Nearly half of adults who exercise (45 percent) really go to the gym to socialise with friends – as they find working out incredibly boring. Research into 2,000 adults found four in ten work out every couple of days, but…
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Why Does My Weight Fluctuate So Much? 7 Causes Of Weight Fluctuation
Wait, weren’t you four pounds lighter yesterday? Yeah, us too. While you might jump to blame that burrito bowl you had for lunch, you can actually chalk up that random weight fluctuation to your body just handling its own business…
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Is Yogurt Good For Weight Loss? The Best Low-Carb, Low-Sugar Yogurts
Yogurt is delicious. You also always hear about how it’s good for you nutritionally, since it’s packed with healthy fats and protein. And if you’re a yogurt lover specifically interested in weight loss, you might be thinking: Is yogurt a…
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Diabetes drug’s new weight loss formula fuels cost-benefit debate
The long list of side effects that follow ads for the newer expensive drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes sometimes include an unusual warning: They might cause weight loss. That side effect is one that many people — especially those…
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Novel Colonic Agonist Formulation Promising for Obesity
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A colonic release formulation of medium-chain fatty acids (MFCA) curbed appetite and boosted levels of the anorexigenic hormone PYY in a small placebo-controlled crossover trial involving obese adults. “We have shown that two nutrient-sensing receptors,…
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‘I Did A Workplace Weight Loss Challenge To Jumpstart My 140-Pound Weight Loss’
My name is Jenni Gayden (@cupcakesrolls2weightlossgoals), and I’m 33 years old. I live in DeKalb, Illinois, and I’m a marketing coordinator. After struggling with my weight for most of my life, I started a workplace weight-loss challenge with my husband,…
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At First, I Wanted Weight-Loss Surgery. I Tried Keto Instead And Lost 84 Pounds In 9 Months
My name is Genevieve Vachon (@genevieve.gensocial), and I am 36 years old. I am from Sudbury, Ontario, and I am a social media manager. Instead of going through with weight-loss surgery, I committed to the keto diet and macro tracking…
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Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known as ceramides can be associated with a ten-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Treatment with liraglutide could keep…
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Bariatric surgery reduces brain pressure in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Weight loss surgery is more effective than dieting to reduce brain pressure that can cause blindness in patients with a neurological condition, finds a study led by the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Idiopathic…
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‘I Ate A Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet And Walked Every Day To Lose 130 Pounds With PCOS’
My name is Victoria Brady (@vickinosecrets), and I am 33. I’m located in Atlanta, Georgia, where I work as a marketing consultant and web designer, as well as an ACE-certified personal trainer. I have PCOS, so I started eating a…
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