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High Protein Meal Replacement Improves Exercise Results
2008-06-03 00:59:00 Using a high-protein, reduced carbohydrate, meal replacement shake in combination with a combined aerobic and resistance training exercise program can significantly improve your weight loss results. A recent study showed those receiving meal replacements achieved superior results compared to those that did not. Those receiving meal replacements achieved twice the weight loss, more muscle mass increase, greater increases ... More About: Exercise , Results , Protein , High , Meal
Choline, Betaine and the Metabolic Syndrome
2008-05-26 20:15:00 Blood levels of choline and betaine may exert a powerful metabolic effect that influences both weight and body composition. Choline is involved in the synthesis of blood lipids, including cholesterol and triglycerides, and is a precursor of betaine. Homocysteine is a powerful risk factor for heart disease. Betaine serves as a methyl donor and helps to ... More About: Syndrome
Elliptical Trainer Outshines Stationary Bike
2008-05-19 17:55:00 Exercise equipment that allows weight bearing exercise involving both the arms and legs may be the best choice for obese individuals. Using an elliptical trainer allows you to burn more calories than a stationary bike at the same perceived intensity. Treadmills (weight bearing, but no arm action) and airdyne cycles (arm action but not weight bearing) ... More About: Exercise , Bike , Trainer , Stationary
Exercise Intensity and Fat Burning
2008-05-12 19:46:00 The exercise intensity that produces the maximum fat oxidation rate (known as FATmax) varies widely, but primarily correlates with aerobic capacity. Fitter individuals are able to oxidize fat at higher rates across all intensities, but their maximum fat oxidation rate is at a much higher intensity than unfit individuals. Obese individuals have a decreased capacity to access fat during moderate ... More About: Exercise , Burning
Fructose Increases Insulin Resistance and Lipids
2008-05-05 20:33:00 High fructose corn syrup, a common sweetener of beverates, reduces insulin sensitivity and may contribute to heart disease. The type of high fructose corn syrup used in soft drinks consists of 55% fructose and 45% glucose… a ratio similar to table sugar. Drinking a fructose sweetened drink at each meal increased fasting glucose levels and decreased the glucose and insulin ... More About: Diet , Resistance , Fructose
Green Tea and Chocolate Milk Reduce Childhood Obesity
2008-04-28 19:35:00 Giving children green tea and flavored milk to drink may reverse the childhood obesity epidemic, presenting a healthy alternative to soda and HFCS sweetened pseudo-juices. Obese and overweight Japanese children drinking high catechin green tea experienced significant improvements in waist circumference, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol. The researchers found that green tea was safe and beneficial for children. Children that ... More About: Childhood , Obesity , Green , Milk , Chocolate
MCT Oil Outperforms Olive Oil for Weight Loss
2008-04-21 19:02:00 Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are medium length chains of fatty acids that are digested without the modifications that longer chain fatty acids require. Consuming MCT oil can increase energy expenditure compared to long chain fatty acids such as common saturated and unsaturated fats. A recent study compared the intake of MCT oil to olive oil in overweight subjects. ... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Olive Oil , Loss , Olive
Meal Replacement Outperforms Low Calorie Diet
2008-04-14 18:52:00 Using high protein meal replacement formulas can result in faster weight loss than following low fat, low calorie diets. A six week study of 90 overweight and obese individuals found that those who received a high protein meal replacement formula lost twice as much weight and nearly twice as much fat as those that received ... More About: Diet , Calorie , Meal
Endurance Training Improves Fat Partitioning
2008-04-09 18:16:00 Endurance trained athletes possess increased insulin sensitivity and fat oxidative capacity over untrained individuals. They also have increased levels of intramuscular fat known as intramyocellular lipid. It appears that aerobic exercise training increases levels of this fat while improving obesity indices. A 16 week moderate aerobic exercise training program produced a 21% increase in intramyocellular lipid ... More About: Exercise , Training , Endurance
Maternal Salt Restriction May Increase Female Adult Obesity
