New ways to lose weight
If your New Year’s resolution to drop pounds is nothing more than a distant memory and the weight-loss ads with slimmed-down stars like Jennifer Hudson are just making you depressed, read on! Below are...
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Dangerous Dieting: Fad Diets
Have you tried to lose weight cutting carbohydrates, protein or fat? With America in the throes of an obesity crisis, the diet industry has taken off. But fad diets can hurt your health. If...
Choosing a physical activity
What is the best type of activity to help me lose weight? Aerobic activities are the best way to burn calories and lose weight. This includes anything that raises your heart rate and makes...
High-Fat, No-Starch Diet
New research sheds more light on high fat, no starch diets. The study shows these diets are effective in helping patients lose weight without adverse effects on their lipid levels. Obesity affects more than...
Low calorie, low carbohydrate diets
I’m always reading about new weight loss diets. Should I avoid them because I have diabetes? It depends on the eating plan that is being recommended. The most effective ways to lose weight healthily...
Physical Activities for Diabetes
Myth “You have to spend a lot of time being active to get any benefit” Truth The recommended amount of activity is 30 minutes five times a week. But you don’t’ necessarily have to...
Reducing your risk of Type 2 diabetes?
Is it possible to prevent Type 2 diabetes? If you know that you are prone to diabetes because, for example, you have a family history of Type 2 diabetes or you had diabetes during...
Type 2 Diabetes and young people
Can children and teenagers develop Type 2 diabetes? Yes; although traditionally Type 2 diabetes has affected only older people, with the increased tendency for children and teenagers to be overweight and less active, the...
Metabolic syndrome risk factors that increase your risk for heart disease and diabetes
Metabolic syndrome is really a clustering of risk factors that makes up the syndrome, like a high waist circumference. When you carry the weight around your waist, it puts you at higher risk of...
Understand How Your Caloric Intake Affects Your Metabolism
Calories provide energy for your body, but your metabolism decides how it’s going to use the calories you eat. If you take in more calories than your body require, your body will generally store...
Know the Winning Formula for Weight Maintenance
The winning formula to maintaining your weight is that as long as the amount of calories you consume equals the amount of calories you expend, your weight should remain steady. If you are taking...