filling snack rich in…