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Energy and Nutrition

No matter what we do we need energy to do it.  We look at the best ways to generate energy and how to maintain those energy levels.

Peer Reviewed Evidence Shows Low Calorie Sweeteners Are Beneficial For Weight Loss

Despite what we hear in the mainstream, recent peer reviewed evidence shows that low calorie sweeteners are beneficial for weight loss.

The Post-Bariatrics Surgery Advantage of Using Z•Pro 25™: Effects on Body Composition, Satiety and Long-term Dietary Adherence.

There are many reasons why Z•Pro 25 is recommend for post-bariatric patients.  Being high in protein, low in dietary fat, enriched with vitamins & minerals and ability to promote satiety, it is an excellent solution for anybody who is on a weight lost journey or pre/post barbaric surgery.

The Weight Loss Benefits of Pro•Cal

With 2/3 of the population being overweight see how R-Kane Nutritionals’ high protein Pro•Cal combined with a portion controlled meal plan can help support your weight loss.  R-Kane Nutritionals has been a leader in producing products that can help support short and long term weight management and help you along your weight loss journey. 

Obesity and Cancer

There has been an increase of mortality linked to obesity over the past decade, but one of the largest increases we are seeing is in cancers associated with obesity.  

Tinymeal™ Protein Bars Unraveled

Recently R-Kane Nutritionals redeveloped and unveiled the new and improved TinyMeal Protein Bars. These bars were developed to help people feel satiated and provide functional benefits such as better gut health, increased calcium absorption, and a dose of daily vitamins and minerals. Click here to read more about the science of TinyMeal. 

The Importance of Micronutrient Supplementation Post-Bariatric Surgery

Written by Jeffrey Bernstein, BS Nutrition

It is thoroughly documented that micronutrient deficiencies are present in weight loss surgery patients both pre and post-bariatric surgeries and, with a reported 113,000 surgeries per annum in 2006, it is increasingly important to understand the nutritional deficiencies that exist and how to mitigate malnutrition.

Obesity, Diabetes, and Insulin

By William Cabot, M.D., FAAOS.

Statistics show that approximately 65% of the population routinely sits instead of stands, drives instead of walks, and rides the elevator instead of taking the stairs, which puts those Americans at an increased risk for chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes.

Nutritional Problems and Solutions for Protein Deficiency Associated with Bariatric Surgery

By William Cabot, M.D., FAAOS

Changes in the nature of our work, leisure time activity, and changes in what and how much we eat are the most significant contributing factors to the explosion of obesity in the United States. 

Gastric Bypass and High Protein Diets Immediately Following Surgery

According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery the gold standard procedure is called the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or more simply, gastric bypass³. This is where a small pouch is created from the stomach, and attaching it directly to the small intestine, whereby bypassing the majority of the stomach and the duodenum.

Understanding Milk Proteins

This piece will serve to help you better understand the basics of milk protein composition and various products they are used in. There are many more processes and byproducts than those described below but the purpose of this article is to provide a basic understanding of milk proteins.

What Is So Great About Protein?

Protein is good for us and necessary for life.   Perhaps this is what Herbert Hoover was getting at in 1928 when he promised “a chicken in every pot.”