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Trans Fats = Big Bellies
It’s well-known that trans fats (such as partially hydrogenated vegetable oils) can rot your arteries. Now, a surprising new finding says that trans fats make you fatter than other fats do. Wake...
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Low-Fat Food Makes You Fat
Sure, low-fat foods may be good for your heart, but not necessarily for your waistline. In fact, low-fat foods often fool you into gaining weight, says Cornell University researcher Brian Wansink,...
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Rapidly-Digested Carbohydrates Make You Fat
Those low-glycemic weight-loss plans you see on TV may really be on to something. Two new studies add weight to the growing realization that the type of carbohydrates you consume can make a big...
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New Studies Confirm Dangers of Midlife Weight Gain
Researchers from the American Academy of Neurology publishing in the journal Neurology have released the results of a study showing that being overweight or obese in midlife significantly increases...
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How to Stop Gaining Weight Back
13% of women are chronic yo-yo dieters which can have detrimental effects on health. Most dieters know the cycle all too well: You lose a substantial amount of weight. Your clothes start hanging on...
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When You Sleep Less, You Eat More
Numerous studies show that poor sleep causes weight gain — 6.2 extra pounds in people who average less than five hours sleep a night. The cause of the gain? Researchers have theorized that poor sleep...
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New Study: Your Commute Might Literally Be Killing You
When asked about the most common form of inactivity in America, most people would probably guess watching TV, searching the Internet, playing video games, or even working at your desk for hours at a...
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Are GMOs Causing You to Gain Weight?
Findings from research in Norway show that if you want to avoid obesity, you must abstain from eating genetically engineered (GE) corn and corn-based products, as well as meat from animals that are fed...
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Compound Found in Red Grapes May Prevent Fat Cell Growth
Obesity and overweight are threatening the health and lives of nearly seventy percent of the US population, and indicators are this epidemic is continuing to affect even more men, women and children as...
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The 2 Hormones That Cause Weight Gain — and How You Can Balance Them
“Insulin shunts sugar to fat. Insulin makes fat. More insulin, more fat. Period.” If you’ve been involved in nutrition for the past few years, then you’ve probably heard of Dr. Robert Lustig, who was...
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The Fat-Inflammation Link: What a Few Extra Pounds Actually Does To Your...
Over 60 percent of American people are considered overweight or obese, and in a disturbing trend, American pets are following their owners’ lead. Over 57 percent of dogs and 53 percent of cats are...
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Stress Makes Fatty Food More Fattening
A new association has been uncovered between stress and the body’s ability to metabolize high-fat food. In fact, interesting new research has shown that people with higher levels of stress tend to...
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9 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Standing in line at the coffee shop this morning, I overheard this exchange between two women customers: “I hate this time of year. I’ll gain a ton of weight between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.” “Me...
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Best and Worst Foods for Your Waistline
If you’ve been keeping an eye on your weight, here’s some good news. A new study has identified certain food groups that can have a large impact on your weight over the long-term. Earlier studies show...
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Study Finds 5 Reasons We’re Getting Fatter (And It’s Not Just Calories and...
Larger doorways, roomier seats in airlines, more forgiving clothing — it’s a fact that more and more people today are getting larger around the middle. Obesity rates have more than tripled since 1980....
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9 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Standing in line at the coffee shop this morning, I overheard an interesting exchange between two female customers: “I hate this time of year. I’ll gain a ton of weight between Thanksgiving and New...
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