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Do famous-name diets really work? There are plenty of famous-name diets for weight loss, but none stands out from the pack when it comes to lasting results, a new review suggests. Looking at a dozen clinical trials, researchers found that three big-name diets -- Atkins, Weight Watchers and the Zone -- were all "modestly" effective over the course of a year. In studies that compared the plans head-to-head, people lost anywhere from 4 to 10 pounds, on average. Meanwhile, a fourth commercial diet -- South Beach -- was no better than traditional advice to eat a low-fat diet, the study authors said. And in the few trials that lasted two years -- all looking at Atkins or Weight Watchers -- people often regained some of the pounds they lost. "From our results, no weight-loss diet came across as a clear winner," said study leader Renee Atallah, a research assistant at Jewish General Hospital/McGill University in Montreal. Atallah and her colleagues report the fi...

This is a great post you should read. Some of us still shake their head and wonder why they can't lose weight, but if you read this it will spell out the problem that most of us have with our weight. What's the Worst Time of Day for Sitting Too Much? By Wendy Bumgardner Prolonged sitting is a risk factor for heart disease, even if you exercise, according to studies. Now that so many people are wearing activity trackers, Fitbit looked at anonymous aggregated data from over a million users to see who sits the most and when. It is enlightening. The Worst Times of Day for Being Sedentary Fitbit's data showed three times of day were the most likely to find you sitting or slumped at your desk. Afternoon from 2 pm - 3 pm After-coffee/before lunch - prime work/meeting time of 10:30 - 11 am After work and after dinner, specifically from 7:30-8:30 pm. Everything health problem you have or don't know that you have is caused by your inactivity and your diet. If you...

I get email all the time wanting some way to lose weight without dieting. How can they do it; there are ways but you still have to be committed and stick to these changes. Small changes take longer to take effect, so you will lose weight and get healthier but you have to stick to the changes. One easy change is just do more walking. Trainers have all these new workout plans when really all you need to do is walk more. 10,000 steps a day every day will help you lose weight, that's all the activity you need.So why did I say "will help" instead of "can"; because your diet will work hand and hand with the increased walking. You can walk all day long and still not lose weight if you don't eat the foods to help you lose weight. Speaking of your diet; one of the biggest reasons for gaining weight is eating too much animal fat. Animal fat is marbled through the meat in beef and pork, you can't remove this fat, you can only trim off the fat on the outside. An...

Because your stomach fat will build up around your organs as your belly grows larger. Fatty liver is a condition in which the cells of the liver accumulate abnormally increased amounts of fat. Although excessive consumption of alcohol is a very common cause of fatty liver (alcoholic fatty liver), there is another form of fatty liver, termed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), in which alcohol has been excluded as a cause. In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, other recognized causes of fatty liver that are less common causes than alcohol also are excluded. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a manifestation of an abnormality of metabolism within the liver. The liver is an important organ in the metabolism (handling) of fat. The liver makes and exports fat to other parts of the body. It also removes fat from the blood that has been released by other tissues in the body, for example, by fat cells, or absorbed from the food we eat. In nonalcoholic fatt...

Why is this important to anybody? I want to use myself as an example for a minute. I’m over 65 and on Medicare so if you’re on Medicare you understand what I mean. I go to my primary physician once a year. He checks me over and decides if there’s any change in my condition that he has to be concerned about. If there is then he might send me to a specialist or simply make some suggestions. One time I was in his office and he asked me how long I wanted to live. So I answered that I hoped to live to 90. He asked me if I knew any 90-year-old males that were obese. I immediately said “why do you think I’m obese”? And he replied quickly that my BMI was over 30 and yes I’m considered obese. But I feel great and yes I know I gained a few pounds but I always do in the winter. He replied that there will come a day when insurance companies and employers will judge you not by your health condition today, but by what your condition might be in the future...

Gabriel Bucataru/Stocksy United Eating a healthy, balanced diet can help you keep trim and give you lots of energy. You want to eat a diet with the right number of calories, lots of good foods, and a whole lot less of foods that are bad for you. OK, that seems a little too simplistic. In reality, it takes a bit of work to eat a healthy, balanced diet, so I'll walk you through the process.  How Many Calories Do You Need? On average, an adult will need somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day to maintain his or her current weight. The number of calories you need depends on your natural size, muscle mass, activity level, age, and gender. There are calorie tables and calculators that will help you estimate your daily calorie need. But keep in mind these really are estimates—since you may have differences in your metabolism, you may need a few more or a few less calories than what the calculators show. Over time,...

This article was first published in VeryWell.com. The author wants the consumer to know how dangerous processed foods can be. I'll add a few comments between paragraphs. By  Shereen Lehman, MS   97/E+/Getty Images Processed foods have a bad reputation and many people think they'll ruin your health. In fact, you've probably heard that it's bad to eat processed foods. It's true that some of these foods deserve that bad rep, but not all of them. In fact, some processed foods are good for you. We will cover all this below.  The author is right, all processed foods may not necessarily be bad for you and some might even have some nutritional value but many of these manufactured foods have the nutrition stripped out during the processing so if the haven't been fortified with some artificial form of nutrition then they have very little and are just something to fill you up. What Are Processed Foods? Processed foods have been altered from their natural...

The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional foods eaten by people living in the Mediterranean region, especially Greece. It's loaded with healthy foods and research findings suggest following this diet may help reduce some of the risk factors for heart disease.  According to the Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust, the Mediterranean diet was introduced in 1993 by Oldways, Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organization.  The diet includes: Olives and olive oil Whole grains, mostly in bread and cereal rather than pasta Very little red meat Fish and seafood Some cheese, but less milk Lots of vegetables and fruit Plenty of legumes and nuts A little red wine The Mediterranean diet is high in fiber and antioxidants from vegetables, legumes and nuts, far greater than the typical Western diet, and low in saturated fat. Very little red meat is eaten in this region, and milk consumption is limited as well, exc...

This story first appeared in  MedicineNet.com  and explains a bit why overweight people suffer with pain. Yes, the extra weight you carry around will put stress on your joints, wearing out the cushion between bones and allowing them to rub, but that's not your only problem. Your poor diet can also be causing pain. The Mediterranean style of eating, the way the Mediterranean people eat, can be a healthier diet and will give the foods you need to reduce your pain and help you lose weight.  So what does this diet look like? People who are overweight and plagued by chronic pain may find relief in a Mediterranean diet, new research suggests. The study of 98 men and women between the ages of 20 and 78 builds on growing evidence that a diet heavy on fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans provide significant health benefits. It also sheds new light on why eating these foods might reduce pain associated with obesity. Because obese people with chronic pain usually a...