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Diet & Exercise Will Achieve Better Weight Loss

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 Related to Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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...

Can You Boost Low Testosterone Naturally?

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...

Can Obesity Hit A Point Of No Return? Researchers Say Yes

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.

Boosting Your Low Testosterone

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.

All Kinds of Exercise May Be Good for Parkinson’s

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...

Adequate Sleep Helps Weight Loss

Adequate sleep is an important part of a weight loss plan and should be added to the recommended mix of diet and exercise, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Although calorie restriction and increased physical activity are recommended for weight loss, there...

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery

 By Katrina WoznickiWebMD Health NewsOct. 15, 2012 -- People who undergo weight loss surgery may be at risk of addictive behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking. The study, by Alexis Conason, PsyD, of the New York Obesity Research Center, and colleagues...

Achieve Greater, Longer-lasting Weight Loss by Drinking Enough Water

Drinking more water, so that you are certain that you are getting enough daily to keep you hydrated and your body functioning properly, is especially important when you are trying to achieve weight loss and keep the weight off. Lizette Borelli, a senior editor at Medical Daily, has this to say about water and weight loss: