7th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Pregnant women who are overweight or obese should not gain more weight than they should, a Saint Louis University obstetrician has said. Recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) call for fat women to gain more weight than they should. The IOM, a non-governmental, independent, nonprofit organization, provides advice that is designed to improve health to » Read More
6th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
They say being married is good for health, especially for men. But as far as women are concerned, it turns out that they’ve to pay a higher price for marriage - extra weight gain. That’s the conclusion of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, a 10-year study from the School of Human Movement Studies at » Read More
5th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The obese who lost some weight by eating less and exercising more bettered their cardiovascular health, says a new study. The results of this two-year study showed that weight loss led to improvement in four key measures of heart and vascular health. They included decreased thickness of heart muscle, improved pumping and relaxation functions of the » Read More
5th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Weight loss pill ‘Reductil’ has been found to increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke. European Medicines Agency (EMA) has claimed that the pill apparently contains an ingredient that increases blood pressure. Also, the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (SCOUT) surveyed 10,000 patients over six years to reach the conclusion. Experts suggest the tablets with sibutramine, common among overweight » Read More
5th January, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Scientists in the U.S. have warned that obesity is now a bigger threat to people’s health than Their study has shown that expanding waistlines now cause as much or more disease than tobacco, and do as much or more to shorten healthy lifespans. To reach this conclusion, researchers from Columbia University and the City College » Read More
29th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
There is nothing better than being in great physical shape. You look attractive to yourself, and to your partner, not to mention how you light up every party. So look and feel on top of the world by trying out these exercises which will help you burn at least 200 calories daily. Qigong: These exercises involve » Read More
28th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Wondering why do we overeat even when we are full? The answer to this question lies in our brains. The new study conducted over mice showed that the so-called hunger hormone ghrelin works in the brain to make some people keep eating “pleasurable” foods when they’re already full. “What we show is that there may be situations » Read More
15th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Lessening the time spent in front on television can help burn calories, according to a new study. As per the background information of the study, an average adult watches almost five hours of television everyday. The study used an electronic lock-out system to reduce the television time by half without changing the calorie intake. However, it was found more energy » Read More
13th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The obese who lost some weight by eating less and exercising more bettered their cardiovascular health, says a new study. The results of this two-year study showed that weight loss led to improvement in four key measures of heart and vascular health. They included decreased thickness of heart muscle, improved pumping and relaxation functions of » Read More
10th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Scientists have discovered how calorie-restricted diet increase longevity. They have found that proteins in the fat cells change as pounds drop off. According to researchers, the proteins could become markers for monitoring or boosting the effectiveness of calorie-restricted diets — the only scientifically proven way of extending life span in animals. Edwin Mariman and colleagues note that scientists have long » Read More