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Health and Weight Loss
Studies and News
A collection of health and weight loss studies to facilitate your weight loss.
New scientific discoveries are being made on a regular basis and sometimes all this information just makes things more confusing.
How are you supposed to make a decision on how to reach your weight loss goal, when even the experts can’t agree on what’s best for you?
I’ve done the hard work for you and sifted through the lot of articles!
With this collection of health and weight loss studies I want to give you only what’s relevant for making your weight loss easier.
Study Finds Self-Control to Be ContagiousMedical News Today, Jan 15 2010
We mimic the behavior of the people around us. So when you want to lose weight, stop smoking or anything else that require self-control; surround yourself with the right people. So when your friends won’t fall for sweet temptations, neither will you. According to this new study self-control if simply contagious.
Why We Learn More From Our Successes Than From Our Failures
The MIT news, July 29, 2009
We learn more from our success than from our mistakes. Important new discovery, especially for weight loss candidates, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Anatomy of Health Effects of Mediterranean Diet
The British Medical Journal, June 23 2009
If you follow a Mediterranean diet you increase your changes for a longer life. This study shows that the most important part is actually moderate amounts of alcohol; one to two small glasses of wine a day, followed by moderate amounts of meat as the second most important.
Body-Mass Index and Mortality
The Lancet, Mar 18 2009
Obesity shortens your life. The severe health risks of obesity are now confirmed by scientific evidence. The Prospective Studies Collaboration investigated associations of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality using long-term prospective follow-up of approximately 900,000 participants. The analysis shows that increasing body weight can shorten your life by several years.
Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets
New England Journal of Medicine, Feb 26, 2009
The amount of weight loss after 2 years was similar in participants assigned to different diets. Most of the weight loss occurred in the first 6 months. After 12 months, all groups, on average, slowly regained body weight. Reported energy intakes and physical activity were similar among the diet groups. The participants who completed the study had a mean weight loss of 6.5 kg at 6 months, which corresponds to a reduction in daily energy intake of approximately 225 kcal.
20 Foods For A Long and Healthy Life
University of Leeds, Oct 16 2008
Dark chocolate, apples and coffee are among 20 foods essential for living as long and healthy a life as possible, according to a leading nutritional scientist.Gary Williamson, Professor of Functional Foods at the University of Leeds, has drawn up a list of what he calls ‘lifespan essential’ foods needed for a long and healthy life.
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