There are many approaches to dieting and many claims for great success with various fad diets. To date, although many diets achieve effective immediate weight loss, none has emerged as an effective tool for maintaining healthy weight. The only definite recommendation that can be made about any diet plan is to be sure it includes an exercise program, assuming there are no health problems to forbid it.
Here are some examples of commonly discussed products (chosen because they were recently the subject of a conference at the American Heart... Read more »
There are several bariatric surgery procedures, commonly known as weight-loss surgery, which are performed to treat morbid obesity. Two... Read more »
If you go back a few years and compare portion sizing then with what we now call "normal," you'll see just how distorted our thinking has... Read more »
There are those of you I will never meet or see, but yet you are wishing me well as I go forward in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle. When... Read more »
Stairs are very effective. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in England recently discovered that climbing a flight of stairs... Read more »
According to new research, in the "maintenance" phase that occurs after initial weight loss, the popular Ornish and South Beach diets seem to be... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nutrition BasicsFats and OilsSome fat is essential for normal body function. Fats can have good or bad effects on health, depending on their... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Tips for losing weight with exerciseInformationThe key to weight control is balancing our energy (food) intake with how much energy our body burns... Read more »