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Soft drinks reduces metabolism within 4 weeks
Posted on Sat, 29 Sep 12

Soft drinks reduces metabolism within 4 weeks

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages switches your muscle metabolism towards becoming diabetic and overweight a new study had found.

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Vitamin D for weight loss?
Posted on Sat, 21 Jul 12

Vitamin D for weight loss?

Overweight people commonly have lower vitamin D levels, but whether or not low vitamin D leads to weight gain has not been well studied. A new report however suggests vitamin D may play a role.

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Burnout at work leads to emotional eating
Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 12

Burnout at work leads to emotional eating

Work related stress and burnout increases emotional and uncontrolled eating in women. Managing work stress may be critical to healthy dietary changes.

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Water for weight loss and fussy eating
Posted on Fri, 1 Jun 12

Water for weight loss and fussy eating

Two recent studies link drinking water to weight loss. Switching overweight adults to water reduced their weight, and kids ate more vegetables.

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Chocolate lowers BMI: a case of eat more, weigh less?
Posted on Sun, 1 Apr 12

Chocolate lowers BMI: a case of eat more, weigh less?

People who eat chocolate are more likely to have a lower body weight despite a higher calorie intake, a contradictory discovery that suggests it may not just be about how much you eat but what you eat that influences your weight.

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What are the most fattening foods and behaviours?
Posted on Wed, 29 Jun 11

What are the most fattening foods and behaviours?

Focusing on the single biggest causes of weight gain may improve your success. To find out what are the most important dietary and lifestyle factors a team from Harvard University studied over 120,000 men and women for 12 to 20 years and the findings have just been published.

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