Tag Archives: Weight loss
Fish Oil Prevents Weight and Muscle Loss in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients who are taking chemotherapy are always worried about muscle wasting (cachexia) and weight loss. Now, a small study suggests that supplementation with fish oil might prevent muscle wasting (cachexia) and weight loss. In the study, investigators randomized 40 … Continue reading
Physical Activity and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women
Physical activity has many health benefits, including weight loss and maintenance, improved insulin sensitivity and improved lipid profile. An analysis, which was based on the Nurses’Health Study, reported that moderate physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of postmenopausal … Continue reading
Water: A Secret Weapon to Lose Weight?
When I was a kid, my mom always told me not to drink water before a meal. She told me drinking water would fill up my stomach and made me eat less. I believed her words, but have never seen … Continue reading
High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet – a viable option for Obese Teens to lose weight
Fear that a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet could adversely affect the growth and cholesterol level; parents have few option to help their kids to lose weight. A study published in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, however, shed light … Continue reading
Lose Weight, regardless of Diet Intervention, can Shrink the Plague in Carotid Artery
A study published in the March issue of the Circulation indicated that people who lost weight by one of the three diets 1) low fat, 2) Mediterranean or 3) low carbohydrate can have the plagues in their carotid artery (the … Continue reading
Low-carb diet has same weight loss but better BP control than drug/diet combo
A new randomized study comparing 1) a low-carbohydrate diet with 2) combination of weight-loss drug, orlistat* (Xenical), and a low-fat diet has found that both strategies produced similar weight loss over a one-year period. The low-carb diet, however, also produced … Continue reading