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Posted on Sun, 6 Mar 11

Abundance, not deprivation

Imagine dietary advice that required you to eat more to lose weight. Abundance and plenty instead of starvation and deprivation. Well you can, and it is remarkably effective.

Posted on Tue, 1 Feb 11

Weight loss: more harm than good

The conventional view is that losing weight is desirable, healthy and life saving. However, not only are weight loss approaches ineffective, they may be doing more harm than good.

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 10

Body perception a big problem in overweight women

Being overweight or obese is a serious health problem however a study has found that almost one in four overweight women mistakenly think they are a healthy weight.

Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 10

Fat around the middle is associated with serious health risks and refined grain foods may be the reason you have a wide waist. On the flip side, switching to whole grains may help trim down your tummy.

Posted on Mon, 15 Nov 10

Exposure to light at night linked to weight gain

Computer use and television viewing have been associated with obesity and although the assumption has been that physical inactivity is to blame it may be that exposure to light at night is disrupting your body clock and causing weight gain.

Posted on Wed, 3 Nov 10

Sleep well and stay slim?

A good nights sleep may improve your efforts to lose weight. An experimental study found that people who were sleep deprived reduced their weight loss by over 50%.

Tag Search - "Obesity"

Abundance, not deprivation

Weight loss: more harm than good

Body perception a big problem in overweight women

Not beer belly. Bread belly.

Exposure to light at night linked to weight gain

Sleep well and stay slim?