A person who has followed a no added salt diet for multiple years decides they want to start consuming salt again (taste preference and no medical concerns) how much water retention will occur? how long will it last? how long until the body becomes accustomed to consuming salt again and loses the fluid retention?
If I’m cooking 1cup of rice in vegetable broth, do I need to add vegetables? It’s 4cups worth of broth with half already in the beans while they simmer low. The other half of my lunch and dinner is always either 1) plant-based or 2) chicken pot pie. Both frozen and usually with vegetables included.
I started taking collagen supplements to improve my skin and joints after reading this article by an APD dietician. According to Dr. Crowe’s research, “Collagen from any animal or fish source are your options and just a few grams a day will be enough. Doses as low as 1 gram per day have shown benefits in clinical trials. Taking more than 10 grams per day is overkill.”
I bought a canister of collagen peptides (10g per scoop) from Vital Proteins to try. The brand offers a few different types of collagen powders, including marine collagen (6g), matcha collagen (10g), and beauty collagen (7.5g). I went with the collagen peptides option because it had a higher dose of collagen per serving. Are there other vitamin/supplement considerations if my main concern is improving skin health/appearance? Thanks in advance!
I (24F) used the TDEE calculator to figure out my maintenance cals. It says to maintain, with the info I put in, I should consume around 2,078 cals per day, which is SO MUCH for me! If I don’t eat garbage, anyway. It will be tough for me to reach just the maintenance, let alone bulk. Does this sound correct? For clarification, I am 5’3, weight lift 4 days a week, and currently weigh around 137lbs. And when I decide to bulk/cut, would +/- 300 cals to the maintenance cals be good? The calculator said they would be +/- 500 cals…