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Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression

Being depressed doesn't reduce the effectiveness of weight loss surgery, a new study finds. University of Michigan researchers analyzed data from more than 25,469 patients who had weight loss surgery and found that patients who were d [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Sleep, Depression, and Stress Influence Weight Loss

A new study suggests that sleep, depression, and stress are key components of an interventional weight loss program. The study was published online March 29 in the International Journal of Obesity. The current US obesity epidemic is [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression and weight loss

Getting fit and losing weight is supposed to make people feel great, but that isn't always the case. In many cases dieters deal with depression and mood swings caused by a change in the brain's chemicals brought on by the diet. T [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Professor's Weight Loss Secret: Junk Food

Little Debbie Snacks, Oreos, Doritos and Diet Mountain Dew sure don't sound like diet food. But a nutrition professor at Kansas State University ate only convenience store snacks for two months and lost 27 pounds. The key? Moder [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Push for junk food tax gains weight

MORE public health experts have joined the call for a tax on junk food, saying the existing focus on "individual behaviour change" will do little to curb surging rates of obesity. Ms Holly Bond, PhD candidate at the Michae [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

A Cross Cultural View of Health Problems Associated With Wei...

Over the last couple of decades, the United States has seen a surge in obesity rates and other weight problems. For example, childhood obesity rates have gone up so much that on May 3rd, 2006, many of the nation's largest beverage di [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Rapid weight loss best way to slim down: studies

Katrina Purcell of the University of Melbourne in Australia, presented a study in which she compared a rapid diet to lose around 1.5 kilos (three pounds) a week over 12 weeks, to a gradual 36-week diet to lose 0.5 kilos per week. &q [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Not healthy to lose so much weight

I REFER to your paper’s report, “83 kilo loser wins big” (The Star March 10.) and wonder whether the human body can be subjected to the torture of losing 53% of body weight (83kg) over a period of five months, leaving t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Former fast food fan Alex Gerrard becomes face of Shake Weig...

It has caused plenty of mirth on both sides of the Atlantic. But that hasn't stopped WAG Alex Gerrard promoting an exercise tool that has a rather suggestive motion. The former self-confessed junk food addict has signed up to be the face o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

New mums struggle to shed baby weight

A new study has revealed that an average new mother takes nearly 10 months to get back to her shape before pregnancy. Some even take up to three years to do so. Despite forcing themselves exercise regimes and daily diet plan, a third of al [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Weight Problems Influenced by How We Eat

Being overweight or obese can be influenced by how we eat as opposed to what we eat. These are the findings of recent research into eating habits. Many of us eat with other things going on at the same time, for example, working or playing [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Overweight, younger generations face more health problems th...

Growing waistlines, larger meal portions and inadequate exercise are placing some Americans at unhealthier levels than their parents, leaving many physicians worrying about health and growth development of the next generation.Reversing the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

10 Tips for Reducing Body Weight

There is a simple equation that lies behind every successful weight loss: if you burn more calories then you take in, the weight will come off. To do this, you need effective tips that are easy to follow and implement. Here are ten tips t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Portion Control - the Key to Successful Weight Loss

Are you eating healthy meals and exercising and at the end of the day you still put on those few extra pounds. If you answered yes, then the solution to your problem may be portion control. What this means is that you have to learn to bet [...]