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How does weight stigma smell? Sense of smell may reveal weight bias
Could our reaction to an image of an overweight or obese person affect how we perceive odor? A trio of researchers, including two from UCLA, says yes. The researchers discovered that visual cues associated with overweight or obese people can influence one’s sense of smell, and that the perceiver’s body mass index matters, too. Participants […]
Losing weight substantially reduces atrial fibrillation
Obese patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 10 percent of their body weight were six times more likely to achieve long-term freedom from this common heart rhythm disorder compared to those who did not lose weight, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 64th Annual Scientific Session. The study […]
Reach Fitness With U Weight Loss
What you fuel yourself with determines how successful you will be in your efforts for weight loss. U weight loss supplements are proven to help people that have struggled in the past with finally reach their fitness goals. So if you have been overweight for quite awhile you are going to want to keep reading. […]
Weight Watchers: Shed pounds but lose your friends?
If you’re trying to lose weight, Weight Watchers might seem like the ideal place to share advice and get support. While this may be true when you first join, a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows you’ll bond less with the other members of a support group as you get closer to […]
After weight loss surgery, people could experience discrimination when interviewing for jobs
People say that they would be more likely to hire someone who has lost weight through exercise and dieting than through surgery. This is just one of the stigmas faced by obese people who undergo weight-reducing bariatric surgery, reports Robert Carels of East Carolina University in the US and his team of researchers. The findings […]
Three Weight Loss Tips To Make You A Better Investor
Advisors dont usually teach diet and exercise tips as a way for clients to become better investors, but there are stark similarities between the two that new, existing, and future retirees can use to improve both their personal and financial well-being. Over the past six months I have dropped fifty pounds, and I feel great. […]
Weight training appears key to controlling belly fat
Healthy men who did twenty minutes of daily weight training had less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat compared with men who spent the same amount of time doing aerobic activities, according to a new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues. Combining weight training and aerobic activity led to […]
Family criticizing your weight? You might add more pounds
Women whose loved ones are critical of their weight tend to put on even more pounds, says a new study on the way people’s comments affect our health. Professor Christine Logel from Renison University College at the University of Waterloo led the study, which appears in the December issue of the journal Personal Relationships. “When […]
Advice You Can Use To Assist You With Weight Loss
There is more than enough advice for folks who are planning to lose weight. It is sometimes hard to know which program or diet to try since there are so many to choose from. They all promise the same thing – a quick and easy weight loss solution. Sadly, as with most things one knows […]
Family criticizing your weight? You might add more pounds
Women whose loved ones are critical of their weight tend to put on even more pounds, says a new study on the way people’s comments affect our health. Professor Christine Logel from Renison University College at the University of Waterloo led the study, which appears in the December issue of the journal Personal Relationships. “When […]