A surprising two-thirds of Canadians expect to gain between one and nine pounds over the holidays. Even more surprising – only 37 per cent are actually concerned about adding inches to their waistlines. Has overindulging at Christmas become so normalized that it trumps everything we’ve been conditioned to believe about body image? “I expect to [...]

It’s a known fact that the size of your plate can affect how much you eat. Now research has found the contrast of a bowl or plate’s colour versus what’s placed inside it may also be a contributing factor to obesity. Low colour-contrast between dinnerware and food – a large helping of vanilla ice cream [...]

Can doing the standard 9:00 to 5:00 at a desk every week make you overweight? Maybe working in a knowledge-based work environment increases our chances of gaining weight? There’s new research to suggest that yes, it could. According to two studies by Canadian researchers Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput and Dr. Angelo Tremblay, the stress caused by [...]

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Most of us have heard this saying at some time in our lives. Now, according to new research from Australia, that saying might be true. At least the part about being ‘early to bed.’ Australian researchers studied 2,200 Australians 9 to 16-years-old. [...]

Carrying a little extra weight as you get older might help you live longer, acting as a cushion from the ‘slings and arrows’ of old age. Sound too good to be true? It is. Surprisingly, the idea has been floated around in the past few years, especially since a 2009 analysis of Statistics Canada data [...]

A new study suggests that once eating a particular food becomes a habit, people will keep eating it even if they think it tastes disgusting. To conduct the study researchers at the University of Southern California gave moviegoers popcorn to eat during a screening. Some got week-old, stale popcorn while others received a freshly popped [...]

You’ve recently been banded. You wake up in the morning and feel tightness in your stomach. This means your band is restricted. Don’t worry – it’s completely normal to experience this. A glass of warm water with lemon juice every morning is a good way to loosen your band and increase your comfort level as [...]

A new study suggests doctors aren’t discussing weight loss surgery as an option with their patients nearly as much as they should. The study, conducted by the Obesity Action Coalition and Ethicon Endo-Surgery, shows that while four out of five obese individuals had discussed their weight with a doctor, only one in ten who met [...]

You’ve been successfully fitted with your Slimband. Congratulations! The Slimband adjustable gastric band is a useful tool in your quest to shed those excess pounds. But the Slimband alone is not enough. From here on in you need to use various supports and life skills if you’re to successfully reach your goal weight: Effective Strategies [...]

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 [...]