Salud9 min de lectura
Wegovy results: 14.9% over 68 weeks
Wegovy averaged 14.9% weight loss over 68 weeks in STEP 1. The side effects people actually report, and what happens after you stop.
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Salud6 min de lectura
Saxenda results: about 8% over 56 weeks
Saxenda averaged about 8% weight loss over 56 weeks, the smallest of the three. How the daily injection compares with weekly Wegovy and Mounjaro.
Salud7 min de lectura
Mounjaro results: 20.9% over 72 weeks
Mounjaro averaged 20.9% weight loss over 72 weeks, the largest reported so far. Why hitting GLP-1 and GIP together changes the numbers.
Salud7 min de lectura
Wegovy vs Saxenda vs Mounjaro: 8% to 20.9%
Saxenda 8%, Wegovy 14.9%, Mounjaro 20.9%. The three drugs side by side, with dosing schedules and the side effects they share.
Dieta8 min de lectura
Calorie deficit: 7,700kcal is one kilo of fat
A 300–500kcal daily deficit takes off 0.3–0.5kg a week. How to work out your BMR, and the floor you should not go below.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Protein when dieting: 1.2–1.6g per kg
Dieting needs 1.2–1.6g of protein per kg of body weight, or 84–112g a day at 70kg. Where to get it, split across meals.
Dieta9 min de lectura
Intermittent fasting 16:8: 0.25–0.75kg a week
A 16:8 window averages 0.25–0.75kg a week. How to build up from a 12-hour fast over three weeks, and where 5:2 differs.
Ejercicio6 min de lectura
Exercise calories burned: jump rope 750–1,000 an hour
Ten exercises ranked by calories burned per hour at 70kg, from jump rope at 750–1,000kcal down to weight training at 250–400kcal.
Estilo de vida7 min de lectura
Sleeping less means eating 385kcal more a day
People on 5.5 hours ate 385kcal more a day than those on 8.5, about 1.5kg over a month. Short sleep also carries 55% higher obesity risk.
Dieta8 min de lectura
7 diet mistakes: 80% regain within a year
About 80% of people who start a diet are back at their old weight within a year. The seven mistakes behind it, and what to do instead.
Nutrición10 min de lectura
Meal prep: 400–500kcal a box, 2–3 hours on Sunday
Two or three hours on Sunday covers the week. How to build a 400–500kcal box, and how long each part keeps.
Estilo de vida5 min de lectura
Water and weight loss: 500ml lifts metabolism 10–30%
Half a litre of water raises metabolism 10–30% for 30 minutes. Daily need is 30ml per kg of body weight, or 2.1L at 70kg.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Carbs while dieting: 40–50% of calories
Carbs are not the enemy: 40–50% of total calories works while dieting. Your brain alone runs on about 120g of glucose a day.
Estilo de vida8 min de lectura
Emotional hunger vs real hunger: 20 minutes tells you
Emotional hunger fades within about 20 minutes; physical hunger does not. How to tell them apart, and what sets each one off.
Ejercicio7 min de lectura
Raising your BMR: 1kg of muscle burns 13kcal a day
BMR is 60–75% of what you burn in a day. Each kilo of muscle adds 13kcal, and eating under 1,000kcal can drop it by 20–30%.
Dieta6 min de lectura
Weight-loss plateau: it is not one until two weeks
A plateau means two weeks with no change; one week of movement is water. What causes it, and how a refeed day at 30–50% more carbs fits in.
Nutrición5 min de lectura
Diet snacks from 30 to 200kcal
Snacks from a 30kcal cucumber to a 200kcal protein bar, with the times they work best — 3-4pm is peak hunger.
Ejercicio7 min de lectura
Strength training burns for 24–48 hours afterward
Lifting keeps burning calories for 24–48 hours after the session. Five beginner lifts, and why 2–3 sessions a week is the starting point.
Nutrición8 min de lectura
Sugar addiction: a 7-day taper to the 25g limit
The WHO caps added sugar at 25g a day; most people eat 70–100g. A seven-day order for cutting back, and what replaces the sweetness.
Ejercicio6 min de lectura
Walking to lose weight: 10,000 steps is 300–400kcal
Ten thousand steps burns 300–400kcal, about 1kg a month if you hit it daily. Pace, posture, and interval walking that adds 20–30%.
