Switching back-and-forth between calorie restriction and normal diets may be more harmful to a person’s health than never adopting a healthy diet, a new study finds. Researchers at Georgetown University, in Washington DC, found that an unstable, changing, diet can cause long term harm to a person and even put them at an increased risk … Read more
Hitting the gym can cure your appetite! Intense exercise can activate molecules that stave off hunger, new study finds Researchers found that intense exercise may have an appetite suppressing effect They discovered the molecule lac-phe, which appears in the blood stream after exercise When administered too obese mice, the molecule caused them to eat less … Read more
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the UK are looking to recruit volunteers for a trial that will test hypoxia – a state where the body does not receive sufficient amounts of oxygen – as an intervention for Type 2 diabetes press release from the university announced. Often seen in ages above 45, Type … Read more
Don’t eat breakfast till 11am if you want to lose weight! First meal of the day should be mid-morning as modern lifestyles mean most have dinner later in the evening, expert says The best time to have breakfast is 11am for weight loss, one professor has said An 11am breakfast is the only way to … Read more
Calling the fattest category of people ‘morbidly’ obese is offensive, woke researchers said today. And they urged doctors and scientists to stop referring to unsuccessful attempts to lose weight as ‘failures’. Terms used moving forward should include ‘ineffective’ or ‘insufficient’ weight loss, or even ‘secondary weight regain’. No specific suggestions were given to replace the … Read more
Fresh Apples are a cheap and convenient source of fiber and beneficial antioxidants, plus plant compounds called polyphenols such as quercetin, which has anti-inflammatory properties. This might explain studies that link regularly eating one apple a day with a reduced risk of heart disease, asthma and type 2 diabetes. An apple a day can also … Read more
Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) New preliminary research this week points to long term benefits from bariatric, or weight loss, surgery. The study found that people who underwent surgery were noticeably less likely to develop certain cancers over a ten-year period compared to similarly matched people with obesity who did not receive surgery. Those who did develop … Read more
Patients with severe bowel disease could benefit from a new drug that can eliminate their distressing symptoms within just three months. Once-a-day tablet etrasimod treats the condition ulcerative colitis by binding to immune cells and preventing them from mistakenly attacking healthy tissue in the lining of the gut. In a recent trial, 27 per cent … Read more
Rebel Wilson shared that years ago, before the #MeToo movement took off, a male co-star sexually harassed her. The unnamed actor ‘called me into a room and pulled down his pants,’ then requested a sexual favor with his friends present, she told People. ‘It was awful and disgusting. And all the behavior afterwards – this … Read more
If you want to lose a stone just in time for summer — go vegan. Researchers have found that, on average, overweight people who switch to a plant-based diet lose 1st 2lbs (7.4kg) in the first three months. They believe the secret is not being able to eat fatty, calorie-dense foods like cheese and red … Read more