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This article explores how sleep changes as we age, from deep slumber in childhood to lighter sleep in later years. It also looks at the science behind sleep’s impact on weight, brain health, and even our emotional well-being. Learn why prioritizing sleep at every stage of life is crucial for optimal health and well-being.
When you do a workout, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. Read on and discover six types of hormones that a workout affects and why.
Obesity is a problem in both men and women but may have stabilized in men, based on the last survey. However, the rate continues to rise in women. Why might this be?
Are you restricting calories, exercising, and still having trouble losing weight? Your body fights your attempt to lose weight through three main metabolic adaptations. Find out what they are and how you can fight them.
Did you know that appetite hormones play a big role in controlling your level of hunger? One called leptin is more accurately a satiety hormone. Just recently, scientists gained new insights into leptin and how it controls appetite and contributes to obesity.
Hunger – there’s more than one kind. Some hunger is driven by low energy stores but there’s also hedonic hunger that makes it harder to control your weight and potentially leads to food addiction.
After losing body weight, you have an even tougher battle – keeping it off. The statistics on the number of people who successfully do that are bleak, around 10 to 20%. But now a new study shows those statistics might be wrong. Find out more.
It’s not entirely accurate to say a person can solve their obesity problem by eating less and exercising more. Underlying obesity are biological factors that make it difficult to maintain any weight that’s lost. Still, a small number of people are able to do it. Read on and discover why it’s so hard to maintain weight loss and what people who do it successfully have in common.
Are you constantly craving the wrong foods and can’t seem to satisfy your hunger? This can be a sign of leptin resistance, an under-appreciated cause of weight gain and obesity. Read on and discover more about this condition and what you can do to restore your body’s sensitivity to leptin and make it easier to lose weight.
Appetite hormones control your appetite, no surprise there. Some appetite hormones like leptin reduce your desire to eat while other like ghrelin increases hunger. Unfortunately, sometimes appetite hormones are out of balance and work against efforts to lose weight. Read on and discover five ways for taming your appetite hormones.
Hunger can be a tough beast to tame, especially if you’re eating the wrong foods. This article discusses the role macronutrients play in controlling hunger. Find out which macronutrients are most satiating and how to change the composition of your diet to keep hunger at bay.
You already know that protein-packed meals are filling. Fiber is too. Now research shows dark, leafy greens contain a compound that may help you feel full. Find out more about the satiety benefits of greens and ways to add more of them to your diet.
