Are cell phones and smartphones making people less fit? Find out what a new study shows about the impact cell phones have on fitness and activity level and how your smartphone can help you get fitter instead of fatter.
You already know resistance exercise affects muscle cells, causing them to hypertrophy and become larger, and exercise in general helps with loss of body fat. Here’s a novel idea – can exercise actually affect the genes that control the growth of fat cells? Researchers at the Lund University think so. Here’s why.
There’s growing evidence that vitamin D is important for weight control – and for your overall health. You may have a low vitamin D level and not know it
Can high-intensity exercise change bad white fat to good brown fat? That’s what a new study shows. There’s a certain type of fat that’s less efficient than the fat you store on your hips and tummy. Instead of storing the calories you take in – it converts them to heat. Would you like more of this type of fat and less of the other? Exercise may be one way to get it. Find out why and how you can get the benefits.
If everyone in your family is overweight or obese, are you destined to suffer the same fate because of genetics? Maybe not. New research shows that staying active can override the effects of genes that make it harder to lose weight. Find out more about obesity genes and exercise.
Recent evidence shows that more than half of people who have achieved their ideal body weight according to medically accepted standards may suffer from a condition called normal weight obesity.
Genetics are one factor that impact a person’s risk for obesity, but genetics can be modified by environment – but it’s important to start early. Recent research shows the roots of obesity may extend all the way back to in utero and that factors like birth weight have a major influence. Find out how birth weight influences later risk for obesity and other “early” factors that affect the risk.
There’s growing pressure on restaurants to list calorie counts on their menu – to help diners make healthier selections. Is this likely to have an impact – and are the calorie counts even accurate? Find out what research shows about the issue of calorie transparency and the impact is has on food choices.
Is there a time element to weight loss? According to a new study, being overweight or obese for a long period of time without taking steps to correct it, could make it harder to reach and maintain an ideal body weight when you finally make the necessary lifestyle changes. Find out why it’s not a good idea to put off losing weight until tomorrow.
Obesity is now considered a disease by the World Health Organization and it is rampant in our society. And there is a distinct correlation between the obesity epidemic and human hormonal activity. Leptin is an important hormone that sends a signal to your brain telling you when you are full. Leptin and leptin resistance also determines how you store fat and determines when you should burn the excess.
A few years ago I used Cathe DVDs to lose 30 pounds. I have been able to keep off the weight and build muscle. In my pursuit of fitness, my family has benefited as well. I began to experiment with healthier cooking and kept my family educated with the latest nutrition and health information. Over
By the year 2030 deaths from diabetes and metabolic syndrome worldwide will at least double from today’s troubling numbers.n average diabetic men will lose 11 years of life from their expected longevity and women 17 years!
