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Tags: Diets, Nutrition, Obesity, Weight Loss
‘Something going on in the female’, appetite study suggests
Women vs. men: Orange colour indicates areas where men showed greater decreases in inhibition than women. These brain regions are involved in emotional regulation, conditioning and the motivation to eat. (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Faced with their favourite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new U.S. study suggests.
Researchers trying to understand the brain’s mechanisms for controlling food intake were surprised at the difference between the sexes in brain response.
Gene-Jack Wang of Brookhaven National Laboratory of Upton, N.Y., and colleagues were trying to figure out why some people overeat and gain weight while others don’t.
Gotta Lose Weight
Hey guess what? I’m at the library right now! I’m trying my hand at doing my work outside of the house a couple of days a week to see how I like it.
Working from home can be really lonely and distracting at times. My only complaint is the lack of outlets for those using laptops.
Plus, I wore my gym clothes so I can get a workout in while I’m out.
I have a lot that I want to ramble about today,
First, I need to set some goals. I know I talked about not having a date to lose weight by and that’s not really what I mean. I need to set some goals to aim for because right now while I’m doing o-kay I could be doing a lot better.
I know my main goal is to lose weight, but I want to be more specific and organized about my efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Diets, Weight Loss
How many times have you decided not to purchase that new pair of jeans because you committed to your weight loss plan and you know that they’ll be too big for you in a few weeks or months?
You stick with the same old, dull clothes that you’ve been wearing for months and months.
Well, not any more!
Bertie Ranger, a former fitness competitor who gained 30 pounds (and subsequently lost 20 of it), had created what most women dream about – Jean insurance.
low carb pyramid
The July 17, 2008 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the Dietary Intervention Randomized Control Trial (DIRECT) study comparing the effects of low-carb, Mediterranean, and low-fat diets on weight loss (1).
Predictably, this paper elicited a flurry of commentaries. You can find some of the headlines, and Tom Venuto′s take on the study, on his BURN THE FAT blog (2).
Tags: Diabetes management, Low-carbohydrate diet, low-fat diet
