Mar

21

Liquid diet strips weight off obese man

March 21, 2008 | Comments Off

An extremely low calorie liquid diet can help severely obese people shed almost half their body fat, experts have found. Specialists have helped a Victorian man lose more than 70kg in a year by putting him on a strict portion-controlled, calorie-precise diet.

Feb

29

Top 10 Ways to Control Your Blood Pressure

February 29, 2008 | Comments Off

1. Lose weight. Get your BMI (body mass index, a measurement of weight in relation to height) into the range of 18.5-24.9, and you will be doing your heart and blood pressure a favor. Think of it this way: Extra weight you carry around is like bricks in a backpack, putting pressure on every part […]

Feb

26

Do Whole Grains Fight Belly Fat?

February 26, 2008 | Comments Off

A diet rich in whole grains may help fight your belly bulge while lowering the risk of heart disease. A new study shows people who followed a weight loss program incorporating whole-grain breads, cereals, and other foods lost more body fat from the abdominal area than those who ate only refined grains like white […]

Feb

13

Can Sugar Substitutes Make You Fat?

February 13, 2008 | Comments Off

When it comes to dieting, most of us are willing to resort to a trick or two to help us curb our appetite and eat less — drinking water to fill up when we’re hungry, for example, or opting for artificial sweeteners instead of sugar to get the same satisfying sweetness without the offending calories. […]

Feb

4

Easy Ways to Lose Weight: 50+ Ideas

February 4, 2008 | Comments Off

Spring is right around the corner and retailers have already begun stocking their floors with warm-weather goods — including swimsuits. Besides looking great on the beach, commonsense tells us that one of the best things you can do for your overall health is to drop a few pounds. Or maybe more than a few pounds.

Feb

4

Weight loss tips from real women

February 4, 2008 | Comments Off

After yesterday’s look at celebrity weight loss secrets revealed in January’s crop of women’s magazines, it’s time for mere mortals to have their turn at telling us how to lose big.People magazine always starts a new year with an issue called Half Their Size, which reveals how real people lost 100 pounds or more.

Jan

24

Green Tea May Ward Off Weight Gain

January 24, 2008 | Comments Off

The benefits of green tea might include blocking fat and keeping extra pounds at bay, according to preliminary lab tests in mice. Don’t skip over that word "preliminary." There’s no proof yet that sipping green tea will do the same for people. Staying in shape continues to be a balancing act between calories and activity.

Dec

18

25 Easy Ways to Fit in 10 Minutes of Exercise

December 18, 2007 | Comments Off

Experts recommend working out 45 minutes to an hour a day (30 minutes for beginners) for weight loss and fitness. But if you’re like most women, you don’t always have a block of 30 to 60 minutes a day to devote exclusively to doing your workouts.

Nov

6

Smoking burns muscle not fat

November 6, 2007 | Comments Off

This we know: smoking takes the edge off appetite and so helps people lose weight. Australian researchers have found that the reduction is from muscle mass and not from stored fat. We might look thinner, we might be lighter, but the weight loss has been damaging to our health. "Using smoking to suppress body weight […]

Nov

6

Breaking a sweat helps control weight gain over 20 years

November 6, 2007 | Comments Off

A consistently high level of physical activity from young adulthood into middle age increases the odds of maintaining a stable weight and lessens the amount of weight gained over time, according to a new analysis from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. People who reported at least 30 minutes of vigorous activity a day such […]

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