1. Brown Seaweed (Fucoxathin)

... the fat to burn itself more effectively, In essence it changes the fat from a storage area for unused calories to a more metabolically active tissue that actually burns its own energy. Additionally, supplementation ...

2. Thermal Effect of Foods

... single "trick" will help you lose that ten pounds you want to get rid of or make you healthier without extra effort on your part. Many people feel that weight loss is a simple matter of calories in minus ...

3. Is one diet as good as another? U of I study says no and tells you why

... at short-term weight loss; this one was designed to look at long-term effects, he said. Although both plans were equal in calories, half the group followed a moderate-protein diet (40% carbohydrates, ...

4. See salad, eat fries: When healthy menus backfire

DURHAM, N.C. –- Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher. It's an effect called "vicarious goal ...

5. Irregular exercise pattern may add pounds

... a new way of tackling the obesity problem. “Many scientists attribute the obesity epidemic to excess calories rather than exercise, because dieting has been shown to produce more weight loss than ...

6. Scientists discover key to manipulating fat

... which they were able to manipulate − may explain why people who are chronically stressed gain more weight than they should based on the calories they consume. This pathway involves two players ...

7. Food restriction increases dopamine receptor levels in obese

... fewer calories is obviously important for people trying to lose weight, plus improving the brain's ability to respond to rewards other than food may help prevent overeating," Thanos said. Because ...

8. Scientists find high-fat diet disrupts body clock

... critical for good health. Animals on a high-fat diet gained weight and suddenly exhibited a disruption in their circadian clocks, eating extra calories during the time they should have been asleep or at ...

9. Alternate-day fasting: How good is it for your health?

Researchers report that fasting or eating half as much as usual every other day may shrink your fat cells and boost mechanisms that break down fats. Consuming less calories and increasing physical activity ...

10. Study identifies new regulator of fat metabolism

... calories. "When the diet is extremely low in starches and sugars, blood sugar levels drop substantially so that muscle and brain have to turn to alternative fuels,” explains senior author ...

11. The Value of National Dietary Guidelines

... intake’ may lead people to believe that, as long as fat intake is low, the diet will be entirely healthful. This belief could engender an overconsumption of total calories in the form of carbohydrates, ...

12. What You Crave

... most calories per unit of volume,” explains Cheryl Gilhooly, PhD, MPH, research dietitian and first author of the study, “as compared to less energy-dense foods like fruits and vegetables, ...