News tagged with healthy weight

Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim

Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Heart-healthy, low-cal diets promote weight loss regardless of fat, protein and carb content

Heart-healthy diets that reduce calorie intake—regardless of differing proportions of fat, protein, or carbohydrate—can help overweight and obese adults achieve and maintain weight loss, according to a study funded by the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Avoiding the aisles at the grocery store can help keep off unwanted pounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping the perimeter of your local grocery store and avoiding the aisles will give you a head start on fighting the battle of the bulge.

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created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Milkshakes are medicine for anorexic teens in family-based outpatient therapy

Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Obesity in middle aged women cuts chance of a long, healthy life by 80 percent

A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers has found that, among a large study population of women who lived until at least age 70, being overweight in mid-life ...

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study finds fat hormone's long-sought link to heart protection

One of the many advantages of maintaining a normal body weight is having healthy fat, which in turn supports a healthy heart. Fat tissue is increasingly seen as more than just a storage depot – it's also an active secretory ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small changes can lead to big rewards, says ASN president

Small changes can lead to big rewards, such as maintaining a healthy weight, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) President James O. Hill, PhD, describes in a recent report. The article, to be published in the February issue ...

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study finds milk drinkers may have a healthy weight advantage

Now there's a new reason to grab a glass of milk when you're on diet, suggests a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In a 2-year weight loss study, milk drinkers had an advantage over those ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0