Lifestyle

Lifestyle-based interventions for weight loss need to be flexible. Your plans, that may have seemed perfect at the time you started, may need some adjustment later. For instance, you may get a new job, or get married, or may have to…
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More than one in three working women suffer from ‘food shame’, according to a study carried out by a European food manufacturer. They also actively worry that while outside, working, they will be judged by employers and co-workers on what…
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Not getting enough sleep or getting poor quality sleep may be a contributing factor to obesity. Says a study published in the ‘International Journal of Endocrinology’, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders may be altering human metabolism.…
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Says research published in the journal ‘Nutrition & Diabetes’, the time of day when you have your meals can have a positive or negative impact on your glucose metabolism, regardless of the number of calories you have consumed throughout…
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It's not a bad thing if you pick a toasted bagel for breakfast, while your partner chooses eggs. In fact, according to a new research published in the journal ‘Computers in Biology and Medicine’, that difference could help you lose some…
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Going on a diet has negative consequences not only for the body but also for your mind. A study from the North Carolina State University, published in the journal ‘Qualitative Health Research’, says that yo-yo dieting or weight cycling is a…
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If you’re trying to lose weight, skipping meals is one of the worst things you can do. Your body needs a steady supply of food, which acts like fuel, to keep your metabolism running the way it should. Depriving it of healthy foods does not…
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Our desk jobs, the time we spend sitting and consuming digital data, sleeping, or our tendency to be generally sedentary, is growing by the day. Physical activity and nutrition are crucial in the prevention and treatment of obesity. Our…
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Do our weight-loss efforts need a human touch? Or can technology alone suffice to motivate us? Researchers from the Northwestern University looked at people who initially only received technology without coach support. They found that…
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Although studies have established a link between body mass index and cancer incidence, it’s not clear is whether losing weight can lead to reduced cancer risk. Says research that appears in ‘Obesity’, The Obesity Society’s (TOS) flagship…
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