Protein may have an effect on an individual’s ability to manage their weight in a variety of ways, by: 1) increasing levels of satiety; 2) maintaining lean body mass thus possibly increasing energy expenditure; and, 3) overall dietary compliance. While each of these individual relationships to protein and weight management is being studied independently, their [...]
Celebrity diets – are they safe?
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With the media clearly besotted with the latest celebrity diet endorsements, it makes a refreshing change to find a company who is solely interested in helping their consumers to achieve safe, natural weight loss.
Yet natural fat binder Proactol™ has done just [...]
Vitamin D levels in the body at the start of a low-calorie diet predict weight loss success, a new study found. The results, which suggest a possible role for vitamin D in weight loss, were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
“Our results suggest the possibility that the addition of vitamin [...]
It may not be a licence for a liquid lunch exactly, but consuming foods high in water could be the key to losing weight, nutritionists say.
It’s not as easy as drinking a glass of water with your meal, though. Instead, studies appear to suggest that the liquid you consume needs to be in the foods [...]
A slimmer waistline is a key objective of most dieters, but it is also increasingly used as an important indicator of risk of diseases such as heart disease with advice that men should have a waist measurement of less that 37cm (14-1/2-inches) and women less than 32 cm (12.6 inches).
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The in anticipation of the summer season brings a welcome smile to most of us…until we pull out our favorite shorts and find they don’t fit quite as well as they did last year…
That fateful moment arrives when you realize you have been too lax with your body over the long winter and you are [...]
Recent headlines say the recession could be the cause of rising obesity. Some are claiming a link to stress and depression, which in turn causes us to eat more “junk food”.
A recent Gallup-Healthways study claims,
…the number of Americans considered obese has jumped by 1.7 percent—or almost 5.5 million people
Some people think (as do some lawmakers) [...]
It seems like hoodia gordonii came just as the United States needed it. Obesity is at an all-time high, with only four states having obesity rates at less than 20 percent, according to the Center for Disease Control. Approximately 30 percent of the US population is overweight.
Overweight or obesity is at cause for several serious [...]
Researchers have found that antioxidants in both red wine and dark chocolate not only benefit in terms of cardiovascular health, but also help to prevent cancer.
Combining chocolate and wine might take a bit of practice, but if you have the right wine to complement the right chocolate it can be heaven. A good rule to [...]
We have all been there, you turn up to work full of good intentions for the day. You promise yourself you will not give in to temptation and not a single sugary snack will tempt you at work today. Nope, no snacking for you today!
Of course, later in the day your stomach rumbles. It’s telling [...]
