It can be a challenge to be healthy and stay fit while on the road. To help, TravelCenters of America is making health and wellness experts available at TA and Petro locations across the country so drivers can stay fit and feel their best, on and off the road.
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As we learn more about the body and the way it processes different types of food, new diets are formed to promote and enhance the health benefits of the new learnings. The Ketogenic Diet, or Keto, focuses on consuming good fats and reducing the carbs.
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Eat the right food at the right time
What is the right amount of the right kind of food?
When we eat food, there are three main ingredients that we call macronutrients. They include carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Now, fat in food has nothing to do with fat in the body. All that low-fat, no-fat, fat-free is a bunch of fat malarkey! If your goal is to prevent weight gain or lose weight, or more specifically, to burn fat and reduce your risk for metabolic syndrome and increase your life expectancy, then you are primarily concerned with carbohydrates and proteins.
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