News tagged with lose weight

Putting on the pounds after weight loss? Hit the gym to maintain health gains

Although obesity is a major risk factor for disease, much of the threat may be associated with the metabolic (or cardiometabolic) syndrome, a cluster of risk factors related to diabetes and heart disease. Losing weight can ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Probing Question: Why is it so hard to lose weight?

If you're an adult American, chances are pretty good that at one time or another you've tried to diet. Chances also are good that, despite your efforts, you've found yourself standing on a scale and looking ...

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created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Low fat or low carb? Which is the better way to lose weight?

A low-fat diet will help you lose weight. Or is it a low-carbohydrate diet? Pore over decades of research and dozens of studies over this debate and you're likely to be confused about the best way to go about reducing your ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 53

Could our minds be tricked into satisfying our stomachs?

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that the key to losing ...

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created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exercise minimizes weight regain by reducing appetite and burning fat first, carbs later

Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates, according to a new study with rats. Burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exercise counters negative effects of weight regain, researchers find

With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality. Although obesity itself is a major risk factor for disease, ...

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created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lose weight fast for lasting results, suggests new study

If you thought the best way to lose and maintain weight was the slow and steady approach, think again. A new study by Lisa Nackers and colleagues, from the University of Florida in the US, suggests that the key to long-term ...

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created May 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Killer cookies: To resist temptation, exaggerate the threat

Your ability to resist that tempting cookie depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0