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Category Archives: Weight Loss

The South Beach Diet

Sunday, December 30, 2007

What is the South Beach Diet?
The South Beach diet is the creation of cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Cardiac Prevention Center in Miami Beach, Fla.
The South Beach diet works by restricting carbohydrates; carbs, as they are more commonly known to most people. “Good carbs” are allowed, but by following the [...]

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Weight Loss Motivation - 5 Life-Changing Reasons To Get Fit

Thursday, December 27, 2007

How do you see your body 10 years from today? How will you feel? Will you be physically and mentally able to enjoy time with your loved ones?
You’re aware of the importance of a healthful diet including lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. You’ve heard it stressed before about getting regular, vigorous exercise. [...]

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The Holidays and Unwanted Weight Gain

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The holiday season is a special time of year that brings together family and friends for holiday celebrations of good cheer and lots of wonderful abundance of food and drinks. There are those ever delicious desserts of pies and cookies, body warming hot beverages like hot chocolate and spiced cider, and lavishing meals of ham [...]

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The War on Childhood Obesity

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The fact that fifteen percent of children are obese has become sufficiently alarming to mount a movement aimed at fighting childhood obesity. The Journal of American Medical Association in its December 12, 2001 issue portrayed childhood obesity as an epidemic. The UK House of Commons in May 2004 urged that if actions are not quickly [...]

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The Good and Bad Things about a Low Carbohydrate Diet

Monday, December 3, 2007

For centuries the human being has been eating grains and carbohydrates and there didn’t seem to be any need of going on a diet in order to lose weight and fat. But of course, they were different times of struggle and famine where there was an urgent need to eat anything that could be found [...]

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What Is The Relationship Between Weight Loss and Calcium?

Friday, November 30, 2007

Is there a connection between losing weight and taking calcium supplements?
Researchers have found that people who are overweight generally have a smaller amount of calcium in their diet than people of a healthy weight.
People on diets who eat the recommended daily amount or more of calcium tend to lose a lot more weight [...]

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