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Weight Loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived overweight or obese state.
Latest weight-loss News
Weight Loss Can be Maintained: Researchers Say Study Offers Hope
Researchers say weight loss can be maintained after losing it, adding that there’s hope to win the weight battle, according to a study.more
10 14, 2011
Celebrity Fitness: 5 Exercises Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian Love
From actress Angelina Jolie to top model Heidi Klum we've got celebrities' favorite exercises to keep a healthy and toned body.more
10 11, 2011
Being Social Helps with Weight Loss: Research
A more social lifestyle can speed up weight loss, at least in mice, according to a new research from the Ohio State University.more
09 08, 2011
Weight Watchers Study Confirms that Mildly Obese Can Lose Weight
Weight Watchers can help mildly obese lose weight after taking their diet, involving weekly meetings, calculations on the number of calories in their diet, and support tools online, a study published in the Lancet Thursday said.more
09 08, 2011
Conflicting research highlights ethics on debate in soda tax
Drinking soda is linked to obesity - but a new study claims not in ways that should increase taxes on it, claims new evidence by Northwestern University.more
07 05, 2011
Moderate sleep and less stress may help with weight loss
If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours but...more
03 29, 2011
Fish oil fights weight loss due to chemotherapy
A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Published early online inCancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that fish...more
02 28, 2011
Household income and weight loss benefits from soda taxes
To impose higher taxes on sodas and sweetened drinks means generating more revenue for the government as it aims to foster weight loss.more
12 14, 2010
Ten tips to flatten your stomach
Most people assume that trimming your belly is a tough ask. The fact is that it isn’t if you keep track of an exercise routine and your diet, which for the most part consists of little things that one must keep in mind.more
10 23, 2010
Clinical trial confirms effectiveness of simple appetite control method
Has the long-sought magic potion in society's "battle with the bulge" finally arrived? An appetite-control agent that requires no prescription, has no common side effects, and costs almost nothing? Scientists today reported results of a new clinical trial confirming that just two 8-ounce...more
08 24, 2010
