The holidays can be a hectic time, and for many women, the stress takes a toll on their waistlines, says a new survey from FITNESS Magazine and Jenny Craig. According to results, even though the majority of women have been on at least one diet during the past two years, nearly half (47 percent) admit [ Read More ]
Times have really changed. Before, men are the only ones who would want to have a muscular body. So what they do, they go through rigorous training and exercise just to achieve six-pack abs. But now, women are also into the same thing because many of them believe that having a muscular body can be [ Read More ]
1. Burn more calories than you consume. If this makes you go: “D-uuuh!!”, snap out of it and consider that this elementary aspect of dieting excapes countless clueless — and doomed — dieters. Tabloids may claim to have the “miracle foods” that’ll allow you to eat like a pig and have the pounds melt off, [ Read More ]
With more than 60 percent of women in the United States classified as overweight and one-third of those women being obese,[1] a new survey from HealthyWomen (HW) sheds light on women’s understanding of obesity and the options available to regain their health. The survey found that while women are knowledgeable about the heart health impact [ Read More ]
It happens every year, millions of Americans make resolutions to lose weight. Most persons end that pledge after the first few weeks of the New Year but experts at My Weight Doctor say it may be that people are trying too hard to make quick changes. The experts say that making small, gradual changes to [ Read More ]
While it is common knowledge that women will inevitably gain weight during pregnancy, have you ever noticed that some women actually lean out during the first trimester? Yes, morning sickness may be the cause of it in some cases, but a hormone naturally released from the pituitary gland during pregnancy, called human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), [ Read More ]
The Atkins Diet remains the only low-carbohydrate weight loss approach scientifically validated as safe and effective A spate of recent media coverage on the new Dukan Diet positions it as inspired by or a variation of the Atkins Diet. But Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., wants you to know there is no legitimate comparison between the two [ Read More ]
Knee pain related to osteoarthritis (OA) is a common complaint among obese individuals and retired professional athletes, especially former NFL players, but researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day program (February 19th) say they have a simple solution: lose weight. “Our research on patients who were obese with [ Read More ]