A VERY LOW CALORIE DIET

VLCD is also known as A very low calorie diet. This is a diet program where the normal meals of the people are replaced with soups or health drinks. The total daily calorie intake is limited to 800 despite the efforts of making the diet nutritionally balanced.
This kind of diet is usually not given to […]

Volumetrics

Volumetrics is a word which basically came to common knowledge from the book of Dr Barbara Rolls and Robert Barnett “The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan : Feel Full on Fewer Calories”, which was published in 2001 and is still popular.
It is not a prescription but a concept of the energy density and satiety of food. […]

Anabolic Steroids

Competitive athletes have used anabolic steroids to improve performance through increasing muscle size or strength or through purely cosmetic physique enhancement by non-competitive weight trainers. Users of such drugs who have administered steroids for considerable longer time period have complained of considerable gains in physical size and strength in majority of cases. However, extended administration […]

HIV Positive Now Overweight Like Everyone Else - As Disease Becomes A Chronic Condition, Other Health Issues Arise

Losing weight excessively was considered to be the last sign of having been contaminated with  the HIV/AIDS virus, however, studies have found out that now people carrying the virus are becoming overweight and there are cases of obese people as well just like any other person in America according to a study based upon n […]

Diet Programs

There are different kinds of diet programs available out of which one of them is called Spark People. It is a goal oriented weight loss program where there is a large number of motivation and fitness rules are incorporated. It started in 2001 and has been growing ever since, due to their free of charge […]

WEIGHT WATCHERS

Weight Watchers is the weight loss program which has a history of being one of the most consistent. Their planned out and articulated weight loss programs help people to lose weight in an appropriate way. This program has stayed updated with flexible plans. They also have an diverse range of food products and cook books […]

Know Your Fats

All kinds of fatty acids whether they are saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated make up the oils and fats in the body.
Animal products such as milk, meat, chicken fat, pork fat (lard), shortening are known as solid fats that is they remain solid at room temperature. These fats are covered with saturated fats. Also a few […]

Eight seconds key to weight loss!!!!

Scientists in Australia have devised a workout that has been tested to burn three times the fat. Compared to traditional workouts and your every-day gym schedules the new workout is already being seen as a revolutionary new weight loss technique.
While conducting regular tests and experiments the scientists found that given regular intervals a particular type […]

Reduction of weight might also help you reduce hypertension

A recent study conducted by a team of researchers has revealed that more than 50 percent of all overweight (hypertensive adults) people may be suffering of hypertension as well do to being overweight. The study was conducted by University of Pavia, in Italy.
Study leader Dr. Roberto Fogari of the University of Pavia, in Italy, said […]