Got a big sports event coming up? Chances are, your teammates and coach has asked you to eat every carbohydrate-heavy food in sight. Is that really necessary? Pasta, pasta, pasta. That is all you eat a week before your major sports event. Because, "carbo-loading". For those new to the term, carbo-loading or carbohydrate loading, is a strategy mainly used by endurance athletes, such as runners, to maximise the storage of glycogen (or energy) in the muscles and liver. The techn

The word "diet" is closely associated to weight loss. But do the various diets really work or are you better off trying something else? "You are what you eat." "It's 80% diet, 20% exercise." "Get on a high-protein, low-fat diet!" Sound familiar? In a body-conscious society, that little muffin-top or non-existent thigh gap is usually frowned upon. Fueled by photos of "perfect-looking" models (who are most probably photoshopped) on magazine covers and advertisements, many have