Estilo de vida6 min de lectura
Late-night eating: stop 2–3 hours before bed
What puts weight on is the total, not the clock. Stop eating 2–3 hours before bed, and settle hunger with warm milk at about 120kcal.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Daily fiber target vs the 15g people actually eat
Men need 25–38g of fiber a day and women 21–25g, but average intake is under 15g. Which foods close the gap fastest.
Dieta6 min de lectura
Portion control: a smaller plate cuts 22%
Switching to a smaller plate cuts intake by about 22% on average, and your hand measures a serving without a scale.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Cooking methods: 165kcal boiled vs 270kcal fried
The same 100g of chicken breast is 165kcal boiled and 270kcal fried. Changing how you cook can save 300kcal a day.
Dieta8 min de lectura
Eating out: one meal runs 800–1,500kcal
A restaurant meal averages 800–1,500kcal. What to order by cuisine, and the dishes that clear 1,000kcal on their own.
Estilo de vida7 min de lectura
Stress and belly fat: a 30-minute walk lowers cortisol
Sustained stress keeps cortisol high and sends fat to the abdomen. A 30-minute walk, 7–9 hours of sleep, and 4–7–8 breathing bring it down.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Alcohol calories: 400kcal in a bottle of soju
Alcohol carries 7kcal per gram, and a 360ml bottle of soju is about 400kcal. Calories by drink, plus how to drink with less damage.
Ejercicio6 min de lectura
Body fat percentage: 10–20% for men, 18–28% for women
Healthy body fat runs 10–20% for men and 18–28% for women. Why the same weight looks different, and how to shift the ratio.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Do you have to eat breakfast?
Breakfast works either way. What you gain by eating it, what you gain by skipping it, and how to pick the side that fits you.
Estilo de vida5 min de lectura
Diet apps: people who log lose twice as much
Logging food roughly doubles the weight people lose. The apps worth using for food, training, and habits, plus the gear that earns its space.
Estilo de vida7 min de lectura
Mindful eating: give one meal 20 minutes
Mindful eating means the screen off and attention on the food. Thirty chews a bite and 20 minutes a meal leave you full on less.
Estilo de vida6 min de lectura
Diet motivation fades in 2–4 weeks
Motivation cools after 2–4 weeks, so build a system instead. Small goals, a fixed routine, and counting 80% adherence as a win.
Ejercicio8 min de lectura
A 20-minute home workout: burpees burn 200kcal
No equipment, one mat. Burpees run about 200kcal in 20 minutes, and a 20-seconds-on, 10-seconds-off format adds over 30%.
Salud8 min de lectura
Lowering blood sugar: keep fasting glucose under 100
Fasting glucose of 100–125mg/dL is prediabetes, and 126mg/dL is diabetes. Changing the order you eat in flattens the spike after meals.
Salud7 min de lectura
Foods that lower LDL cholesterol by 5–10%
25–30g of fiber a day can lower LDL by 5–10%, and losing 5kg drops it about 8%. What to eat, what to cut, and the numbers to aim for.
Salud7 min de lectura
The DASH diet lowers systolic pressure 8–14mmHg
DASH lowers systolic blood pressure by 8–14mmHg without medication. Sodium intake in Korea averages 3,500mg a day, 1.7× the WHO limit.
Salud8 min de lectura
Probiotics vs prebiotics: 70% of immunity is in the gut
Probiotics are the good bacteria; prebiotics are what feed them. 70% of your immune system sits in the gut, home to 100 trillion microbes.
Estilo de vida7 min de lectura
Office worker meals: packing lunch cuts calories 30%
A packed lunch cuts calories by 30% and cost by half. Five-minute breakfasts, lunch swaps, and how to get through work dinners and overtime.
Salud8 min de lectura
Health after 40: metabolism drops about 5% a decade
After 40, basal metabolism falls about 5% per decade and muscle about 1% a year. What to change in diet, training, and screening.
Salud8 min de lectura
Women's hormones and food: cycle, pregnancy, menopause
What to eat for hormone balance changes with the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. The nutrients that matter in each phase.
Salud7 min de lectura
Osteoporosis: one in three women over 50 has it
One in three women over 50 has osteoporosis, and one-year mortality after a hip fracture is about 20%. What protects bone and joints.
