Regular exercise may help reduce the risk of death for cancer patients. In a study of over 40,000 colorectal cancer patients, active individuals were 31% less likely to die from the disease than their inactive counterparts. Additionally, the lives of exercisers were five or more years longer. Researchers point out, however, that these patients engaged [...]
Calming nutrients can soothe and help maintain healthy weight
Stress instigates and activates many unpleasant signs, symptoms and side-effects. One of the worst is weight gain—especially abdominal-area fat, a secondary spin-off with serious implications (Jardine, 2005). “Dieting” itself is stressful, too, mentally and physically. Research conducted at the University of Kansas suggests that maintaining your hard-won [...]
Before you reach for your next bite of chocolate, discover this tasty morsel’s weight-control powers
Could the most-craved food in the U.S. actually help you to lose weight? On average, Americans consume almost 12 pounds of this tasty treat per year—a potentially hefty number to add to waistlines around the country. But there is good news. [...]
Scientists identify natural compound that may influence appetite and encourage positive weight-management habits.
Everybody, it seems, wants to lose weight. Meanwhile, researchers seem to be constantly searching for the Holy Grail of weight-loss science: a compound that curbs appetite. Now it seems that you may be able to influence your hunger with the help of yet [...]
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Can Green Tea Help You Lose Weight
by Jacqueline Metcalfe
Studies suggest active compound enhances metabolism and promotes healthy weight control
Regardless of what you do or where you live, you probably feel a keen desire to lose weight. You aren’t alone. Recent research suggests that the number of extremely obese Americans has reached more [...]
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Has Obesity Finally Reached Its Peak?
by Mary Jane (MJ) Bovo, M.D.
As national overweight and obesity percentages seem to level off, experts call for additional methods of weight-loss support
Have Americans become as fat as they can possibly get? That might be one logical conclusion to draw after hearing news of the [...]
If obesity seems like a relatively new problem in America, that’s because it is. Thanks in part to deskbound office jobs and convenient equipment, plus low-priced cars and high-calorie, inexpensive foods, obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. Years ago, people worked harder, ate fewer processed foods and were generally more active. But [...]
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Increasing Fiber Intake Aids Weight Loss
by Claudia Marquez
Fiber supplements help obese patients lose weight, study reveals.
Want to drop a few pounds without diet pills? Consider trading in your white sandwich bread for whole wheat.
Fiber first won its nutritional stripes because of its cholesterol-lowering effect. But now fiber’s least-publicized benefit could be its [...]
As researchers race to develop magic pill, experts reveal unique, natural weight-control strategy for men.
Popular thinking promotes the idea that exercise and willpower alone will lead you to the promised land of a ripped physique, six-pack abs and rock-hard muscles bristling with sex appeal. But science is quickly showing that, even with all the mental [...]
Carbohydrates may once again reclaim their position on your plate, thanks to Professor Gideon Davies. This chemistry professor at the University of York in the U.K. recently received the prestigious Blue Riband Award for his research on carbohydrates and digestive enzymes.