Ben Tucker

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  • Health & Fitness Provider Network

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  • Maria Theilgard - NASM Elite Trainer, NASM Elite Trainer
  • Toni Pashley
    Toni Pashley is now following Ben Tucker
  • Wendy Batts - Sharecare Fitness Expert
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    Ben Tucker is now following UnitedHealthcare
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    Ben Tucker is now following Anne Krueger
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  • Serena Rain , NASM Elite Trainer
    Nice to meet you here on Sharecare Ben!
  • Ben Tucker
    Ben Tucker approved the following answer:
    What controls your appetite?

    Everything “around you” (the environment) and “in you” (genetic makeup including internal biology) controls your appetite. First and foremost, the body’s continuous energy needs drive our appetite because the energy in food is what keeps us alive. Therefore, we are internally wired to get hungry

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    Ben Tucker approved the following answer:
    How important is metabolism in weight loss?

    In the context of weight loss, metabolism is considered how fast and how many calories you burn daily, therefore theoretically, metabolism should dictate how quickly or easy it would be for someone to lose, gain or control their weight. Unfortunately, fast and slow resting metabolisms are more of a myth

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  • Ben Tucker
    Ben Tucker approved the following answer:
    Should I go on a weight loss diet to improve my athletic performance?

    Only if losing weight has the potential to improve your performance. In other words, if you are considered over your ideal “playing weight” for your sport or athletic endeavor, then losing weight will likely improve your performance as long as you do not lose weight too quickly.

    Weight loss must

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  • Ben Tucker
    Ben Tucker approved the following answer:
    Should I take my vitamin D with vitamin C?
    Yes, and that’s the best way to take it. The generally recommended supplemental dose of both vitamin C and D should easily be contained in your daily multivitamin and mineral formula (MVM). Therefore make sure your MVM contains at least 250 mg of C, 600-1200 IU of D and take with a meal and you will...Full Post