A new study shows that physical activity is important for maintaining your body weight once you lose a significant amount of weight. It’s also essential for healthy body composition. Here’s why exercise must be part of your weight maintenance arsenal.
What metric do you use to monitor your body composition? A bathroom scale? Find out why this isn’t the best way to follow your body composition and what some other alternatives are.
Is obesity really as simple as eating too many calories and not moving enough? It’s likely more complicated than that. In fact, researchers believe the environment we live in may be playing a role. Here’s how.
Lack of exercise and obesity are both linked with an increased risk of mortality and both are a problem in Western countries. But, which is the bigger health threat? Find out what research shows.
You’ve probably heard that being overweight or obese increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. But, it’s more complicated than that. At what age you’re obese matters too. Find out more.
We know it’s important to be fit – but can fitness compensate for being obese? Find out what a new study shows.
Is obesity more genetics or lifestyle? That’s a question researchers have asked for years and continue to ponder. This article looks at the role that genes play in weight gain and obesity.
How tough is your workout? If you’re ready to kick it up a notch, make sure you’re including these four hardest strength-training exercises in your routine.
Artificial sweeteners – they sound like a sweet deal. The taste of sweetness with no calories. Surely, they’re better for you than sugar when you’re trying to lose weight – or are they?
What could be important than brain health? Unfortunately, your brain ages along with the rest of your body. Yet, lifestyle matters. Find out what research shows about brain aging, body weight, and exercise.
Now you know that you can develop prediabetes (or diabetes) if you’re not overweight and that the number of people who fall into this category is greater than it used to be.
Vitamin D – you need it for healthy bones, for strong muscles, and a healthy immune system but a significant number of people have a vitamin d deficiency. How about you? Here are 5 factors that can reduce your vitamin D level.
