HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO BE SKINNY?

In a new study, reported in the October 2011 issue of Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine, 30% of women said they would give up at least a year of their life and 13% would pay over $8,000 a year to be at their ideal weight and body shape.

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IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT EAT POTATOES

When you think of diet foods, potatoes aren’t one of the first things to come to mind.  However, a new study done at the University of California at Davis finds that dieters who included potatoes in their regular diets were able to achieve significant weight loss over a three-month period.  Dieters who ate five to [...]

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RED WINE STOPS WEIGHT GAIN

Chalk up another reason to have that glass of wine.  A daily glass of red wine can stop you from storing not just fat, but specifically fat on your belly.  A study by the University of Ulm, Germany, found that resveratrol, abundant in red wine, inhibits the development of fat cells around your waistline.

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WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT PERMANENTLY? DON’T DIET, CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE

One of the reasons that we have so many overweight people in America is because of our obsession with fad diets  Between 95% and 98% of people who lose weight gain it back with 5 years.  In fact, only 2% to 5% of people keep their weight off.  90% of those who gain their weight [...]

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CHEWING GUM CAN HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT

Want to cut calories?  Chew sugarless gum.  A new study from the University of Rhode Island says that chewing sugarless gum may help people eat less.  Chewing sugarless gum in the morning led study participants to eat 68 fewer calories at lunch.  Chewing gum before and after eating resulted in burning up to 8% more [...]

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO CATCH OBESITY LIKE A COLD?

It turns out that people who have close friends who are overweight have more than a 171% chance of becoming overweight themselves.  The idea goes that we are influenced by our friends and, without being conscious of what we’re doing we fall into the same overeating traps.  You don’t even have to be close to [...]

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LAUGH YOUR LARD OFF

Laughing can increase you heart rate by 10% to 20%, which means you can burn an extra 10 to 40 calories a day. Over a year that can add up to a four-pound weight loss. With that in mind, consider putting together a listener event at a local comedy club called, “Laugh Your Lard Off” [...]

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HOW TO MAKE MONEY LOSING WEIGHT

Need a little extra incentive to stick to your New Year’s weight loss resolution?  How about making some money for it?  Makemoneylosingweight.com is a free site that allows you to set up betting pools among friends or strangers.  Their slogan is “Bet your mass off.”  If you hit your target weight before your peers do, [...]

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