Exercise may be a more effective way to lose belly fat than diet alone, according to a new study from Wake Forest University. Researchers found that women who were put on a program of diet and exercise lost fat around the abdomen while women who dieted only showed no change in abdominal fat levels.
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Archive for August, 2006
Study: Exercise is best way to lose belly fat
Published August 18th, 2006 in Exercise, Weight Loss and Health Studies. 1 CommentReport: High-sugar drinks make you fat
Published August 10th, 2006 in Health Warnings and Weight Loss. 2 CommentsHigh-sugar soft drinks are helping to make people fat, according to a report recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers say that an extra can of soda per day can make you gain 15 pounds in a year and that this sort of increased consumption is a key factor behind the growing […]
Experts: Mom’s dieting may hurt kids
Published August 10th, 2006 in Health Warnings, Women's Health, Weight Loss and Children's Health. 0 CommentsMother’s who are always dieting and obsessing over their weight may be sending negative messages to their children — especially young girls — according to recent research. Experts believe that children learn attitudes about dieting through observation and may develop an unhealthy fixation on body image through their mothers.
The best advice is to forget about […]
Study: Tylenol can damage the liver, even at recommended doses
Published August 5th, 2006 in Pain Relief, Health Warnings and Health Studies. 0 CommentsThe popular painkiller Tylenol (active ingredient acetaminophen) can damage the liver — even when taken at recommended dosages — according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study showed that the painkiller can sharply increase liver enzymes (an early sign of liver damage) in healthy adults when taken […]
Study: Breastfeeding helps children deal with stress later in life
Published August 3rd, 2006 in Health Studies and Children's Health. 0 CommentsChildren who are breastfed as babies are able to cope with stress much better and have lower anxiety levels later in life, according to new research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
From BMJ Specialty Journals:
Breastfed babies cope better with stress in later life than bottle fed babies
Breastfed babies cope better with stress in […]