Nutrición9 min de lectura
Vitamin and mineral deficiency signs
Low iron shows as fatigue and pallor, low vitamin D as bone pain and weakness. The signs for each, and the foods that fix them.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Omega-3: 2,600mg in 100g of mackerel
Mackerel carries about 2,600mg of omega-3 per 100g. Twice a week covers the 250–500mg EPA+DHA recommendation.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
10 antioxidant foods, plus 20× curcumin absorption
Ten antioxidant foods from blueberries to turmeric. Black pepper raises curcumin absorption 20-fold, and other ways to absorb more.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Cutting sodium from 3,500mg to 2,000mg a day
Korean sodium intake averages 3,500mg a day, 1.7× the WHO limit of 2,000mg. One pack of instant noodles alone is 1,800mg.
Info alimentos7 min de lectura
Superfoods: acai is 10× the price of blueberries
Superfood is a marketing label, not a medical one. Acai costs ten times what blueberries do with barely different antioxidants, and cheaper swaps work.
Info alimentos6 min de lectura
Nutrition labels: sugar under 25g, sodium under 300mg
Start with the serving size. Sugar under 25g a day, sodium under 300mg a serving, and on the % column 5 is low while 15 is high.
Info alimentos7 min de lectura
Seasonal food: 30–50% cheaper, twice the vitamin C
In-season tomatoes carry twice the vitamin C of out-of-season ones, and seasonal produce runs 30–50% cheaper. What comes when, and how to store it.
Info alimentos8 min de lectura
Low-calorie snacks: six recipes at 100–200kcal
Six snacks you can make at home, all 100–200kcal with at least 5g of protein. The Greek yogurt parfait is 150kcal and 12g.
Salud8 min de lectura
Visceral fat: down 5–7% in three months
150 minutes of moderate cardio a week cut visceral fat 5–7% over three months. A waist over 90cm for men or 85cm for women is the warning line.
Salud7 min de lectura
Metabolism myths: it barely changes from 20 to 60
Metabolism stays nearly flat between ages 20 and 60, and 1kg of muscle burns about 13kcal a day against 4.5kcal for fat. Seven myths against the data.
Salud9 min de lectura
Gut microbiome and weight: 30 plants, 30g of fiber
100 trillion gut microbes change how many calories you absorb. Aim for 30+ plant foods a week and 30g of fiber a day.
Salud10 min de lectura
Diet hormones: poor sleep raises ghrelin 28%
Short sleep raises the hunger hormone ghrelin 28% and cortisol 45%. Leptin, insulin, and thyroid round out the hormones that set your weight.
Estilo de vida8 min de lectura
Stress bingeing: 75% of adults do it
Emotional eating reaches 75% of adults. How to break the eat-regret-eat loop with a HALT check, the five-minute rule, and less self-blame.
Nutrición8 min de lectura
A 21-day sugar detox, day by day
Taste shifts over 21 days. Headaches on days 1–3, peak cravings on days 4–7, and a new habit by day 21.
Ejercicio7 min de lectura
A 15-minute walk after eating cuts spikes 40%
Fifteen minutes of walking after a meal cuts the blood-sugar spike by 40%, and 7,000 steps a day lowers heart disease risk by 50%.
Dieta8 min de lectura
Diet breaks and refeed days: seven ways past a plateau
A diet break means 1–2 weeks back at maintenance. Plateaus land 3–6 months in, around 10% of body weight lost, and seven moves get you through.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Alcohol and dieting: fat burning drops 73%
While alcohol is being metabolized, fat breakdown falls 73%. A month without it averaged 2–3kg of weight loss.
Estilo de vida9 min de lectura
Office worker diet: 30g of protein at breakfast
Sitting 8–12 hours a day sets the terms. Thirty grams of protein at breakfast, a 15-minute walk after lunch, and standing up every 30 minutes.
Ejercicio8 min de lectura
Muscle loss while dieting: cap it at 0.5–0.7kg a week
Lose faster than 0.5–0.7kg a week and muscle goes with the fat. Protein at 1.6–2.2g per kg, which is 112–154g at 70kg, plus four more keys.
Salud9 min de lectura
Cycle-based dieting: 100–300kcal more in the luteal phase
You burn 100–300kcal more in the luteal phase. How to match calories and training intensity to each of the four phases.
Salud7 min de lectura
GLP-1 nausea hits 44.2%: how to get through it
44.2% of people starting a GLP-1 report nausea and 24.8% vomiting. How to eat around it, and the signs that mean call a doctor.
