People with personality traits of high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are likely to go through cycles of gaining and losing weight throughout their lives, according to an examination of 50 years of data in a study published by the American Psychological Association. The publisher made the original study available for free for an undetermined length […]
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Losing Weight And Keeping It Off May Require Distinct Skill Sets
A new study indicates that the practices that help people to lose weight and the practices that help them keep it off do not overlap much. “No one announces to a dieter, ‘You’re moving into the weight-maintenance stage. You’ll have to do things differently,’ said lead author Christopher Sciamanna, M.D. His group investigated whether two […]
Yo-Yo Dieting Is Healthier Than Remaining Obese Suggests Animal Study
Yo-yo dieters (dieters who diet on and off and may experience revolving increased/decreased body weight) may be healthier and live longer than those who stay obese, a new Ohio University study finds. Mice that switched between a high-fat and low-fat diet every four weeks during their approximate two-year lifespan lived about 25 percent longer and […]
Calorie Control Council Releases ‘Methods Of Weight Loss’ National Survey Results
Despite all the recent hype, restrictive diets such as the Dukan Diet and Atkins – and dieting programs such as Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers – appear at the bottom of the list of popular weight control methods, according to a new national survey released this week by the Calorie Control Council (CCC). At the […]
‘Yo-Yo’ Effect Of Weight Loss Diets Explained
If you want to lose the pounds you have put on over Christmas, you may be interested in knowing that the hormones related to appetite play an important role in your likelihood of regaining weight after dieting. A new study confirms that people with the highest levels of leptin and lowest levels of ghrelin (i.e., […]
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