Poor women who made the move to neighbourhoods with lower levels of poverty showed improved type 2 diabetes control and other health benefits say U.S. researchers, who have called for changes in government initiatives to fight obesity. The experiment was described in Wednesday’s online issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers conducting [...]

Chances are you’ve heard the old saying, “dieting makes you gain weight.” It turns out there might be more truth to that statement than you think. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition placed 78 post-menopausal women on a weight loss diet, then followed up 6 months, then12 months later. After [...]

Two new studies are calling into question the war North American governments are fighting against obesity. The studies, from Canada’s University of Alberta and York University, argue that doctors should consider not just a patient’s BMI, but how well they take care of themselves. The studies both suggest BMI (Body Mass Index) a traditional measurement of whether someone [...]

Stress is a fact of life. It’s often a positive aspect of life – stress motivates us to perform at work, to be accomplished in business, and drives us to succeed generally. However, too much stress can be an unhealthy damper on your spirits. It can also trigger binge eating if you’re prone to this. Fortunately, eating [...]

A new study published in the Journal of Physiology has shown that exercising before breakfast can negate the pitfalls of high fat, high calorie diets. Belgian researchers recruited 28 healthy, young men, and divided them into 3 groups. All 3 groups consumed a diet that contained 50 per cent more fat and 30 per cent [...]

Corey ‘Big Hoss’ Harrison from the hit History Channel show Pawn Stars has lost 115 pounds since undergoing gastric banding surgery in February of this year. Harrison has since started working out five days a week and participates in Krav Maga fighting classes. Harrison decided to have the surgery after his doctor diagnosed him as [...]

A new study published in the Journal of Physiology has shown that exercising before breakfast can negate the pitfalls of high fat, high calorie diets. Belgian researchers recruited 28 healthy, young men, and divided them into 3 groups. All 3 groups consumed a diet that contained 50 per cent more fat and 30 per cent [...]

Have you noticed yourself gaining fat, while your Body Mass Index (BMI) rating has somehow managed to stay the same? Or, have you noticed your waistline getting bigger, yet it not affecting your BMI rating? It can be a confusing time, but that’s mainly because there’s not enough widespread knowledge about the index or even [...]

When you think of your adolescence, what immediately comes to mind? For some, the answer is obvious: Limitless potential, high-school sweethearts, championship games, hitting the books, long summer vacations and hanging around having fun with your buddies. For others, the answer is considerably different largely because of the stinging rejection they suffered having grown up [...]

When it comes to your health, do you think that all you have to concern yourself with is the numbers on the bathroom weight scale? If so, think again. According to a study by the American Cancer Society the larger your waist size, the greater your risk of death regardless of your actual weight. The [...]