What the researchers are saying: You can lose weight on either a low carb diet or a high carb diet. The key to success isn’t which regimen you follow. It’s avoiding overeating and adding exercise for faster results. … Read More
Weight Control
The next time you get on the treadmill, walk hands-free. Walking on a treadmill without holding on can burn 20% more calories, even if you walk at a slower pace. Hands-free walking makes balance part of the exercise. Holding tightly, especially at a fast pace (3.5 miles/hour or more), can also raise your blood pressure. … Read More
Keep it simple. To lose weight or maintain your weight, don’t eat a lot, and if you do eat a lot, make it broccoli–not chocolate cake. … Read More
It doesn’t matter how many fat jokes Jay Leno makes in his opening monologue, the expansion of the American waistline is no joke. We are on the threshold of a major public health crisis that will wipe out decades of progress against chronic disease and could bankrupt the nation’s healthcare system. According to a report … Read More
Asked when you are most likely to eat too much, 57% said at night, 25% in the afternoon and only 3% in the morning. Simply knowing this can help you cut calories and avoid temptation. … Read More
At most restaurants drink refills are free. You’ll quickly get more soda and coffee without even asking. You get more, so you drink more. You’re thinking: It’s free, so why shouldn’t I drink it? Because liquid calories may be making you fat. In fact, they may be making the entire country fat, because we don’t … Read More
A recent report by George Washington University demonstrated how expensive it is to weigh too much. For an obese woman with a BMI (body mass index) of more than 30, the individual costs are $8,365 a year; for obese men it is $6,518 yearly. These findings show that there is a greater economic impact on women … Read More
Your body image misperception can be a hindrance to your long-term health. In study of more than 2,000 Dallas residents, all of whom were obese, many did not believe they were too heavy. Yet every person surveyed had a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or more–which would classify them as obese. For a woman … Read More
More than 1,200 diet books have been published–88% of them since 1997. If they really worked, we wouldn’t need so many! … Read More
Did you know: Americans eat 80 more calories a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Those aged 19 to 50 eat more than 100 calories a day on weekends. Add up these extra weekend calories you’ll gain more than 10 pounds a decade. … Read More
