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

Diabetes becomes a disease of the young

Some people say aiming to look sleek in your swimsuit or wedding duds is the biggest motivator for losing weight. But Mike Durbin's incentive for dropping pounds beats all.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

1 in 4 overweight or obese adults don't believe they have a problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to losing weight, perception is not always reality - in fact, it's often a major hurdle.

Medicine & Health / Overweight and Obesity

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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

Treatment for depression in women may contribute to weight loss

For many women coping with obesity and depression, new research finds that improving your mood might be the link to losing weight.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A proven tool for losing weight: Reading food labels

Diet and exercise have long been the top two elements of effective weight loss. Now add a third: reading the labels on packaged foods.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Reading food labels, combined with exercise, can lead to weight loss

Nutritional science and food marketing has become so sophisticated in recent decades that a trip to the supermarket can require a complete nutritional re-education. The average consumer needs to be on guard against preservatives, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Teen Girls Look to Peers to Gauge Weight Goals

Their schoolmates' weight determines whether teenage high school girls will try to lose pounds, new research finds, and the school environment plays a big role in the decision.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parks and recreation programs declining as obesity, health concerns rise

One way to help address the epidemic of obesity in the United States is improved access to pleasant hiking trails and an ambitious parks and recreation program, a recent study suggests, but programs such as this are increasingly ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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

Quality of life of obese dogs improves when they lose weight

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that overweight dogs that lose weight have an improved quality of life compared to those that don’t.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0