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Lower Earning People Are More Likely To Be Fat

May 17, 2010

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A new made by UC Davis study proved that the less money you make the more likely you are to be obese. This is in stark contradiction with a Canadian study were the more money men made the fatter they were. It seems that our cultural differences have a strong influence on our waistline. The […]

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Why Men Have Belly Fat and Women Hip Fat

May 17, 2010

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There is an old question that scientists have tried to answer for decades. Why do men store fat on their bellies and women on their hips and butt. Well according to a recent study done at UT Southwestern Medical Center the answer is in our genes. It seems that the male genes tell a man’s […]

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Vitamin D Helps You Lose Weight

May 4, 2010

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It seems that vitamin D and weight loss are liked pretty tight according to a recent study done at the University of Minnesota by Dr. Shalamar Sibley. During the study 38 obese women and men were given the same each day. The only difference was that some of them were getting vitamin D supplements. At […]

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Do I Really Have to Drink Water to Lose Weight?

February 23, 2010

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There are many reasons for which sufficient water intake is very important, one of which is weight loss. You have to drink water to lose weight. In a first stage, rapid weight loss is mainly due to massive loss of water, so it is mandatory to consume adequate amounts of water to prevent dehydration. The […]

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Salt and Weight Loss: Does salt affect your weight?

February 22, 2010

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Kitchen salt (sodium chloride) has no energy and therefore does not cause any body weight loss nor weight gain. Excessive consumption of salt can cause a temporary increase in weight because of water retention. On the contrary, low salt consumption can lead to weight loss because of the increase of diuresis in the absence of […]

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17 Things You Don’t Know That Are Making You Fat

January 29, 2010

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1) Allergies – antihistamines increase the appetite. Pollen and mold allergies are extra troublesome because they wake you up tens of times during the night which drain your energy making you eat more. 2) E-mail– because you e-mail your friends and colleagues daily making you predisposed to getting fat from lack of exercise. 3) Artificial […]

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