The verdict comes from the Stanford Prevention Research Center, which invested $8 million in a study of diet and weight gain (or loss) that involved 600 people. The New York Times reports on the research, which divided participants into two diet groups, one called “healthy†low carb and on called […]
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To Lose Weight, Stand, Don’t Sit
The difference in calorie burn is small, but researchers are convinced that standing rather than sitting could help keep the weight off. Science Daily reports on research conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which analyzed results from 46 studies with 1,184 participants, average age 33. Ready? The envelope please… […]
Whole Grains and Weight Loss
Researchers aren’t exactly sure why, but whole grains appear to help us keep the weight off. A news release from the Technical University of Denmark reports that researchers at the school divided a test group of 50 overweight adults in two, and had each group eat a diet of either […]
To Lose Weight Seriously, Go Vegetarian
Vegetarian diets are almost twice as effective as other diets when it comes to losing weight. How do we know? Because Science Daily reports on a study overseen by the Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine that assigned 74 people with type 2 diabetes to either a vegetarian diet or a conventional […]
It’s Easier To Lose Weight In Winter
Cold weather brings its share of unpleasantness, but it also brings an opportunity to lose weight. That, at least, is the verdict of researchers at Kyung Hee University Medical Center in Seoul. The Washington Post  reports on the research, which tracked the weight loss of 3,274 people under 42 years old in Europe, […]
Divorced Women Lose Weight
Want to lose a few pounds? Lose your husband. Researchers at the University of Arizona have determined that, at least for post-menopausal women, those who get divorced are more likely to lose weight than those who stay married. A U of Arizona news release reports that, over a three year […]