by angela.booth on December 7, 2008
Are you an acid reflux sufferer, and also overweight at the same time? If you want to get rid of both maladies, you need to perform certain workouts regularly, and when you do that, you automatically lose weight as a direct side effect. In this article I will tell you about a few workouts which [...]
by angela.booth on November 12, 2008
Study claims texting could help obese children lose weight – Telegraph reports: “A study, conducted by the university’s school of medicine, found that children who were asked to monitor their diet and exercise regimes using their mobile phones were more likely to stick to weight-management plans than those who kept written diaries or no record [...]
by angela.booth on May 19, 2008
I know that most people will find it difficult to believe, but stress can culminate into a number of harmful diseases, such as lung cancer, heart diseases, etc., not to mention weight gain. If you are severely stressed out either at workspace or at home, this may stand in the way of your weight loss [...]
by angela.booth on January 8, 2008
A new Merck & Co Inc obesity drug, taranabant, is undergoing trials. Merck obesity drug cuts pounds, side effects seen reports: “Patients receiving the Merck drug lost 8 to 14 pounds of body weight. Researchers said that compared favorably with weight losses seen in separate and far longer late-stage trials of rimonabant, which is sold [...]
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 [...]
by angela.booth on October 11, 2007
As every successful dieter knows, what matters isn’t just losing the weight, it’s keeping the weight off. A maintenance program is vital, and not just for adults – it’s vital for kids too. Maintenance Treatment Helps Kids Keep Weight Off reports: “Finding effective ways to help children lose weight and keep it off is becoming [...]