William Harwood reports on CNET.com about some recent research regarding astronauts. It turns out that they need more exercise than they are currently getting. A new study shows that despite regular exercise, astronauts on long-duration spaceflights experience significant muscle wasting and a surprising loss of force, reducing their efficiency in space and their ability to [...]
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David Katz, M.D. is Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, and he’s got some ideas about why weight loss is difficult for some people and easier for others. I believe them when they tell me they eat and exercise the same amount as someone else — but they get fat, while the other person [...]
Irene Rubaum-Keller has some interesting observations on Huffington Post about the responses of people who have trouble losing weight. I am seeing a strong trend lately in the literature, and the comments to blogs, that disturbs me. I hear angry people who have trouble losing weight getting mad at those of us who are experts [...]
Brittany Farb from Northwestern University reports on a recent weight loss study. In a new study, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, calorie restriction is not an effective weight-loss strategy. A study published in the April edition of American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology found that decreasing calories [...]
Reggie Reyes discussed the “fat burning zone” concept on ParentDish.com. A father of a 15-year-old girl asked me to meet his daughter so I could discuss her weight-loss training program and make any necessary adjustments. I’m always interested in weight control and fitness for young people. For them it is even more important than for [...]
Dr. Jennifer Ashton, writing for CBS News, says that the traditional theories of weight loss may not apply anymore. Experts are weighing in on the old rule-of-thumb that says one pound of fat equals about 3,500 calories. Sorry, dieters: Recent studies indicate the equation isn’t that simple. So, what seems to be the problem? In [...]
iVillage is concerned about the recent number of celebrity women appearing soon after the birth of a child, showing how they have regained their “bikini body.” All of a sudden, it seems that we can’t walk down a supermarket aisle without some famous new mother flashing her abs. So why the concern? They say it’s [...]
Inactivity. Is it bad for you? Of course. But the latest research, as reported by MSN.com, shows that it may be worse than we thought. Even if you think you have an energetic lifestyle, sitting is how most of us spend a good part of our day. And it’s killing us — literally — by [...]
National Post recently made some suggestions to those who have decided to get themselves into better shape. The message? Set reasonable goals. “People will say, “I’m going to lose 30 pounds,’ when 10 pounds would be more doable. They’ll say, “I’m going to exercise every day,’ when three times a week may be more likely,” [...]
Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water… The Montreal, Canada Sudbury Star has an article about a vibrating machine that is supposed to take off inches effortlessly. It does sound too good to be true: a vibrating machine that you stand on for 10 minutes, giving you the equivalent of [...]
