News tagged with healthy weight
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
Feb 25, 2009 |
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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 ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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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.
May 05, 2009 |
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The Medical Minute: Maintain weight-loss goals throughout the year
The beginning of the New Year is a time when we start to think about getting back on track with our eating and exercise goals that may have slipped during the holiday season. The following is a list of strategies that may ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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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
Nov 01, 2010 |
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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 ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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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.
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Changing the price of foods may significantly affect Americans' weight
A new article published in The Milbank Quarterly explores how food prices can affect weight outcomes, revealing that pricing interventions can have a significant effect on obesity rates. This article is part of the March ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Low Literacy Can Lead to Food 'Portion Distortion'
(PhysOrg.com) -- How big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests people with lower literacy ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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College days -- more sedentary days
During college years, students become more sedentary and as their physical activity levels decrease, Body Mass Index and weight increase.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Overweight children have different eating patterns than normal weight children
Overweight children reported more frequent intake of healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables, fish, brown bread and potatoes as well as low-energy cheese and yoghurt compared with normal weight children. This comes from a ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Forget dieting over the holidays
(PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
Oct 16, 2009 |
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3 to 6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normal
Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly -- just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to the German Institute for Quality ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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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
Apr 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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