2008-03-31 22:44:00 Restricting salt during pregnancy may increase the risk of obesity of female offspring once adults. The offspring of rats fed a restricted salt diet had greater obesity indices than those fed a normal salt diet. The low salt rats had increased retroperitoneal fat mass, higher leptin levels in males and lower leptin levels in females, increased plasma renin activity in males but not ... More About: Female , Obesity , Adult , Salt
Vitamin D Increases Weight Loss
2008-03-17 18:44:00 Supplementing with vitamin D can increase the rate of weight loss during dieting. Those with high blood levels of vitamin D achieved triple the weight loss of those with low levels of the vitamin. The groups received either a high vegetable diet or a high cereal grain diet. Both groups lost weight, but the effect of ... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Supplements , Loss , Vitamin
Thyroid Associated With Obesity
2008-03-03 20:06:00 A large Czech study found that thyroid and adrenal hormones are associated with body fat levels and BMI. A weak association was found between body composition, fat distribution and the hormones of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid-adrenal axis (HPTA). Higher thyroid hormone levels were associated with improved fat distribution and lower BMI in women. The associations were not as ... More About: Obesity , Hormones , Thyroid
Exercise Corrects Impaired Fat Oxidation in Obese
2008-02-18 20:02:00 Obesity results in decreased fatty acid oxidation rates in muscle tissue. Weight loss alone does not correct impaired muscle fatty acid oxidation. But exercise training begins to increase muscle fatty acid oxidation in as little as 10 days. Those beginning an exercise program can expect better weight loss results over the long term than those relying on diet ... More About: Exercise , Obese
Low Fat Dairy Improves Weight Loss Results
2008-02-04 19:42:00 Including low fat dairy products in your diet can improve your weight loss efforts. Higher dairy consumption is associated with greater weight loss and a greater decrease in waist circumference. The study was not funded by the milk industry. It is a myth that dairy contributes to obesity. Other studies have actually shown that full fat dairy may ... More About: Weight Loss , Diet , Weight , Results , Loss
High Intensity Exercise More Effective Than Steady State
2008-01-28 23:33:00 Performing high-intensity interval training, where high intensity work periods are alternated with rest periods, is more effective for fat loss than steady state aerobic exercise. A 15 week interval training exercise program produced greater fat loss, greater weight reduction, greater fat mass reduction and greater improvements in fasting insulin levels than steady state aerobic exercise over the same period. There are ... More About: Exercise , State , High , Effective
Type of Fat Consumed Effects Obesity Rates
2008-01-21 20:29:00 Various types of fat are not equally fattening. While saturated fats and omega-6 polyunsaturated fats contribute to obesity. Omega-3 and, to a lesser extent monounsaturated fats, are negatively correlated with obesity. A large, ecological study using data over five years and including 168 countries found that obesity rates were related to caloric intake, total fat intake, saturated ... More About: Obesity , Type , Rates , Effects
Modest Weight Loss Causes Preferential Loss of VAT
2008-01-14 20:23:00 A meta analysis was performed on 61 separate studies showing preferential loss of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) relative to subcutaneous abdominal fat (SAT). Factors examined included percentage weight loss, caloric restriction, exercise, BMI, follow-up time, gender and baseline VAT/SAT. Percentage weight loss was the only variable that predicted preferential loss of VAT. Modest reductions in weight resulted in a greater percentage ... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Other , Loss
HCA May Improve Weight Loss
2007-12-31 20:05:00 Hydroxycitric acid (HCA), a derivative of citric acid, may improve weight loss results and reduce appetite. HCA inhibits ATP citrate lyase, a key enzyme for lipid metabolism. HCA also increases serotonin release, providing a reduction in appetite as well as improved mood. A recent study found HCA to be safe and slightly effective for weight loss ... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Supplements , Loss , Improve
Pearl Barley Reduces Visceral Fat
2007-12-24 19:15:00 Substituting a high beta-glucan barley, such as pearl barley, for other carbohydrates can help you lose abdominal fat. A Japanese study found that those eating barley in place of rice had less visceral fat, lower BMI’s and lower waist circumferences. Heart disease risk factors such as total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were also significantly improved. Pearl ...
