Comedy actor Seth Rogen recently made what can only be described as a tongue in cheek statement that people who are overweight should forget trying to lose weight. However, while this is obviously not meant to denigrate people, his comments are a serious reminder to people that trying to lose weight is difficult. The comedian […]
Most people believe that just by eating food which is low in fat will help them lose weight. But an Australian fitness instructor has condemned this attitude. James Duigan, who is a fitness trainer to the rich and famous recently told reporters: “I see so many people trying their best and it’s just not working […]
Well, that’s what a local church in the USA thinks overweight people should do to reduce their weight. More specifically, the Baptist Church in Kannapolis believes a combination of Bible study and group sessions will ‘release weight’. Called Thin Within, which is now in its 5th year, the weight loss programme doesn’t use any of […]
Well, if you are TV presenter Ulrika Johnsson it seems it can. Ms Johnsson was spotted apparently in pain at the recent British Comedy Awards. She told newspaper reporters that she was suffering from a debilitating disease which caused a sudden loss in weight. She now weighs barely more than 7 and a half stone. […]
The Chia plant is a well known product used in the manufacture of terracotta figurines in the USA. However recent research has suggested that the seeds of the Chia plant may also be useful in reducing weight. Diet books have for some time been advocating taking the seeds as a supplement and appetite suppressant, but […]
Research carried out by the Oregon National Primate Research Centre at Oregon Health & Science University has found no link between taking birth control pills and weight gain. The researchers spent a year studying Rhesus monkeys, whose reproductive system is almost the same as humans. Half the group of monkeys were of normal weight, and […]
A recent survey carried out by the Healthy Weight Week Report in Australia found that most Australians admit to not losing weight. While this in itself is shocking news, the survey also attempted to determine why. It seems it is bad advice, particularly from diet books. Speaking to reporters from the Courier Mail, one of […]
For many years now, people obsessed with losing weight have done so by counting calories. However is this the best way? The answer is yes, according one nutritionist, Lora Jordan. The latter pointed to a case of a patient who told Lora that she had managed to give up sugary snacks and had started eating […]
Obesity is a growing problem which needs to be tackled as it can lead to unnecessary further medical problems, not to mention cost. While obesity is obviously associated with people who are considered by doctors to be fat or overweight, there is a worrying and growing phenomenon that some women who would not fall into […]
A study conducted in Rhode Island in America has found that young people who are overweight have a tendency to have overweight best friends and romantic partners. In fact, overweight young adults have more overweight friends and family members than people of a normal weight, says Tricia Leahey of the Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and […]