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Research and study into the causes of weight gain, and the methods of fat loss. (155 posts)



Food: Dream Big, Eat Less

You'd think if you were really hungry and salivating over the last delicious meal you had, you'd be MORE inclined to chow down next time you eat--right? Nope. Not necessarily, if you're a woman.

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11 comments · July 17, 2008

Weight Loss Stalls: Are Weekends to Blame?

If you're finding your weight loss efforts are stalling, don't take weekends off your diet. According to a new study out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, weekend eating patterns could be a key reason for sluggish weight loss.

This is the first study to carefully monitor daily body weight, calorie intake and calorie expenditure for several weeks throughout a year, and to demonstrate that increased caloric intake is a problem on most weekends.

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15 comments · July 16, 2008

Proof: Food Journals Double Weight Loss

A long-term weight loss trial undertaken by Kaiser Permanente has shown how using a food diary can double a person's weight loss.

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22 comments · July 9, 2008

Watermelon, Works like Viagra...

"Is that a watermelon in your pants or are you happy to see me?" Sounds silly, but research by Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center has determined that eating watermelon might increase libido.

Watermelon is packed with key nutrients like lycopene, beta carotene, and the phytonutrient citrulline which, when converted by the body into arginine, helps relax blood vessels, similarly to Viagra.

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9 comments · July 3, 2008

Fruit, Sugar Gives You a Pot Belly...

New research by The University of California, Davis claims that fructose--found in fresh fruit, fruit juice, and jams--may cause people to accumulate belly fat.

After 10 weeks of being fed a "normal diet" the 33 study participants--overweight and obese adults--were split into two groups. For the next 10 weeks one group received 25% of their calories from fructose and the other group was fed the same amount from glucose.

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20 comments · July 1, 2008

Big Breakfast Diet: A Diet That Works?

Stop me if you've heard this before... but before you click out, keep reading - it gets interesting. Eating a big breakfast with copious amounts of (gulp) carbs and protein, followed by a low carb, low calorie diet the rest of the day has shown some pretty promising results - and get this; obliterates the low carb only! This according to a new study presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

I will now attempt to break this down in the simplest terms possible (so that I can understand what I've written).

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22 comments · June 26, 2008

Exercise Reduces Hunger in Lean Women NOT Obese Women

You'd think that the heavier a person is and the more exercise they do, the more benefits they receive-right? It doesn't seem that way. A new study has determined that exercise reduces hunger in lean women, but NOT obese women.

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4 comments · June 25, 2008

USA: No Longer the Fattest Nation in the World

UPDATE 6/25/08: According to NHANEs / CDC data - USA has a 34% obesity rate - far higher than the latest Australian figures.

Congratulations America, you are no longer the heavyweight champions of the world.

The obesity rate of the US is currently at 25%. However - according to a new report - another country now has an obesity rate of 26%.

Who is it?

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17 comments · June 22, 2008

The Sprinkles Diet: Is Taste the Key to Weight Loss?

10 Things You DON'T Need To Worry About

Can Splenda Help Weight Loss?

Which Food Additives Are Safe, Unsafe Or Questionable

Big Bottom Benefits

Can Mom's Diet Influence Baby's Sex?

What Does Fertilizer Have to do With Obesity?

The Mythical Daily Water Requirement

A Different Take on the Breakfast Debate

Maintaining Weight: Find Someone To Talk To

Coming Soon: The Weight Loss Implant

Artificial Sweeteners Lead to Weight Gain?

Start Exercising: Live Longer and Happier

Fit and Fat is Better Than Thin and Unfit

Corn Syrup No Different The Table Sugar?

The Science of Obesity

Globesity: Should We Start Worrying?

Spudware: Biodegradable Cutlery

The Wellness Phone

The Robot Weight Loss Coach

What Your ZIP Code Says About Your Weight

7 Ways to Deal With Alarming New Research

Diet Soda Linked To Heart Risks?

Will Everyone Become Overweight?

How Stress Gives You a Fat Gut

Cinnamon Can Lower Blood Sugar

Coke: Health Supplement For Anemia?

Oolong Tea for Weight Loss?

Low-Fat Milk - Straight From the Cow

An End to the Milk Controversy?

Glycemic Load: Overrated?

Antioxidant Supplements: Waste of Money?

Brown Seaweed Reduces Abdominal Fat

Carrots: The New Building Material

Suburban Sprawl Makes You Fat?


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