Fruit Juices May Contribute to Obesity
2007-12-17 19:30:00 An increase in the intake of fruit juices may contribute to obesity more than an increase in the intake of soft drinks. A large study of adolescent girls found a stronger correlation between increase fruit juice intake and increased BMI than between soda and BMI. Fruit juices may contain more calories and a higher percentage of ... More About: Diet , Obesity , Contribute
Fat Intake and Metabolism
2007-12-10 19:08:00 When following a high protein diet, substituting fat for carbohydrate intake may offer a metabolic advantage for normal weight individuals. Eating a high protein, high fat meal meal significantly increased metabolic rate. But the effect was not duplicated in overweight or underweight individuals. The study also found that overweight individuals have a higher metabolic rate than ... More About: Diet , Metabolism
Moderate Carbohydrate Diet May be Better for Diabetics
2007-12-03 20:24:00 A recent study has shown that a moderate level of carbohydrates may be better for controlling diabetes than conventional higher carbohydrate diets. Diabetics eating a diet that partially restricted carbohydrates (about 45% calories from carbohydrates) achieved better glycemic control, had lower BMI’s and cholesterol, and were able to reduce diabetes medications compared to diabetics following a conventional, ... More About: Diet , Moderate , Carb , Carbohydrate
Multivitamin consumption is associated with lower body weight
2007-11-26 19:39:00 Consumers of multivitamins and other dietary supplements have lower body weight and less body fat than non-consumers of supplements. Supplement use also appears to have a significantly impact on appetite. Male supplement users had lower body weight, fat mass, BMI, and greater resting energy expenditure than non-supplement users. In females, the same results were observed, but not to the statistically significant ... More About: Body , Weight , Lower , Consumption , Weigh
High carbohydrate, low fat diet increases risk factors for heart disease
2007-11-19 19:36:00 A high carbohydrate, low fat diet was once the standard weight loss diet prescription. Unfortunately such a diet may increase multiple risk factors for heart disease, probably due to low levels of essential fatty acids. A study out of Sichuan University showed that a high carbohydrate, low fat diet (presumable a high grain diet) lowered both HDL ... More About: Diet , Heart , Disease , Risk , High
Vitamin D Levels of Obese Women
2007-11-12 19:22:00 Low blood concentrations of vitamin D are associated with obesity. Low vitamin D levels have been correlated with increased weight, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), body fat percentage, fat mass and fat-free mass. The mechanism is not fully understood, but Vitamin D improves insulin and leptin signaling. The benefits appear to work in conjunction with ... More About: Women , Supplements , Vitamin D , Obese
Monounsaturated Fat Improves Insulin Sensitivity
2007-11-05 19:12:00 Eating a diet rich in monounsaturated fat reverses insulin resistance compared to diets rich in carbohydrates or saturated fat. Monounsaturated fat also increases HDL cholesterol and lowers triglycerides compared to high carbohydrate diets. The so-called Mediterranean diet, generally regarded as protective against heart disease, involves replacing some carbohydrates with monounsaturated fats. Monounsaturated fats are not as susceptible to oxidation ... More About: Diet , Improv , Prove
Green Tea and Fat Oxidation Rates
2007-10-29 17:28:00 It has been widely held that the catechin EGCG is responsible for the beneficial effect of green tea on weight loss. Green tea and green tea extracts increase thermogenesis and fat oxidation rates, but studies had not confirmed whether it was the EGCG... More About: Green Tea , Rates , Dati
Internet use and video games contribute to obesity
2007-10-23 19:21:00 While television use has previously been linked with obesity, interactive media including internet surfing and video games had not been studied to find any association. Interactive media, including internet and video game use,... More About: Video , Internet , Video Games , Games , Obesity
Sugar and Obesity
2007-10-15 17:39:00 An analysis of two large studies in New Zealand has found that sugar intake does not correlate with obesity. Sugar intake was primarily from beverages. Previous studies have shown that total caloric intake is strongly associated with weight... More About: Obesity
Vitamin D and Childhood Obesity
More articles from this author:2007-10-08 18:25:00 Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent and contributes to insulin resistance. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased BMI, increased blood pressure, and decreased HDL cholesterol. Those with the lowest Vitamin D levels had significantly... More About: Childhood , Obesity , Vitamin , Vitamin D , Childhood obesity 1, 2 |
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