A lot of us look at those 100-calorie mini-packs of snack foods as an easy way to lose weight. In theory, it should work. But the reality is you may be in for a rough ride if you’re a dieter.
That’s because chronic dieters often overeat when consuming those 100-calorie packages.
There may be a new scientific explanation for why we gain weight as we age. It seems that the brain cells controlling our appetite become useless over time.
But a recent study says that certain types of meals cause more damage to these cells than others.
There are actually 2 risk factors: chronic middle ear infections and tonsillectomies in childhood.
That’s because ear infections and tonsillectomies can cause damage to taste nerves which appears to affect eating habits.
As your body slims down, did you know that your bones may become less dense and more fragile, too?
Well, okay, that might not surprise you. But here’s something that should…
Everyone knows the holidays can sabotage your weight loss efforts, especially the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
But if you’re not losing as much weight as you expect during the rest of the year, maybe you should take a look at what you’re doing on the weekends.
Can cutting calories slow the aging process and actually help you to live longer?
That’s been a subject of intense debate lately. Now there may be some scientific evidence of how to do it and why it just may work.
Doctors are searching for less extreme and less invasive alternatives to bariatric surgery.
Right now, there are 2 main bariatric surgery techniques. One is a bypass procedure that removes part of the stomach and reroutes the passage of food. The other puts a band around the top of the stomach to decrease its capacity to hold food.
Both are major surgeries with the possibility of serious side effects.
But now doctors are testing an implantable device which blocks the vagal nerve. It’s known as VBLOC(TM) vagal blocking therapy.
Bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass, may reduce the volume of fat in your fat cells, but it doesn’t reduce the number of fat cells in your body.
Even the most drastic reduction in caloric intake won’t change that number.
That’s because the number of fat cells in your body is established during your childhood and teen years. It doesn’t matter whether you’re fat or thin.
Contrary to advertising claims by the dairy industry, neither calcium nor dairy product intake will help you lose weight.
