The dieting world screams with contradictory advice: Carbs are evil; carbs are good for you. “Good fat” is healthy; “good fat” has tons of calories.
AFP - Eating heart-healthy, low-calorie foods and exercising is the key to losing weight regardless of levels of protein, fat or carbohydrates, a new study has found.
AP - Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn’t matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it, according to a federal study that followed people for two years. However, participants had trouble staying with a single approach that long and the weight loss was modest for most.
Reuters - Advocates for various diets may argue that theirs is the best and healthiest way to lose weight but a study published on Wednesday suggests that many of them are effective.
The names of the weight-loss supplements say it all: 7 Day Herbal Slim, 2 Day Diet, and even 24 Hours Diet. Those are just three of dozens of different brands touted as all-natural ways to shed pounds, and lose them super fast.
This week, Giyen Kim, 34, reached a personal milestone: She has lost 10 pounds since the beginning of the year.
In the fight against obesity, doctors have deployed stern warnings, dieting tips, liposuction and open-incision bariatric surgery. But some surgeons have found another avenue for weight loss.
Reuters - Many people on the weight-loss drug orlistat may not keep up the diet changes considered necessary for the treatment's success, a small study suggests.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — High dietary intake of
calcium may reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer, especially for
women, but has no apparent effect in reducing other malignancies, a U.S.
National Cancer Institute study finds.
Reuters - Obese adults trying to lose weight might benefit just as much from advice received over the phone as they would from in-person counseling, a new study suggests.