Metabolism rises for 14 hours after hard exercise. Pretty cool study from David Niemanâs group at Appalachian State, just published online at Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Weâve all heard the various theories about how exercise pumps up your metabolism so youâre burning extra calories throughout the day.
Ordinary Japanese rice, or uruchimai (ç²³ç±³) is the staple of the Japanese diet and consists of short translucent grains. When cooked it has a somewhat sticky texture such that it can easily be picked up and eaten with chopsticks.
Red yeast rice is made by culturing rice with various strains of the yeast Monascus purpureus. Some preparations of red yeast rice are used in food products in Chinese cuisine, including Peking duck. Others have been sold as dietary supplements to lower blood levels of cholesterol and related lipids.Some red yeast rice products contain substances called monacolins, which are produced by the yeast.Monacolin K is chemically identical to the active ingredient in the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin, which is one of the drugs in the category known as statins. Some red yeast rice products contain substantial amounts of monacolin K, which is chemically identical to the active ingredient in the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin.