Breakfast Burns Calories

People who are trying to lose weight may hinder their odds of success by skipping breakfast, according to a new study that found that skipping the first meal of the day biases your brain toward craving high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods. Read more

The 10 Worst Diet Myths

You’ve all heard them: dieting is easy. Just cut out fats and carbs, eat lots of popcorn and drink lots of fruit juice. Welcome to the Land of Diet Myths. Annchen Weideman, consultant dietician at the Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town, gives us the lowdown: Read more

Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment

Sustaining heavier people produces more greenhouse gases, researchers say.

Watching your weight does more than protect your health. It also may help fight climate change.

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine say that because food production is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, a lean population, such as in Vietnam, consumes about 20 percent less food and produces fewer greenhouse gases than a population in which 40 percent of people are obese, a rate close to that of the United States. Read more

Daily Nuts May Help Boost Health

Adding nuts to a healthy diet may help release people from a dangerous combination of health problems.

Up to 25% of people in the UK are thought to have “metabolic syndrome”, which includes obesity and high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.

A Mediterranean diet of vegetables, fruit and fish plus daily nuts boosted health in more than one in eight at-risk volunteers, a Spanish study found. Read more

Popular Diets “No Health Threat”

Popular slimming programmes have been given the thumbs-up by researchers.

Experts analysed the effectiveness and nutritional content of Slim Fast, Atkins, WeightWatchers and Rosemary Conley’s Eat Yourself Slim diet.

The Nutrition Journal study found all the diets result in reduced energy intake – helping to control weight – while providing sufficient nutrients. Read more

Over-Eating Blamed for US obesity

Over-eating, not a lack of exercise, is to blame for the American obesity epidemic, a new study claimed, warning that physical activity could not fully compensate for excess kilojoules.

“There is no evidence that a marked reduction in physical activity has been a contributor to this epidemic in the US,” study leader Boyd Swinburn said. “The increase in energy intake… virtually explained all of the weight gain.” Read more

Sonoma Diet

Principles

The principles of the Sonoma diet are based around the Mediterranean Food Pyramid. Enjoyment of food, gourmet cooking, and moderate portion sizes are the keys of this diet. Read more

A Fat that Makes you Thin

Take note of the brown revolution – the brown fat revolution, that is.

Three separate groups of scientists on two continents have independently verified that adult humans do possess this “good,” slimming form of fat, previously thought only to be present in children and rodents. Read more

When to Consider Weight Loss

The body mass index (BMI) is a very useful tool to help you determine whether you’re overweight, or not.

People with BMIs of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, while those with BMIs of 30 and above are considered obese. Those with BMIs of 18.5 or less are considered underweight. Read more

Scarsdale Medical 14 Days Diet

This diet is not based on food quantity or portion size. You can simply eat as much as you like of the specified food allocated to that day. It is regarded as a high protein diet and should not be utilised for longer than 14 days. If you have any concerns please consult your regular doctor or dietician. Read more

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