No matter how faithfully you follow your diet, you may have noticed that the scale keeps creeping upward or seems to be stuck at the same number. New research from Australia has shown that dieters are often gaining back the weight they lost due to hormonal imbalances, and not simply due to failed efforts. Various [...]
There may be a new form of obesity treatment emerging out of the medical field, according to recent research. A form of cancer treatment called adipotide may be able to help enhance weight loss in ways that previous diet medications have been unable to. This is reported by researchers at the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston who have been conducting weight loss trials with the drug on primates.
There has been a lot of interest in hormone-based weight loss programs since the hCG diet was released. Those that use this hormone treatment for weight loss take injections of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), which is also used to treat fertility issues in combination with a restricted calorie diet.
Starting a weight loss program is challenging, but as veteran dieters can tell you, sticking with a weight loss program is the tough part. Think back on your own weight loss efforts. Have you lost weight at one point, only to regain it later? If so, what factors do you think derailed your success? Many [...]
Are You Pleasingly Plump or Overweight? Most people and healthcare providers used to determine their weight status by standing on a scale and comparing their resulting weight with standardized height and weight charts That had been developed using data collected by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The Problem with Height and Weight Tables There were [...]
Obesity is known to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and even sleep apnea. However, the impact that carrying extra weight has on people’s skeletal systems, including their joints, muscles, and connective tissue, is often overlooked. Physicians frequently hear overweight patients complain of foot, knee, and back pain. While analgesics can [...]
If you want to know how to lose weight and keep it off, why not ask 5000 people who have maintained at least 30lbs of weight loss for over 12 months? Since 1994, Rena Wing, Ph.D. and James O. Hill, Ph.D. have maintained the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), an ongoing project that tracks people [...]
Fatty liver disease is the name given to a condition in which the liver’s healthy, reddish-brown tissue becomes streaked with fatty deposits. Fatty liver disease can be categorized as Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (AFLSD) or Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), based on how the condition was acquired. Both AFLD and NAFLD encompass a range of [...]
If you are a yo-yo dieter, you have experienced first hand the frustration of repeatedly peeling off pounds only to see them return once you stop dieting. You may be asking “Why?” Why, if I know how to lose weight, do I let myself regain it? Simply put, if you do what you have always [...]
If you are overweight, there’s a better than 50% chance that your children are also chubby. It is also likely you want to help your children lose weight to avoid the same frustrations and pain you may have experienced because of your excess pounds. But what is the best way to go about it? A [...]