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In short, I wouldn't say that the rate of protein synthesis drops significantly when you are hypocaloric, it's rather the increased protein breakdown that tends to balance (or even reverse) the overall picture (assuming in both cases the stimulus is the same and protein intake is adequate).

Oh, I see you are rather literate about our customs and terminology! The room is ready ;) I don't understand why you would prefer Greek women over yours, though. Of course, many of them are of exquisite beauty and obsessively seductive, but you have to see them in their socioeconomic context in...

All you have to do is say 'please'

I didn't know that 'the rest of you Europeans' existed a couple of millennia ago... I had the impression you evolved just recently :D That's strange too, because your -admittedly- good looking chicks seem to like this stuff... they could just be pretending, of course... :D Just kidding of...

It's strange, because most people here in Greece love cottage cheese, and even those who don't, by no means find it unpalatable. Since Boggy (who AFAIK lives in Italy) expresses the same bafflement, I'm wondering whether it is a completely different cottage cheese we have around the...

It seems we've all been thinking the same way... I have also had the same thought many times. At this stage of my life, being fat is not an option (maybe because I've already been there, up to a point). So, that leaves hunger as the only alternative. Which has taught me that one can actually...

Yes, that's the fun part of it! Many times I overeat during a social event. Others who know that I have a visible 6-pack but are not aware of my daily struggle with hunger, will be staring at me with an astonished look on their faces, wondering how can life be so cruel with them, and how lucky...

There are many males with such disorders, although the ones related to undereating (eg anorexia) are by and large the problem of females. Bodybuilders would most probably suffer from some variation of orthorexia nervosa, though personally I don't consider this particular disorder something to...

The 'easy' or 'difficult' part of a lift has to do with several things. Besides leverage and other mechanics, the particular biomechanics of the lift are important. In your example of pulldowns, the lats, as you can see in ExRx, enter active insufficiency near the completion of shoulder...

Terminology varies and in many places the definitions are used interchangeably or are completely mixed up, but in general: Bulimia: overeating with purgative behavior (can be vomiting, laxatives, over-exercising etc) Compulsive overeating: overeating without purgative behavior Binge eating...

Yes, exercise is healthy, but when done in moderation. Bodybuilding is far from it. Those guys we see at the gym not trying really hard, not having changed their physique during the last 10 years, those guys that we tend to ridicule because we think they haven't achieved anything, they are...

'Alkaloids' means that the substance is of plant origin. Practically, what you get is a mixture of substances among which some of them will probably exhibit some pharmacological action. If you want to be sure that the plant extract is effective, you should buy only 'standardized' extracts...

Aaaah, bulimia... what can I say about it. I have recorded a few thoughts in my dieting diary and I have a lot of insults to sling at the face of fellow bulimics and their allegedly 'supportive' web sites. But it's not time for it yet... Well, I wouldn't call bulimia finishing my pizza... What...

Yeah, not much to explain... I wonder myself how is it possible to eat like this :D Obviously, bulimia is involved. But it is not easy to distinguish between bulimic and hunger signals. When I eat a lot of food I may feel a temporary discomfort from a very full stomach but it's nothing serious...

Antioxidants and supplements in general could help, only we can't be sure about it. One should have to take a combination of them, like vit. E, vit. C, a-lipoic acid, anthocyanidins, Co-Q10 etc. For example, look at what this guy takes (or at least allegates so). But I believe that our future...

Yeah, overeating is bad for longevity, and it doesn't have anything to do with hunger or metabolism. It has to do with the absolute amount of calories ingested. As you may understand, it is difficult to conduct studies with humans, but all indications point to the fact that what dieters refer to...

You're good, but not good enough When it comes to overeating, I can beat anyone with one hand (or one jaw, for that matter). 10000 kcals per day for 3 consecutive days while eating 'clean' is not something difficult for me. Now, if I allow myself the pleasures of chocolate and other snacks...

To test whether you are intolerant, drink in one sitting 1lt of skim milk and then you'll know. There are various degrees of intolerance and various symptoms (gas, bloating, upset, diarrhea etc.). I didn't know I'm intolerant until I started drinking lots of skim milk (that is, until I was...

Well, technically it is a valid question, because you can have the last meal of the day AFTER going to sleep, like when you work a night shift and wake up at 11 pm and then have the last meal of the day. Or even if you don't work night shift but you are on intravenous feeding etc...

Yep, that's exactly my problem: moderation. :) I have eaten 1.5kg apples in one day, enough to throw me over to the hypercaloric brink. With 1.5kg boiled broccoli I can get away :D