Weight Loss

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Some people might think that weight loss is same as gaining weight. As you can shed the weight in the same unnoticeable way as you gained it. This is a simple misconception which makes all this weight loss effort difficult to accomplish.

Two area weight-loss coaches are offering a 12-week health and fitness program, in which part of the proceeds will benefit the Fit Kids Foundation.

People on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight because they have reduced their intake of a type of sugar the body turns quickly into fat, new research suggests.

A local weight loss center is offering discounts to clients stood up by neighboring LA Weight Loss. Full story...

Effective cardiovascular activity for weight loss is controversial. Some people claim fat loss comes from long, slow and steady sessions while others will say that short, fast intervals will do the trick. Another big issue trainers and fitness enthusiasts seem divided on, is whether or not you should do your cardio on an empty stomach, in the morning.

What does being obese really mean? When the amount of fat stored in a human body endangers that person's health, he/she is said to be obese. Currently the United States is leading the world with the highest percentage of overweight population. Over thirty percent of Americans, age 15 and up, struggle with their weight. That means that approximately one in three Americans is overweight. However, instead of looking at our eating habits, we often blame heredity or glandular imbalance for our obesity.

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health are starting a new weight loss study to assess mechanisms associated with hunger during dieting. They are particularly interested in the role of diet composition in helping people comply with weight loss diets.

(ARA) - "Sustainability" is the current favorite buzz word of the environmental movement. But what if you applied the concept of sustainability to your weight-loss and health-improvement efforts?

Taking part in a local program called Weight Loss Challenge 101, Acorn reporters Stephanie Bertholdo and Sophia Fischer are waging a head-to-head battle of the bulge to see who can drop the most pounds The

SAN DIEGO - Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who along with his wife built one of the most successful weight loss companies in the world, has died. He was 76. ...