If you are searching for an answer to why diet can cause drastic reduction in your weight, you’ve come to the right place. In fact, why lose weight through other “artificial” means when you achieve your fitness goals by “natural” means. There are different kinds of weight loss diet that help you lose weight in different ways. Let’s find out how:
I know, it’s tough to stay motivated when you are on that mission to lose weight!
I love going to the gym, but sometimes it really does feel like a chore, when I eat fresh fruit and vegetables I really do feel so much better, but sometimes I just want a hug bar of choccy! Thinking these things are normal, but can really have an effect on your motivation and commitment to sheading those pounds. Read more »
The challenge to lose weight is too general and broad a goal.
There’s no definite goal-setting (how much weight?), no methods (how to do it?), and no deadline (by the summer? by 2011?) in this objective.
For the same reason, many people do make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, but eventually fail.
However, with the following few simple tips and a true New Year approach you can succeed Read more »
Christmas… New Year… it can be hard to stay in shape and lose weight over the holiday season when supermarkets are ram packed with naughty puddings and mountains of chocolate. Read more »
Research by the FDA (the US Food and Drug Administration) into the effects Meridia may have on cardiovascular risk have produced some startling results.
Originally authorised by the FDA in 1997 for use on obese patients who are at risk of developing heart disease and diabetes, their latest study dubbed SCOUT has found that Meridia (formulated from sibutramine) could in fact produce the opposite results. Read more »
Research by Jeffery Gordon (professor at Washington University) in ‘Science Translational Medicine’ suggests that the type of microbiota you have in your intestinal tract/colon could dramatically influence your body’s tendency towards obesity or leanness. Read more »
Research by the NHS Information Centre has revealed shocking increases in obesity levels across the UK.
In their report, the NHS announced statistics which suggest obesity has more than tripled in the last 5 years, boosting hospital admissions by 60% during 2009 alone.
Included in these admissions were cases of organ failure, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease – all conditions that can easily be attributed to the growing obesity epidemic that is sweeping the globe.
Even surgical procedures such as stomach stapling have witnessed rapid increases over the last few years.
According to the NHS, over 8,085 admissions occurred during 2008/09, an increase of over 3,000 more admissions compared to 2007/09 and 6,000 more than 2003/04.
Placed side by side it is undeniable that the UK is in the midst of an epidemic:
The question now rests on: what is going to be done about it?
Low carbohydrate and high protein diets such as the Atkin’s diet are extremely popular. They do lead to weight loss, but new studies are showing that a carb-free diet could be dangerous to your health. These types of diets encourage the avoidance of all carbohydrates and promote high protein intake. In theory, you could eat all the bacon you want, as long as you avoid making a sandwich out of it! Sound healthy? It isn’t. Read more »
Arena Pharmaceuticals BLOOM trials has proven themselves to be a huge success at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society. Read more »
We have all got our own weight loss ambitions. Whether it is to lose 5lbs, 20lbs or even 100lbs, we all begin at the same point: wondering what to do first.
After having both my children I was determined to 36lbs. I tried everything. From practically starving myself on 500 calories a day, to following ridiculous soup diets that only helped to make my sugar cravings even worse. Nothing worked!
The problem was, after making the decision to lose weight I didn’t have a clue where to start or how to maintain the momentum. I would lose 5-6lbs and then relapse whenever I hit a hurdle.
Now my goal today is not to tell you my life story – sorry I did go into memoir mode a minute ago lol – no, what I wanted to discuss in this blog was all the different weight loss tools that are available. The market is flooded with them, but which ones work? Read more »