weight loss

Change Your Eating Habits If Serious About Weight Loss

admin_huliq — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:40:51 -0500

The ultimate weight loss key is changing eating habits. Even if you spend all your time trying to lose weight, if you don't change your eating lifestyle, there is a little chance that you will be able to achieve your weight loss goal.

Weight Loss Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes

Odur Joe — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:44:48 -0500

A new study published in Diabetes Care, the journal of the American Diabetes Association has revealed that patents with type 2 diabetes that shed off excess weight immediately after their diagnosis are in a better position to control their disease compared to those who don't lose weight or who instead gain more weight.

Adults who eat eggs for breakfast lose 65 percent more weight

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:23:26 -0500

A study published online today in the International Journal of Obesity shows that eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of a reduced-calorie diet, helps overweight adults lose more weight and feel more energetic than those who eat a bagel breakfast of equal calories.

Accelerated Bone Turnover Remains After Weight Loss

admin_huliq — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:44:52 -0500

When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. During weight loss through calorie-restricted diets, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate.

Exercise recommendations may not be sufficient for overweight women to sustain weight loss

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:50:39 -0500

In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent over two years, according to a report in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Research: 275 Minutes Weekly Exercise Needed To Reduce Weight in Obese Women

Odur Joe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:14:31 -0500

If you have been swallowing endless pills in a bid to reduce your weight and yet have not registered any success, then the secret might be in how you physically exercise your body.

Fat friends and poor education helps people think thin

harminka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:17:30 -0500

Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses.

Kaiser Permanente study finds keeping food diary doubles diet weight loss

harminka — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:46:19 -0500

Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:29:00 -0500

Saturday can be the worst enemy for our waistlines, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Eat Slowly to Help Lose Weight

harminka — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:04:57 -0500

People looking for ways to manage their weight are often advised to eat slowly, allowing a feeling of fullness to register before they eat too much. A study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island seems to support that weight-control method.

Cardio For Better Health And Weight Loss

gina_clark — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:42:35 -0500

Cardiovascular training, AKA cardio, is absolutely imperative for optimal health. The benefits are immeasurable and have the ability to affect the quality and length of one’s life. However, many people spend a great deal of time doing cardio exercises and don’t experience the results that they should.

Kirstie Alley Losing Weight Battle Again

admin_huliq — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:01:25 -0500

Actress Kirstie Alley is losing the battle with her weight, as this photo taken of her in Los Angeles on June 1 shows her looking heavier than ever.