We know that obese women on a low-fat diet lose weight. But do you know they will lose more weight if they ate more low-calorie-density diets like, fruits, veggies, and soups?

Consuming low calorie density diet helps people to eat satisfying portions of food. It is believed that low calorie density diet reduced the feeling of hunger pangs and deprivation while reducing calories. Research organizations have been doing various experiments and this study appears in the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

If a person joins a weight loss program he/she are also taught new cooking techniques, including how to modify their favorite recipes to reduce their fat content. Apart from this they also learn the new rules of grocery shopping, strategies to dine-out, and preparing low calorie density meal/snack ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

I have found some very interesting facts related to burning calories. We have a tendency to keep a track of amount of calories things we eat have but we don’t always know number of calories various exercises or activities can burn or example some of us know how many calories does a bottle of soda have but we don’t always have a clue how many calories can we burn by bicycling for an hour. They are two sides of the same coin. So let’s find out some facts about various activities and the calorie burn count.

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We already know that being obese puts people at risk for heart disease, some cancers, high blood pressure and stroke. With 65 percent of American overweight or obese, this is a growing concern. Now a new study by the University of Virginia is showing that obese men and teenage girls may have abnormal levels of testosterone.

A sex hormone present in all men and women, testosterone is responsible for maintaining muscle mass and bone density, as well as keeping energy and sex drive on par. Although people think of testosterone as a “male” hormone, it is present in lower amounts in females.

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Weight loss supplements have very dangerous side effects. They do help initially to lose weight but its effectiveness fades after some time. Side effects include headaches, dizziness, heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, and insomnia.

Initially an anti obesity drug called Fen-phen was launched in the market which became a very popular supplement amongst people who wanted to lose weight by eating pills. After some time it was alleged in to heart-valve damage that resulted in deaths. Then Phentermine was introduced for specific circumstances under doctor’s prescription.

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The obesity epidemic does not just apply to adults – children and adolescents also have obesity rates at an all-time high. For adolescents, the rate is 30.4 percent overweight and 15 percent obese. Children who grow up overweight are much more likely to become overweight or obese as adults – so, the search for non-invasive solutions is constant. Now a procedure called lap-banding may be an effective way to control obesity. A new study at NYU Medical Center revealed that, for patients under the age of 17, lap-banding was very effective, resulting in about a 50 percent loss of excess weight over the time frame of a year.

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Are you tired of weighing your food? Are you sick of counting calories? Do you have trouble limiting portions? Well there is one easy way to take care of all of these problems and be almost certain to lose weight, thanks to readymade meals.

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Most Americans these days are extremely busy with work, kids, preparing meals, going to the gym, etc. We don’t always have time to get an adequate amount of sleep (7 to 8 hours). Now a new study suggests that not getting a full night’s sleep might be affecting something other than day-to-day productivity – our waistlines.

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The general population of America assumes that obesity is caused by eating too much and exercising too little. We assume that if any obese person wanted to change enough, then they could But new studies have uncovered a possible cold-like virus, called adenovirus-36, that causes weight and fat gain in animals and is also present in some overweight humans.

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Everyone with a weight problem is obsessed with dieting; it is a multi billion pound business and fortunes have been made from pills and potions that rarely work. Dieting is not only for the dress conscious that dread the thought of going up one dress size it also has a health issue as well.

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It turns out that beauty sleep might really exist, especially if your idea of beauty is slenderness. Though one would assume that sleeping more means less physical effort and therefore would lead to weight gain, scientific studies are linking hormone levels (which are affected by the amount of sleep we receive) and appetite control. This means that getting more sleep leads to less weight.

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