by angela.booth on June 16, 2009

Studies reported that people who eat dairy seemed to have lower weights and to lose weight more easily than those who don’t. Now that’s been debunked, if you’re already overweight. Calcium supplements not for weight loss | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times reports: “‘Even though there may be other important reasons, such as fracture [...]
by angela.booth on April 8, 2009
A study has found that “brown” fat, which most researchers thought vanished with babyhood, is retained into adulthood. Why is this important? Because brown fat can help you to burn calories. Study: A Fat That Helps You Lose Weight? – TIME reports: “Brown fat may indeed shift the balance of calorie intake and expenditure — [...]
by angela.booth on October 16, 2007
Obesity is dangerous, a new British study confirms. Obesity is ‘deadlier than smoking’ and can knock 13 years off your life | the Daily Mail reports: “Lead author Professor David King, the Government’s chief scientific adviser, said: ‘We must fight the notion that the current obesity epidemic arises from individual over-indulgence or laziness alone. ‘We [...]