Lifestyle

A study, published in the ‘Journal of Biogerontology’, studied a group of Okinawans who had been in a state of calorie restriction approximately half of their adult lives. These people routinely practice the lifestyle of ‘Hara Hachi Bu’,…
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If you have diligently followed everything correctly for your health and weight throughout the working week, but believe that you can now reward yourself by letting go on the weekend, you might want to brace yourself for some…
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If you’ve tried multiple diets, reduced your calories, eaten your veggies, worked out faithfully at the gym, and yet nothing seems to change over the long term, you might be tempted to try out OTC weight loss supplements. Most of the…
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As you age, your metabolism typically slows down. So, if in the past, you have succeeded at losing weight while following an 1,800-calorie plan, as you get older, you may find that you now tend to gain weight on the same daily calories.…
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If you are middle-aged, you need to include protein in your daily diet. Middle age is associated with a natural decline in muscle mass, known as sarcopenia, which can be exacerbated by insufficient protein intake. There is a consequent…
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Misinformation about weight is common in our social and psychological landscape. Here are a few myths on obesity and your lifestyle choices… Myth: Overweight and obese people are basically lazy. Hence the weight gain! Fact: The World…
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Online food retail, including websites and apps, provide people with easy access to food and beverages in the form of online grocery retailers, online meal kit retailers, and online food delivery platforms. Says research published in the…
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Making drastic changes in your lifestyle in order to lose weight is a recipe for failure. You have lived in a certain way for decades. You wish to make a change for the better but it is difficult to sustain sudden, significant changes in…
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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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