Nutrition Science Archives

17 Jun Stay Active

Posted at 16:38h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Mindset, Nutrition, Nutrition Science by Juan Acevedo

No matter what. I could drop the mic there and leave. But I will not. Get this. Your brain does not function as well when you are inactive. You are not as productive and your thinking is not as sharp. I am not talking about being super...

09 Dec CICO Explained

Posted at 13:44h in Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition Science by Juan Acevedo

You probably have a friend who has told you that "a calorie is not a calorie". Most likely, you also have another friend informing you that calories are the only thing that matters. Maybe you think your emotional well-being is ultimately dependant on being in...

12 Nov Be the horse

Posted at 13:02h in Finding What Works for You, Fitness, Fitness as Nutrient Partitioning, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Smart Practices, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

If you had worked with me on nutrition or fitness, you most likely have heard me comparing you to a horse or a dog. Some people don't like it. Some look at me with a wtf face. It is simple though. I ask my athlete:...

18 Sep F.N.A.Q.: Losing Weight, Making Gainz?

Posted at 13:13h in Finding What Works for You, Fitness, Fitness as Nutrient Partitioning, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

You probably know it by now. I have things to say. Thanks to the questions and lessons I learned from you, I always have a big list of blog ideas, video ideas, Instagram ideas, and even book ideas. Sometimes in those lists, patterns emerge. I...

28 Aug The 15-minute lunch break

Posted at 19:16h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

Often the most laborious work is the most neglected and underestimated. When it comes to nutrition, my experience tells me that most of us focus on the things that we have little or none control over. We fool ourselves thinking we can eat a given...

23 Jun Refreshing or weary? Diet sodas, ditch them, or drink them?

Posted at 14:34h in Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition as Self-knowledge, Nutrition Science by Juan Acevedo

To diet soda or regular soda ...

22 Nov What we are up against – Part 1

Posted at 16:53h in Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Science, Technology by Juan Acevedo

Let’s start today with a grounding idea: we are fortunate enough to live in an age in which we can actually think about how to optimize our personal nutrition. When I was growing up, everyday I saw people in the streets who did not have...

10 Sep Superfoods vs. Evilfoods

Posted at 14:27h in Nutrition, Nutrition Science by Juan Acevedo

It was just two years ago that the Huffington Post delivered this amazing article: “A Glass Of Red Wine Is The Equivalent To An Hour At The Gym, Says New Study”. It was an outstanding piece of modern journalism. It finally answered the question that...

30 Jul Food is Dead

Posted at 18:39h in Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition Science by Juan Acevedo

Let me start by saying something controversial: there is no such thing as a “healthy meal,” not really. I guess you could eat a very healthy live animal and that would be a healthy meal. But I don’t see that happening often. Food is not...