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Browsing Archive: June, 2011

Focus On Counting Calories To Lose Weight

Posted by on Thursday, June 30, 2011, In : Diet

In a randomized study researchers assigned 300 overweight men and women to either:

A high protein diet
A high carbohydrate diet

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Both diets had similar calorie intake

The participants were between the ages 35 and 75 with type 2 diabetes and a body mass index (BMI) of over 27.

They were on this nutritional program for two years.

There was no difference between the plans, they both yielded positive results. Researchers concluded that calorie control was far more important than carbohydate...

Some Ways To Help You Stay On A Diet Plan

Posted by on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, In : Women's Health

"A diet is good as your ability to stick to it," according to this report in the USNews and World.

Compliance and long-term commitment are important for success with any diet plan, so how do you stay on this diet when other factors are influencing you to give up.

Here are some ways to stay on a diet to maintain weight loss, I want to share them with you:

Gather the troops- For support

Hold yourself accountable- No cheating and keep records

Keep motivation high

Don't deprive yourse...

Teenage Girls May Benefit From Dash Diet-Study

Posted by on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, In : Healthy Eating

Researchers examined data from 2,237 girls 9-19 years old, they were followed for up to a decade.

Data was collected annually.

Each participant was given a score based on how closely their diet matched the Dash diet.

According to the study girls with the highest Dash scores gained the least weight. They also ate more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy products.

Those who choose our self-developed plan learn to develop a weight loss diet with fruits, vegetables, whole gr...
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Study Compared Weight Loss Surgery Clinics

Posted by on Thursday, June 9, 2011, In : Weight Loss Tools

In a recent study 30 private and publicly funded weight loss clinics were surveyed in Canada.

The survey examined information such as:

Wait time for surgery
Surgeon's experience
Cost
Number and type of pre and post-operative appointments
Location of service
Availability of on-site critical care

The researchers focused on gastric bypass surgery and adjustable gastric-banding.

The wait time for private clinics was much shorter than publicly funded clinic, but there were draw backs to using a priv...
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