5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
New research by UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians suggests that waist-hip ratio is a better indicator of obesity than Body mass index (BMI) readings for older adults. The researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said that the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to people » Read More
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Eat at the right time of day if you actually want to shed those extra pounds, for an American study so suggests. Researchers at Northwestern University have found that eating at irregular times influences weight gain. They say that eating in the middle of the night, when the body wants to sleep, is not right » Read More
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Scientists at University of Bristol have found why sticking slavishly to low-calorie meals often still fails to shift the pounds They have found that when people choose lower-calorie dishes, they just compensate by eating bigger portions. During the study, researchers found that when faced with foods they liked, participants did not pick bigger portions of them than » Read More
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People who earn more money are more likely to munch on muffins or chocolate bars while working, according to researchers at University of Texas at Austin What’s more, such people boost their chances of staying healthy - thanks to the regular munching. Economist Daniel Hamermesh and his colleagues used data from the American Time Use Survey » Read More