Archive for the 'Fitness' Category

Super-sizing food items is great for your wallet but not a good idea for your Health

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Now-a-days due to the fast paced life, people are looking out for better and quicker means of technology and other facilities in their routine. Right from the morning bed tea to lunch and dinner, people want to eat more in less time. Thus with this growing habit, the concept of fast food restaurants and joints […]

Ghrelin hormone makes food look more delicious: Research

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Chocolate cake, ice-creams, pastries, milkshakes, sizzling brownie, pizza, burgers, yummm…….all these food items are so yummy; but when you see them your temptation slice increases to a greater level. Through a recent study by Montreal’s Neurological Institute at McGill University, it has been found that a gut hormone prompts you to eat more and […]

Dairy Products Do Not Help in Weight Loss: Research

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Obesity and over-weight are common issues that many try and battle. The solution is either through diet, supplements, vitamins, ayurvedic medicines or through workouts in the gym, morning walks etc. Who wouldn’t want to shed weight easily?
A scientific review from the journal Nutrition Reviews has revealed that people who consume dairy products with […]

Irregular Diet increases Risk of Sudden Death: Research

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Just the way humans have a tendency of binge eating and dieting, the same holds true for animals too. But binge eating followed by dieting may reduce the lifespan in animals. A report published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, by researchers at the University of Glasgow has discovered about […]

DanceX 4 Kids, a fun Exercise Video that will Motivate your Child to stay Fit

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

While in kindergarten, the only moves children get to do are the little cute actions on poems like ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and ‘Little Miss Muffet’. When they grow up they get busy with studies, tuitions and home-works. While some still get a chance to enroll themselves in co-curricular activities, the rest tend to […]

No link between Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and BMI in Adolescents: Study

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Defying the logic of correlation between healthy eating and physical activeness, researchers have proved that there is no connection between the two in case of older adults. The study was conducted on adolescents in 10-12 grades.
Dr. Catherine Sabiston, assistant professor in McGill’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and P.R.E. Crocker, of the University […]

Reduce your Weight without Cutting on Food, say Scientists

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Scientists have found a new way to lose weight. They have discovered new fat-burner drugs. The highlight of this discovery is that these drugs increase the metabolism of fat in the body and also reduce the risk of getting diabetes.
Researchers in Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute have discovered that there is an enzyme called Angiotensin […]

A Weight Loss Surgery without Slicing your Organs!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Scientists are manipulating hormones and enzymes with the help of drugs to aid weight-loss, in Australia. Meanwhile a pioneering surgery sans incisions and scars to the body has been performed in San Francisco. The one of its kind surgery is meant for people who have already gone under the knife for weight loss and […]

Babies who Sleep Less and Watch More TV are Prone to Obesity

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

It’s always heavenly to watch a baby sleep peacefully but sadly if the baby does not sleep, there is a higher risk of obesity in those children. A new Harvard study found that children who sleep less than 12 hours risk themselves of being overweight during the pre-school stages.
Less sleep also has been linked […]

French lawmakers may make it Illegal to Promote Extreme Thinness

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

In the recent modeling scene, models are going so thin that they could actually make anorexia also too fat a term for description.
But does it end on the ramp? Not really. The effect of such figures on the common people and efforts to ape the same is not unknown to anyone. However, there […]