Archive for July, 2006

Hunger tells men what women they like

Monday, July 31st, 2006

I read this on the BBC’s website. Pretty interesting if you ask me, though not directly related to weight loss. According to a study hungry men are attracted to heavier women. The study will be published in The British Journal of Psychology. It says that in countries with less food larger women are considered more [...]

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Weight Loss Surgeries

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Bad news for everyone who is thinking of using surgery to lose weight. According to an article in USATODAY 40% of the people who undergo weight loss surgery end up with complications. They list hernia, abdominal cramping and pneumonia as complications. Not exactly a nice outcome of a rather intensive surgery. Not only that, but [...]

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Breast cancer linked to weight loss

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Another one for the ladies. According to a new scientific study losing weight will actually reduce the risk of breast cancer, in particular after the menopause. This is just one more reason to keep your weight under control! How many more reasons do we need to watch what we eat, and that we get enough [...]

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For the Ladies : Calcium

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

All of you middle-aged ladies, you may want to look into buying Calcium supplements. A recent study has shown. Men and women were monitored for 12 years to see what kind of effects Calcium has on weight. You won’t actually lose large amounts of weight using this method, but everything helps, doesn’t it?

Middle-aged women hoping [...]

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Weight loss trick : Mowing lawns?

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Who would have thought that mowing lawns is one of the most efficient ways to lose weight?Not me. But when I read a story about a guy from the US, who has been struggling to lose weight, using a lawn mower to lose weight it got me thinking. Now, you don’t actually need a lawn [...]

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