Overweight and obese children who were taught to read food labels and how to choose healthy options were able to lose weight during a two-year study. -emaxhealth
MY COMMENT: The kids (age 10-14) in the treatment group also exercised and tracked what they ate.
These are nice round numbers that people can easily remember: 5-feet, 9-inches tall, 175 pounds for a man; and 5-feet tall, 125 pounds for a woman.” Using the preceding, men add or subtract 5 pounds for every inch taller or shorter than 5 feet, 9 inches. Women do the same, but use 4.5 pounds because of less muscle mass. So – if you are 5 feet, 7 inches tall, a man, and weigh 175 pounds, your Maximum Weight Limit should be 165 pounds. A woman 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds has a Maximum Weight Limit of 143 pounds -BMI Made Simple Using Maximum Weight Limit
MY COMMENT: I’m all for simplification, but there is always SOMEBODY with a unique body structure that just won’t fit- same as BMI. So at 5′7″ my MWL is 165.
Ever notice that when you’re really stressed, you tend to crave comfort foods that are high in fat or sugar? Researchers have found that specific hormones may play a role in this process. -everydayhealth.com
MY COMMENT: While this may be true, it doesn’t change the basic weight loss strategies I outline in Lose It For Ever.
Scientists found that when mice ate at unusual hours, they put on twice as much weight, despite exercising and eating as much as others.
The study, in the journal Obesity, is said to be the first to show directly that there is a “wrong” time to eat. bbcnews
MY COMMENT: Does this study translate to humans? You’ve been hearing this advice for years- stop eating after such and such a time, however this is the first study I’ve seen that supports the theory that eating late at night promotes weight gain. The mechanism is still not understood.
According to this clip the average Skin Carotenoid Score (SCS) score is 28,000. I was tested yesterday at a local health fair – 87,000!
After adjusting for factors such as levels of physical activity, the researchers found that a higher intake of whole grains was associated with lower amounts of total body fat and abdominal fat. -everydayhealth.com
MY COMMENT: Interesting that subjects in this study (ave age 68 years) averaged only 18.6 grams of fiber daily.
The study found that 41 percent of children (ages 2 – 11), 62 percent of adolescents (ages 12 – 17) and 24 percent of adults drink at least one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage every day. Regardless of income or ethnicity, adults who drink one or more sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages every day are 27 percent more likely to be overweight or obese. Soda consumption rates vary from county to county and city to city, with dramatic variations between some counties and some cities. -public health advocacy
MY COMMENT: Results were based on a survey of 43,000 adults and 4,000 children.
The authors of a recent article estimate that the proposed soft drink tax would raise the price of a 20-ounce sugary beverage by 15 to 20 percent and result in a minimum reduction of 20 calories per day per person from sugary beverages and over time help people lose weight. -emaxhealth
MY COMMENT: They are talking about a .01 cent tax per ounce. I guess it has worked for cigarettes but more people drink soda than smoke. I wonder if the proposal includes diet soda?
I co-founded the National Weight Control Registry, which tracks about 6,000 people who have, on average, lost 70 pounds and kept it off for seven years. What we’re doing is trying to learn how these people manage to do it. What strategies really work? We’ve found some common factors. People in the Registry tend to do a lot of physical activity. They tend to eat a low-fat diet and pay attention to overall calories. They self-monitor: they weigh themselves and keep periodic food diaries. And they eat breakfast every day. -James O. Hill, Ph D. webmd
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