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Why “Waist Loss” Is More Important Than Weight Loss 

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, General Health, Weight Loss

Those of us with a bit of belly fat may take comfort in the fact that our excess weight is confined to our gut. 

That can’t be as bad as being fat all over, can it? 

Yes, actually it can. 

 Researchers have found that having the proverbial “pot belly” while being thin elsewhere is worse for your health than being fat everywhere.Read More

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The 16-8 Diet: Easy and Effective 

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Weight Loss, Women's Health

The perfect weight-loss diet does four things… 

  1. It is easy to follow.
  2. It doesn’t make you give up foods you love.
  3. It doesn’t cause you to suffer from hunger. 
  4. And, of course, it helps you lose weight. 

Researchers have found that one eating plan may be all these things and more. 

Is This the Perfect Way to Lose Weight? 

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago gathered 23 obese volunteers.Read More

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Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Belly Fat, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, General Health, Weight Loss

Nobody likes belly fat. Many of us have tried in vain for years to get rid of it. 

We exercise. We diet. But the stubborn belly fat won’t go away.  

And it’s about far more than vanity.  

The midsection is the unhealthiest place to carry extra weight. Belly fat is linked to heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other serious health conditions.Read More

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3 Simple Habits that Trigger Weight Loss

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Weight Loss

It not just how much you eat that makes you gain weight. It’s how you eat.

That’s the take-home message of a major study that found three simple eating habits can determine whether you’re fat or thin.

Researchers at Japan’s Kyushu University meticulously tracked the health and eating routines of nearly 60,000 people for six years. The scientists took detailed weight and body measurements.… Read More