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Sleep deprivation hardwires your hungry brain
Posted on Mon, 12 Mar 12

Sleep deprivation hardwires your hungry brain

Lack of sleep is a major risk factor for weight gain and obesity and a new study helps explain why, it changes the way your brain behaves.

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Lipoic acid for weight loss
Posted on Mon, 12 Sep 11

Lipoic acid for weight loss

Lipoic acid is a natural supplement that has anti-obesity effects and thus may be a weight loss aid. Recent human clinical studies suggest lipoic acid is indeed effective for weight reduction.

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Abundance, not deprivation
Posted on Sun, 6 Mar 11

Abundance, not deprivation

Imagine dietary advice that required you to eat more to lose weight. Abundance and plenty instead of starvation and deprivation. Well you can, and it is remarkably effective.

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Weight loss: more harm than good
Posted on Tue, 1 Feb 11

Weight loss: more harm than good

The conventional view is that losing weight is desirable, healthy and life saving. However, not only are weight loss approaches ineffective, they may be doing more harm than good.

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Body perception a big problem in overweight women
Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 10

Body perception a big problem in overweight women

Being overweight or obese is a serious health problem however a study has found that almost one in four overweight women mistakenly think they are a healthy weight.

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Sleep well and stay slim?
Posted on Wed, 3 Nov 10

Sleep well and stay slim?

A good nights sleep may improve your efforts to lose weight. An experimental study found that people who were sleep deprived reduced their weight loss by over 50%.

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