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What is the most effective diet for losing weight?

This past weekend, Science-ish was disappointed to read Margaret Wente’s column on health evidence, in which she opined: “Today’s health wisdom has a way of becoming tomorrow’s bunk… This may help explain wh [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Diets Differ in Effect on Weight Gain and Fat and Lean Mass

A new study published in JAMA demonstrates the various effects of overeating of three diets that differed mainly in protein composition. George Bray and colleagues randomized 25 healthy volunteers to participate in an inpatient study t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

New Year crash diets are not worth their weight for 80% of w...

Rapid weight-loss plans typically last 15 days and see just 20 per cent of women reach their target, with 35 per cent putting on more than they lost. Despite shedding an average 2.5kg (5.6lb), women gain 2.1kg (4.7lb) less than three week [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Maintaining Healthy Dietary Habits Has Benefits Beyond Weigh...

Improvements to health remain even if weight is regained after long-term healthy dietary interventions, say researchers. Long-term healthy dietary interventions frequently induce a rapid weight decline, mainly in the first four to six mon [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Diets work better with WeightWatchers than the NHS: research

Diet programmes such as Weight Watchers, Slimming World and Rosemary Conley are cheaper and far more effective than those run by the NHS, according to new research. Dieters lost more weight and kept it off for longer by joining a slimming [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Dieting fuels weight gain

The high rate of people regaining weight after dieting is due to hormonal changes, according to a study just released by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, published on October 27, measured 50 participants' hormone levels [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

HCG Diet Drops Free Trial Announced Columbus Day HCG Weight ...

HCG Diet Drops Free Trial announced that they will giving away a free 30 day supply of hcg diet drops between October 7 – 10. With the winter quickly approaching and with the new year just right around the corner, one can expect tha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Orexigen Weight Loss Drug On Track For FDA Approval

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to a study to revive the company's previously-rejected weight loss drug Contrave. "We have been working with clinical experts, advocacy [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Creates New Weight Mainten...

Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss announces a new weight maintenance hcg phase 3 diet. Each is as important as the other explains, Julie Wright, president of Diet Doc. Diet Doc Phase 1: Dieters consume high fat, high calorie food to set t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Why dieting doesn't help lose weight

Experts have advised health freaks not to indulge in dieting to lose weight after piling on pounds. The Sinai Hospital program offers weight loss surgery patients expert advice and consultation from Melissa Majumdar – who consults p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Weight loss: Bye-bye bulges

The National Survey by the Medical Research Council followed 5,362 men and women since their birth in 1946, and 20,000 people born in 1958. The study measured weight and blood pressure and assessed the lifestyles of the people. “Bot [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Overweight people will stay that way for ever

Of the 12 million Britons who diet every year, less than 10 percent succeed in losing significant amounts of weight - with most putting it back on within a year. The national survey by the Medical Research Council followed 5,362 men and w [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

diet soda may not be helping you keep weight down

Two studies presented at an American Diabetes Association meeting over the weekend show, according to researchers, chilling correlations between drinking diet soft drinks and weight gain and other major health problems. A team from t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Study finds why we gain weight as we age

Adults gain an average of almost a pound a year as they age, and much of that weight gain is caused by changes in diet such as eating extra servings of foods such as potato chips, french fries, sugar-sweetened drinks, white bread and low- [...]