Salud7 min de lectura
Stopping a GLP-1: two-thirds returns within a year
In the STEP 4 extension, two-thirds of the lost weight came back within a year of stopping. Why it happens, and what to build while you can.
Salud8 min de lectura
GLP-1 muscle loss: 25–40% of it is lean mass
25–40% of the weight lost on a GLP-1 is lean mass. Keep protein at 1.6g per kg, 112g a day at 70kg, and know where to spend it first.
Salud6 min de lectura
Ozempic face: slow the loss to 0.5–0.7kg a week
Ozempic face comes from speed, not the drug. Holding loss near 0.5–0.7kg a week with 1.6g of protein per kg reduces it.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Zero-sugar sweeteners: aspartame is 200× sugar
Aspartame is 200× as sweet as sugar, sucralose 600×, and erythritol about 70%. What separates the sweeteners behind zero-sugar drinks.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Protein drinks: 15–20g a bottle, a sixth of a day
A bottle carries 15–20g of protein, under a sixth of the 112g a 70kg person needs. Where they help, and what to check on the label.
Estilo de vida8 min de lectura
Slow-aging eating: 25–35g of fibre a day
Slow-aging diets come down to flattening glucose swings. Fibre at 25–35g a day and a 10–15 minute walk after meals are the parts with evidence.
Dieta8 min de lectura
High-protein low-carb: the first 2–3kg is water
The first 2–3kg on low-carb is glycogen and water. Where the real effect comes from, how far to cut carbs, and the 1.6g per kg protein floor.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Do Zero-Calorie Drinks Actually Help You Lose Weight?
A one-year trial found about 2 kg. Here is what swapping sugar for sweeteners really does.
Nutrición7 min de lectura
Sucralose, Gut Bacteria and Blood Sugar
Zero calories, yet glucose responses shift. What the 120-person and 30-day trials found.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
Stevia vs Monk Fruit vs Allulose
Sweetness from 400× down to 0.7×, plus daily limits and the dose that upsets your stomach.
Nutrición8 min de lectura
Ultra-Processed Food Adds 508 kcal a Day
Calories matched, yet people ate more. The inpatient trial and its replications.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
The Protein Leverage Effect
Halve the protein share and total intake doubles. Why low-protein meals leave you hungry.
Nutrición6 min de lectura
How to Spread Protein Across the Day
Same total, different result. Aim for 25–30 g per meal, starting with breakfast.
Salud7 min de lectura
Aspartame Group 2B: What It Actually Means
What a 2B listing says and does not say, and the 9–14 cans a day behind the headline.
Salud7 min de lectura
Erythritol and Blood Clots
A 2023 cohort and a 2024 feeding study: what is established and what is not.
Salud6 min de lectura
Food Noise: When Food Thoughts Will Not Stop
It is not hunger. How to tell them apart and quiet it without medication.
Info alimentos6 min de lectura
How Many Zero-Sugar Sodas a Day?
The intake limit sits above nine cans. Caffeine and enamel are the real ceilings.
Info alimentos6 min de lectura
Non-Alcoholic Beer: 60–120 kcal a Can
The alcohol is gone, the carbs are not. Recent trials split by beer type.
Info alimentos6 min de lectura
Sugar Hides Under Sixty Names
Label rules explained, so the claim on the front stops fooling you.
Info alimentos6 min de lectura
A 500 kcal, 25 g Protein Convenience Store Meal
Pick the protein first. Three combinations that take a minute to grab.
Estilo de vida6 min de lectura
Do Diet Drinks Make You Crave Sugar?
The hypothesis says yes, the trials mostly say no. The real leak is the reward you allow yourself.
Estilo de vida6 min de lectura
Sleep 1.2 Hours More, Eat 270 kcal Less
No diet instructions were given. What happened when 80 adults simply slept longer.
Dieta7 min de lectura
Early vs Late Time-Restricted Eating
The same eight hours, moved earlier, changed body fat and fasting glucose.
Dieta7 min de lectura
Why Weight Comes Back
Your body burns less than the math predicts. How to shrink that gap.
Ejercicio6 min de lectura
NEAT: The 165 Hours You Are Not Exercising
Planned workouts are about 5% of daily burn. Everyday movement is the rest.