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Yo-Yo Dieting Alters The Way We Handle Stress
Yo-yo dieting can change the way our body handles stress and can cause us to overeat, according to a new study published in the December 1 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings of this study show that moderate diets can influence the way our brain responds to stress and crash diets can make us more susceptible to weight gain.
[Continue reading: Yo-Yo Dieting Alters The Way We Handle Stress]Weight Loss By Freezing Fat Cells
In addition to liposuction, a new method of getting rid of body fat has been approved recently by FDA. Zeltiq is the new technique to kill fat cells with cool sculpting technology. The research has expanded for a period of two years and the FDA trial in Boston and a few other cities indicated that the benefits can last for a lifetime.
[Continue reading: Weight Loss By Freezing Fat Cells]Slim Form Patch
Slim Form Patch or the diet patch is one of the most innovative weight loss products available on the market today. It contains 100% natural ingredients and it is also easy to use. You can safely burn calories and fat without the need of skipping meals or have a crash …
Chili Peppers Are Not Useful For Weight Loss
A new study has concluded that substances in chili peppers are not as helpful for weight loss as it was believed. The chemical substance which the study focused on was dihydrocapsiate, which was considered an effective tool for weight management, according to Jun Tashiro at the Japanese food maker Ajinomoto, the producer of the diet supplement Capsiate Natura.
[Continue reading: Chili Peppers Are Not Useful For Weight Loss]Potatoes For Weight Loss
Researchers at the University of California, Illinois Institute of Technology, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety have just released the results of a study which proves that potatoes can be included in the diet of people who wish to lose weight. As a vegetable with a high glycemic index, potatoes have always been avoided by people interested in weight loss.
[Continue reading: Potatoes For Weight Loss]Effective Weight Loss Strategies Studied in Clinical Trials
Lifestyle changes which include physical activity and well structured weight loss programs can bring about significant weight loss for overweight adults, according to two recent reports. The papers were presented at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society and will be published in the October 27 issue of JAMA.
[Continue reading: Effective Weight Loss Strategies Studied in Clinical Trials]Weight Loss Pill Meridia Replaced by Green Tea
FDA announced today, October 8 that it has requested Abbott Laboratories to withdraw its weight loss drug Meridia because of the increased risk of myocardial infarction with which sibutramine or Meridia has come to be associated.
The drug was approved in 1997, but a study published in the September 2, …
[Continue reading: Weight Loss Pill Meridia Replaced by Green Tea]Counseling For Weight Loss
Doctors spend a lot of time counseling patients about diet and weight loss, but unfortunately this doesn’t seem to make a difference, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
[Continue reading: Counseling For Weight Loss]Teen Weight Loss Surgery Is Becoming More and More Common
A report published on Monday, September 20, 2010, revealed weight loss surgery although unapproved is becoming more and more common among teenagers in California. Gastric banding rose five times between 2005 and 2007 while gastric bypass dropped, so overall rate of weight loss procedures remained constant.
[Continue reading: Teen Weight Loss Surgery Is Becoming More and More Common]Grapefruit and Weight Loss
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem cooperating with Massachusetts General Hospital have reported that naringenin, an antioxidant derived from grapefruits and other citrus fruits can make the liver break down fat and increase insulin sensitivity at the same time. This is a process similar to what happens when you …
