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How’s Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution Coming Along?
2008-02-29
It's just a few weeks since the start of the New Year, and already many people who jumped into their 2008 weight loss plan on January first have hit a plateau or even a wall. What's the difference and how do you get your weight loss efforts back on track?
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Building a Basic Biking Program
2008-01-21
This is the second in a 2-part series on developing an exercise program. Last month's segment described how to develop a walking program. This month's article will focus on biking and swimming.
WARNING: Do not undertake the biking program described below, or any other exercise program, unless your physician has cleared you for activity.
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Walk, Bike, Swim—Tips for Building an Activity Program Part 1
2007-12-17
This first in a 3-part series of articles explores how to gently but steadily get off the couch and get active again. It also discusses the basics of building a 10,000-step a day walking program. The second part of this article will look at ways to develop a biking or swimming program.
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Is healthy fast food a good choice for dieters?
2007-11-20
The rapidly escalating rates of obesity in the US have caused health experts, concerned consumers, and politicians to scrutinize the fast food industry's typical offerings and conclude that fast food choices are contributing to the nation's weight gain. Consequently, these groups have pressured the fast food industry to offer consumers healthier fare. Is it possible for dieters to incorporate these healthy fast food offerings into a diet, or should you just say no?
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Social Dining Skills
2007-11-09
Sharing a meal is one of the oldest and most popular ways to socialize. With the holiday season on the horizon, invitations to food-oriented events are bound to multiply. Developing a strategy for coping with social eating is key to maintaining your weight loss goals. This article presents some practical strategies for handling social engagements where food will be served.
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Losing Weight – Again
2007-09-26
The reality is: successful weight loss is never "over". There is no "cure" for being overweight. Maintaining your new weight loss long-term takes continuous effort and vigilance, and an acceptance of this reality.
This is why, every year, many people find themselves having to lose weight - again. Because even though they did lose weight, and they felt all the benefits of losing weight, and they vowed they would not put it back on again-they did. Somewhere along the way the old habits crept back in, and the weight came back on.
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Low-Fat Cooking Skills
2007-09-14
Fat is a very concentrated form of energy. Ounce-for-ounce or gram-for-gram, fat supplies 2.25 times as many calories as carbohydrates or protein. Learning ways to limit your fat intake from foods you purchase and in the foods you cook for yourself can significantly improve your ability to manage your weight.
Advances in cookware technology, food science, and processing techniques and improved reduced-calorie recipes make it easier than ever to prepare tasty, fat-reduced foods.
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Is Alli® the Answer?
2007-06-01
When it goes on sale later this month, Alli® will become the first prescription diet pill to make the jump to an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. While many overweight individuals welcome another weapon in the war on weight, obesity experts doubt it will make have much impact because the amount of weight loss Alli produces is modest and it requires the user make significant lifestyle changes.
Manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare selected Alli (pronounced al-eye) as the brand name for OTC Xenical because it conveys the concept of partnership with consumers in their weight-loss efforts.
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Improving Long-Term Weight Loss Success
2007-05-01
Recently, research psychologists associated with the University of California, Los Angeles, examined 31 studies that looked at weight loss success rates 2-5 years after people completed various diets. The UCLA researchers found 66% of dieters regained all the weight they lost and in many cases a few extra pound as well. Thus the researchers concluded, in the long run dieting doesn't keep pounds off. They went on to question if dieting is harmful to the dieter's health1.
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Lack of Sleep Linked to Weight Gain and Obesity
2007-04-09
Weight management experts often tell people that the best way to lose weight is to change their lifestyle. Results of a new study examining the link between sleep and weight proves their point. The incidence of obesity in the U.S. doubled between the late 1970s and 2000. The number of hours the average American sleeps each night decreased during this same time period. Numerous studies have found sleep deprivation leads to metabolic changes that may promote weight gain.
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March is National Nutrition Month~ 100% Fad Free
2007-03-05
National Nutrition Month is an annual nutrition education and information campaign sponsored by the American Dietetic Association. This year's theme is:
100% Fad Free ~ see an RD.
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A Quick Fix (Nutritious) Meal
2007-03-05
Weight management experts and more than 4000 successful dieters registered with the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) agree, fixing your own meals is the best way to keep control of their calorie, fat, and carb content. But given the fast pace of life in the USA finding time to cook is challenging. Keeping ingredients for a couple of nutritious quick fix meals on hand can help weight conscious consumers overcome the time obstacle and score a win in the calorie column as well
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Reynolds Risk Score- A New Guide To Heart Disease Risk In Women
2007-02-19
On February 14th the Journal of the American Medical Association website posted a report of a new screening tool, known at the Reynolds Risk Score to predict heart health in women1
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