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Weight Watchers Wins With Most Pounds Lost

September 14, 2011 / Staff

Weight Watchers is more effective for weight loss than physician assisted programs.

In some ways this comes as a surprise, in other ways it seems logical that a group committed to nothing but weight loss and maintenance would be the hands down winner.

People in the Weight Watchers group were three times more likely than the other participants to lose 10% or more of their initial body weight. And nearly two-thirds of the Weight Watchers users lost 5% or more of their body weight, versus one-third in the other group.
“Those really are medically very significant numbers,” Jensen says. “For overweight or obese people, that kind of loss results in pretty substantial improvements in health and disease risk—to the point where, if you’re on medication for blood pressure or cholesterol or diabetes and you can [lose] 10% of your weight, you’ve got at least a reasonable chance of decreasing or discontinuing that medication.”

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Will Socializing Keep You Thin?

September 8, 2011 / Staff

A recent study of mice found that when they were in social groups they were able to convert energy-storing white fat, to energy-burning brown fat.

Fat can come in two types: energy-storing white fat, and energy-burning brown fat.
While we all have white fat tissue, the brown fat needed for weight loss is difficult to make. It is mostly found in babies, or in adults who have been exposed to extreme cold, where it is burned to keep them warm.
But the US team, led by Professor Matthew During, have found that relatively small changes in the physical and social living environment of mice can alter vast amounts of white fat to brown.

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Green Tea Lowers Cholesterol

August 24, 2011 / Staff

The good news is that drinking green tea can lower cholesterol.

Good because we can all do it.

Green tea is accessible and affordable. It also, makes a great replacement for sugary caffeinated drinks because it offers a lift with just a hint of caffeine along with cancer fighting, fat busting polyphenols and flavonoids

Advocates say green tea’s heart-healthy benefits are due in part to a large concentration of polyphenols, which block the absorption of cholesterol in the gut. But skeptics argue that any beneficial effect would be small, and the side effects from a few too many cups a day not worth it.

As part of a healthy diet and lifestyle, the benefits of green tea are hard to ignore.

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The Many Health Benefits of Yogurt

August 19, 2011 / Staff

Yogurt is truly one of nature’s miracle foods.

From weight loss to preventing certain types of cancer, yogurt has been a part of the diet of some of the world’s healthiest and most long lived people.

So indulge in a creamy, yummy, satisfying treat that treats you well!

First off, your body needs to have a healthy amount of ”good” bacteria in the digestive tract, and many yogurts are made using active, good bacteria. One of the words you’ll be hearing more of in relation to yogurt is ”probiotics.” Probiotic, which literally means ”for life,” refers to living organisms that can result in a health benefit when eaten in adequate amounts.
Miguel Freitas, PhD, medical marketing manager for Dannon Co., says the benefits associated with probiotics are specific to certain strains of these “good” bacteria. Many provide their benefits by adjusting the microflora (the natural balance of organisms) in the intestines, or by acting directly on body functions, such as digestion or immune function. (Keep in mind that the only yogurts that contain probiotics are those that say “live and active cultures” on the label.)

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Can God Help You to Lose Weight?

August 9, 2011 / Staff

Obesity is a huge problem in the U.S. especially in the South.

Church leaders recognize that their constituents often head the word of God over the word of their doctors.

This may be a great opportunity for the church community to step in and have an impact on the health of the population.

Weekly access to members offers churches an effective means of both dispensing information and discerning needs, said Elizabeth Williams, an assistant professor of public health at Tennessee State University and an associate pastor.
A growing awareness of those assets has prompted churches to use weekly bulletins to address a host of medical issues, develop health ministries and connect members with primary health care services.
Those who prepare the meals offered after services at Williams’ church in Nashville have eliminated fried foods, cut back on salt and opted for turkey-based products over pork

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