It happens — you over-indulged over the holidays, missed a few workouts and now you feel like you've fallen off the weight-loss wagon. It's tempting to mentally slap yourself around, right? (Or head for the fridge.) Before you start, I want to remind you of...
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Most people believe that they can "work up an appetite" with vigorous exercise, however, that theory may not be entirely true - at least immediately after a workout. The study, conducted at BYU (Brigham Youth University) by Professors James LeCheminant and Michael Larson, found that...
For people who want to become healthier and get into shape, making one change at a time is the usual advice. A new study suggests that the best results are when people take on their exercise efforts and food intake simultaneously.
"It comes down to making them both priorities and thinking about both throughout the day," says lead researcher Abby King, professor at the Stanford (University) Prevention Research Center.
King and others helped 200 mostly overweight folks with sedentary lifestyles. The group was generally 45 and up, consumed too much saturated fats from animal sources, and were lacking in vegetables and fruits in their diets.
Cigarette smoking has been known to increase risk of cancer like lung cancer and other types of cancer. But a study released in Diabetes Care suggests that it may also increase risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 although the risk was restricted to overweight...
If you're looking for ways to boost your testosterone level, you might start by looking at your lifestyle. Some changes that are good for the rest of you could also benefit your testosterone level, if it's low. "I never prescribe testosterone alone without talking to...
Why does weight always find its way back onto our bodies? The longer a person is overweight, the higher the risk of the obesity becoming "irreversible", according to researchers from the University of Michigan and the National Council of Science and Technology (COINCET) in Argentina.
As we grow older it can be tougher and tougher to maintain an edge. Maybe you're not recovering from workouts as fast as you'd like.
Nov. 6, 2012 -- Exercise helps put people with Parkinson's disease on a path to better health, a new study shows.All Parkinson’s patients reach a point in their disease where they begin to have trouble walking. Typically, a person starts to lean forward as they...
Oct. 29, 2012 -- Being overweight or obese as a teen is tied to higher risk of kidney failure by midlife, a new study shows. The study points to yet another looming consequence of the childhood obesity epidemic -- growing ranks of adults who will need...