Archive for 'Weight Loss'
Cayenne Pepper May Help You Get Rid of Extra Weight
// If you have a special fondness for hot and spicy foods and you are looking for foods to curb your appetite in your goal to lose the extra weight, then consuming cayenne pepper would be the best choice. Cayenne pepper is a member of the Capsicum family of vegetables commonly known as chili peppers. [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2011 under Weight Loss.
Tags: health benefits of cayenne pepper; benefits of capsaicin; other means to suppress appetite
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A Warning to Weight Loss Supplement Users
// Looking beyond the obvious, having excess weight contributes to a higher risk of developing certain diseases like diabetes and chronic illnesses. Different weight loss products and food supplements promise fast results without the need for exercise and restricted diet. This is alarming since some people are putting their trust on products that has not [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2011 under Weight Loss.
Tags: natural ways to lose weight; dangers of weight loss supplements; foods to lose weight
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Older Obese Individuals can Improve Mobility Through Walking and Weight Loss
// Obesity is a common health problem in various societies and demographics. Though the prevalence of the health condition is higher in certain social backgrounds, the number of obese individuals is continuing on an upward trend. Typically, obesity is seen as an accumulation of excess and abnormal amounts of fat in his body. According to [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2011 under Weight Loss.
Tags: health benefits of walking; natural ways to prevent obesity; health benefits of losing weight
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Another Reason to Lose and Maintain Weight: Survey Shows Strong Links between Depression and Obesity
The latest report from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index shows an alarming figure—that almost one-fourth of obese American citizens have all been diagnosed with depression. What is surprising is not that these people at some point in their lives were depressed, because every person may be at risk of developing the disease; but that the reported percentage [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2010 under Depression, Obesity, Weight Loss.
Tags: healthy and natural weight loss and weight maintenance, healthy weight loss and maintenance plan, links between depression and obesity
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To Eat or Not to Eat?
Researchers: Skip Pre-Workout Meal, Increase Fat Loss There are plenty of opinions out there regarding the benefits and detriments of eating immediately prior to working out. Advocates say that food provides the fuel an athlete needs to perform at his or her best. But detractors say that pre-workout meals prevent the body from burning off [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2010 under Weight Loss.
Tags: bodybuilding preworkout, pre workout diet, preworkout supplement
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Green Tea for Weight Loss
Green Tea Expands its Health Promoting Repertoire From improving arthritis symptoms to preventing heart disease, heightening eye health to discouraging Alzheimer’s disease development, green tea is the libation of choice for health aficionados. Yet as multifaceted a drink green tea is, could encouraging weight loss be added to its repertoire? German researchers sure think so. [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2010 under Weight Loss.
Tags: good green tea for weight loss, Green Tea, green tea benefits, green tea for weight loss
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Weight Loss: The First Start to a Healthy Heart
For Obese, Moderate Weight Loss Brings Significant Healing It’s one thing to hear about something, but it’s quite another to know it. For instance, I’m sure all of you have heard that obesity is a significant risk factor for developing heart disease – the world’s leading killer. But how many of you have actually seen [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2009 under Heart Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss.
Tags: obesity and heart disease, risk factors for heart disease, weight loss benefits
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Why Yo-Yo Is a No-Go!
Study Shows How Yo-Yo Diets Are Doomed to Failure I can’t stand it when people say, “I’m on a diet.” I typically hear this refrain when friends of mine say they want to lose a few; for a short while, they abandon the glut to lose that gut and avoid the yummy to tighten their [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Dieting, Weight Loss.
Tags: diet yo yo, yo yo dieting dangers, yo-yo dieting
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Carbohydrate Conundrum
Study Shows Carbohydrates Contribute to Heart Disease. Are All Carbs Bad? Anyone who knows me knows I’m not one who shuns carbohydrates. I enjoy my carbs, I’m just careful about what kinds of carbohydrates I consume. Carbohydrates supply the body with the nutrients it needs to perform daily tasks that require effort (even the slightest [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under Carbohydrates, Heart Disease, Weight Loss.
Tags: carbs and heart disease, carbs and weight loss
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Bariatric Weight Loss, Bariatric Bone Loss?
Weight Loss Procedures May Thin Bones, Increase Fracture Risk When it comes to losing weight, there are no quick fixes. It all boils down to diet and exercise: increasing the activity levels, and decreasing the caloric levels. Everything else either doesn’t work or is riddled with side effects. Not even surgery is void of side [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2009 under Weight Loss.
Tags: Bariatric surgery, weight loss procedure, weight loss surgery
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