Archive for April, 2009
Hunger Suppression Harder For Women
A recent study discovered that women have a more difficult time suppressing their hunger.
As it turns out, the female brain has a different mechanism for determining satiety than the male brain.
After studying men and women who fasted, researchers discovered that something different occurs in the female brain when food is seen.
The [...]
Can Calcium And Vitamin D Help You Lose Weight?
If you are not getting enough calcium in your weight loss diet, adding a calcium and vitamin D supplement can help you lose body fat or so, suggests a new small research study.
The study compared women participants on a low fat diet over the course of 15 weeks.
Some of the women [...]
Do Buffets Contribute To Weight Loss?
Buffets seem like a bane to Americans who want to avoid putting on weight.
All-you-can-eat meals can increase the temptation to overeat, especially when you haven’t yet gotten around to that sweet and sour chicken.
Ross Brownson of George Warren Brown School of Social Work agrees.
Brownson explained that among lower income Americans, buffets [...]
Have A Weight Busting Breakfast
Since weight gain comes from eating calories, many of us think that we can lose weight by crash dieting.
We hope to lose enormous amounts of weight by starving ourselves and hitting the gym full force.
Many of us expect unlimited amounts of magical energy to fill us, allowing us to sprint through our [...]
Bariatric Surgery – The Last Resort For Obese People
If all else fails seriously overweight people can resort to bariatric surgery to assist them in losing weight.
For those that are severely obese it can be a matter of life or death.
In a recent study published in The Cochrane Library, it is clear that taking the route of surgical intervention is more [...]
Diet Pills May Not Be The Answer To Losing Weight
Losing weight is necessary if you are overweight. Your body will be in better shape and it will also make you look and feel healthy as well.
To lose weight, people need to follow an exercise routine and a good diet plan.
Exercising at least 30 minutes per day and a healthy diet [...]
Avoid Weight Loss Scams
Weight loss scams abound that provide little or no weight loss benefit.
Since losing weight can be challenging enough and since obesity is so rampant, it’s despicable that anyone would want to take advantage of those who simply want to improve their health.
Fortunately, there are steps that you can take to avoid [...]
Diet Foods Bad For Your Diet
More and more evidence is finding that artificial sweeteners increase your chances of gaining weight.
These artificial sweeteners go by the names “Nutrasweet,” “Splenda,” “Sweet and Low,” and “Aspartame.”
These foods include: breath mints, soft drinks, frozen ice, fruit spreads, ice creams, iced tea, hot chocolate, jams, syrups, nutrition bars and drinks and [...]
Adult Brown Fat May Help Weight Loss
There is a certain type of fat known as adipose tissue, or brown fat that is found in young children and babies that is activated by cold and helps the body keep warm, it actually helps in burning calories.
Until recently, it has been deemed pretty unlikely that this substance is found in [...]
Ephedra Diet Pill – A Powerful Stimulator To Boost Metabolism
So named because it is based on the stimulating herb derived from ephedrine, the Ephedra diet pill is a beta-adrenergic agonist.
Scientific evidence for Ephedra diet pills
Usually, ephedrine acts as a power stimulator which boosts the metabolism. This pill can also be used to treat various conditions such as asthma, common cold, and [...]
