Weight Loss

Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Location as well as the level of experience may influence the success of individuals undertaking a weight loss programs, a new study has claimed.

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 : A UK woman lost 57 kilograms over two years because a video game indicated that she was overweight.

The 33-year-old woman from London, only known as Rose, weighed 142kg when she had bought a Nintendo Wii home video game console for her daughters as a Christmas present in 2010, the Star Online reported.

Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Bariatric surgery reduces long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events like heart attack and stroke among obese people, a new study has revealed.

Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): A high-fat diet, followed for even a short time, injures the brain, a new study has found.

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine looked at the brains of rodents that were bred to become obese and found that when placed on a high-fat diet.

London, Dec 28 (ANI): New Year's resolution to lose weight may result in dire consequences when it comes to friendships, researchers say.

London: A new wonder diet pill which switches off appetite without any side effects could be on sale within three years, researchers say.

Washington, Dec 19 : The ‘fat gene’, which increases obesity risk by around 23 percent, actually has a very small impact, around 2 pounds, on weight gain, a new study has revealed.

A leading scientist has rubbished claims that so-called “detox” diets can boost health and cleanse the body of chemicals.

According to the Daily Mail, David Bender ?" an emeritus professor of nutritional biochemistry?" said the diets were based on an “unlikely” premise.

Washington: An intermittent low-carbohydrate diet spur weight loss and lower blood levels of insulin, a cancer-promoting hormone, more efficiently than standard dieting, a new study has suggested.

London, Nov 24 (ANI): As people gain weight, they become more vulnerable to obesity risk factors, which causes them to gain even more weight and become even more susceptible, a new study has found.