Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The debate between low fat diet plan and low carb diets continues… and while both plans, when followed faithfully, can have you losing weight, a recent study out of Australia should help you make the choice between the two when it comes to how you’ll feel while following these eating plans.
The work, appearing in the [...]
Monday, November 30, 2009
You may have heard, from your mother or another well-meaning family member, that eating slowly is good for you.
Now new research appearing in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that there is more than a bit of truth to this time honored wisdom
Wolfing down your food makes you far more likely to eat [...]
Thursday, November 26, 2009
If you’ve been told you’re on suffering with the first signs of diabetes, and you get enough support to turn things around in terms of your diet and exercise routine, you can avoid the disease according to U.S. researchers conducting an ongoing, government sponsored trial.
In the United States almost 11% of adults (24 million, or [...]
British researchers have found that psychological disorders like anxiety and depression may increase fat around the middle. What’s more, those of us who suffer ongoing bouts of these all-to-common mental health problems are particularly at risk.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
A new U.S. study that appears in the October issue of the Journal of Nutrition has found that eating eating whole grain benefits the waistline, and well as improving health overall.
We’ve all heard about the dangers of smoking and hormone replacement therapy in terms of cancer. Now there may be a new lifestyle factor that doctors will attribute to cancer – The problem of being overweight or obese.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Shedding extra weight may improve the sleep of obese people (and their partners), with a research suggesting it even cures sleep apnea, according to a new study.
If you want to spend your golden years in the best shape possible, being overweight at midlife isn’t the way to go about it as it may cut the average age expectancy.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Ever wonder why you can’t seem to stop eating those delicious, saturated fat laden foods? Why you’re still hungry after a weekend indulgence on Monday morning? And What causes compulsive over eating?
Contrary to the name the protruding belly has been given, beer drinkers are no more likely to have a big belly than those who drink wine or hard liquor are. So, what causes a “Beer Belly”?
Drinking at least 80 grams of alcohol at one time, at least once a month, shows up [...]
