Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Levels of adrenal hormones, such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, accurately predict future gains in BMI, waist circumference and body fat levels. An 18-year follow up study found that those having the highest epinephrine responses to the mental stress gained the most weight. Similar results for cortisol have already ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Eating a moderate protein diet of about 25% calories from protein may be nearly as effective as a higher protein diet of around 40% calories from protein without the potential negative effects of a higher protein diet.
Subjects placed on a moderate protein diet with exercise achieved nearly identical weight loss ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Cinnamon extract can improve your body composition and partially reverse the metabolic syndrome. Subjects with prediabetes and the metabolic syndrome experienced significant decreases in blood glucose and blood pressure, along with an increase in lean mass. A small, but statistically significant decrease in body fat levels was noted.
The subjects received 500 ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
You may be able to minimize your child's risk for childhood obesity through proper pre and post-natal care. Premature babies have a significantly increased risk of developing obesity during childhood. Being firstborn also increased the risk, as did bottle feeding.
Tobacco exposure during gestation and having an overweight mother also increased ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Using a high-protein, reduced carbohydrate, meal replacement shake in combination with a combined aerobic and resistance training exercise program can significantly improve your weight loss results.
A recent study showed those receiving meal replacements achieved superior results compared to those that did not. Those receiving meal replacements achieved twice the weight loss, more ...
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