Home > Newsletters > Daily: Love or hate Earth Hour? > Daily Dose: This is why your vanilla or cinnamon flavoured e-cigarette is toxic > Health-in-Motion 30 May 2017 When trying to lose weight, should you eat or fast before exercising? When trying to lose weight, should you eat or fast before exercising? That’s one of the questions British researchers tried to answer in a recent study by looking at the expression of genes in the fat tissue of a group of overweight males. The expression of the genes PDK4 and HSL increased when the test subjects didn’t eat before exercising, suggesting that energy from stored fat was used to power the physical exercise, potentially leading to weight loss. The opposite was the case when the men ate before exercising. 0 More: Daily Dose: This is why your vanilla or cinnamon flavoured e-cigarette is toxicHealth-in-Motion advertisement Other news Medical Coronavirus in SA: All the confirmed cases Medical Latest on Covid-19 testing in SA: Public sector backlogs more than 6 days – an expert tells us more Medical Kids with cancer not at greater risk for severe Covid-19 Medical So you're coughing, what next? It could be for a number of reasons Medical WATCH | Covid-19: How healthcare professionals should be putting on and removing PPE Medical Coronavirus morning update: Global demand for test kits, clarity on hotspots, and soldiers cleared Live healthier Lifestyle » E-cigarettes: Here are five things to know E-cigarettes have become hugely popular in the past decade, but a rash of vaping-linked deaths and illnesses in the US is feeding caution about a product that's already banned in some places. Allergy » Ditch the itch: Researchers find new drug to fight hives A new drug works by targeting an immune system antibody called immunoglobulin E, which is responsible for the allergic reaction that causes hives.
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