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Jul 23

New study: Eat less meat to lose weight? Are they mad!!??

by Martin MacDonald

Out (food) shopping yesterday my eye was caught by a news headline:

EAT LESS MEAT TO LOSE WEIGHT

Now as you can imagine I was a little disturbed... especially as this made front page news. I thought it was just some delusional Health Editor at the Daily Express, but then I find it on BBC News, the

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Jul 10

A great way to flavour your protein and fat meals!

by Martin MacDonald

With only a slight adjustment of the fat portion in your meal you could add so much flavour, try this.

 60g of white wine vinegar, 20g Extra virgin olive oil, 20g of Tescos organic wholegrain mustard (black pepper to taste).

56kcals, 0.4g Protein, 0.7g Carbs, 5.4g Fat for a 25g serving which is plenty! 

NB: The reason I mention the Tescos mustard in particular is because

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Jul 09

Eat cholestrol to lower cholestrol production! I knew that when I was 13!

by Martin MacDonald

Doing a big tidy up of my office and I find notes that I made back in November 1999 whilst studying biology I wrote "If there is an increase in the absorbed cholesterol in the intestine, it decreases the activity of enzymes synthesising cholesterol from co-enzyme A". Little did I know that years later I'd be telling people the very same thing. Unless you have a predisposition to

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Martin MacDonald MSc CSCS, is both a peformance nutritionist and a strength and conditioning specialist. He provides information on all aspects of training and nutrition for both optimal health and performance, working with recreational and professional athletes as well as the general public.

Mac-Nutrition has been created to provide information designed to help readers reach their goals whether they are performance, health or aesthetics related.

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