The Answer to a Question I Never Thought About.

May 4, 2012

The Numbers for Today:

• Fasting Blood Glucose Level:  93 mg/dl.  Put me in a good mood all day until later this morning.
• Weight:  188 lbs.
• Exercise:  45 minute ride.
• Mood:  6.5.  The Charming Mrs. SWMBO had some major and expensive car problems later in the morning. 

The Menu:

• Breakfast:  Leftover pizza and the usual fruit medley.    Pizza and coffee, the perfect breakfast.
• Lunch.  Leftover sausage and leftover brown rice. 
• Dinner:  To be determined.  Going out with visiting in-laws. 
• Snacks. A slice of cheese and some dried apricots. 

The Answer to a Question I Never Thought About. 
I guess it has long been assumed that doing an aerobic exercise should not be followed by a strength training exercise.  The thought was doing both together would lessen the effectiveness of each.  Do aerobic one day, lift weights the next.  I never knew that, never thought about that.

Now, two studies show it's not only okay to combine them, it's probably more efficient to to combine them. More bang for the sweaty buck.  

And now I know.

Isn't this the approach used in the late night infomercials?  Muscle confusion I think it's called.  The ones that say if you buy the video and really follow the program, you can ripped and blast the fat away in just 90 days?  Getting ripped  and blasting fat sounds painful.


Diabetes in China
As here in the USA, diabetes in China is a growing problem.  The number of diabetics grews by 30% in just seven years.  That's an amazing and disturbing increase.  Large costs in human and financial terms to follow, guaranteed.  The article is here.

Since China eats a lot of rice, it is assumed by many that carbohydrates from rice was the problem.  Apparently not.  It's from a change in diet from China's growing wealth.  They can afford to eat more and exercise less, just like here in America. More foods with more unsaturated fats are thought to be a key reason for the increase. 

I have also read a few months ago that the Chinese Han do seem to have a genetic bias to getting diabetes.  The change in diet is seemingly not helping that.

Maybe they will soon have their own versions of late night infomercials selling programs to blast and rip.