Losing weight initially is like winning one battle in a long war. The joy of the victory is great, but you want to win the war and maintain your weight loss too. Adding a bit of exercise to your routine is an effective way to keep the weight off, and, as new research shows, it [...]

Adjustable gastric banding is much more effective long-term than a very low-calorie diet for people who are about 50 pounds overweight, a study shows. Researchers at Monash University Medical School in Melbourne, Australia, recruited 80 patients who were on average 52 pounds over a healthy weight. Half had the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. The other [...]

Don’t get me wrong, exercise is good for you and should definitely be regularly included into your regime, however according to this article obsessive exercise can also become a roadblock. How you ask? Let me explain. Exercise burns calories which in turn makes you lose weight however exercise has another side-effect: it stimulates hunger. This [...]

I recently read an article by David Gilks and it really snapped me out of some misconstrued ideas or myths people may have about losing weight… especially in summer with the impending doom of swimsuit season. I’ve summarized his weight loss myth-busters in the list below: Myth – Starve the pounds away This is ineffective [...]

Interesting results from a Swedish study examining the effects of weight loss following bariatric surgery were published on CancerConsultations.com last week (06/26/09). The link between obesity and weight associated health issues, including an increased prevalence of cancer has been well established. However, this study examined the impact of bariatric weight loss surgery in particular, on [...]

An article recently published on BBC News discussed studies completed by the British Nutrition Foundation, which suggested that foods high in water help us to continue feeling full for longer. The theory suggests that when water or liquid is a key component of a meal, such as in dishes like soups, stews and rice, the [...]

According to an article published today on Reuters.com, U.S researchers have found that following weight loss surgery morbidly obese and super obese individuals with private health insurance lost more weight than those who were covered by Medicare. The study found that a year after surgery both groups of patients had lost a large amount of [...]

Canadian company, Iovate Health Sciences has this week announced the recall of 14 products in their Hydroxycut weight loss product line, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers against using these products. The FDA’s warning resulted after receiving 23 reports of liver damage, and even one death. Other reports submitted to the [...]

Last week actress Kirstie Alley revealed that her uphill weight loss battle continues, when she appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show having regained the 85 pounds she had previously lost. Since appearing on the Oprah show back in 2006, to celebrate the weight loss success she had achieved, Kristie Alley has struggled to maintain her slighter [...]

The effectiveness of weight loss surgery for moderately obese individuals (BMI greater than 30) has been further validated by a study recently published in The Cochrane Library (2009, Issue 2). This research, which drew upon the results of 26 previous studies, suggested that surgery produced greater weight loss outcomes than more conventional weight loss regimes, not [...]