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POSTED June 24, 2011 - 15:08 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Eating quality food helps lose weight--study

‘It’s the quality, not the quantity that counts’; the adage holds water when it comes to the food that we ingest.

Latest research has revealed that the best way to keep a check on those extra kilos is to eat quality food.

Lifestyle changes required
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States aver that what we eat has a greater impact on the body than how much we eat.

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POSTED June 11, 2011 - 13:50 | POSTED BY Sharmistha Chat...

Fatty foods affect brain's ability to control weight

Researchers at the University of Washington have found one more reason for obese to say 'no' to unhealthy food habits.

A food regime abounding in fat is more than likely to injure neurons in human brain, a major part of which are primarily concerned with body weight-regulation.

Lead researcher Joshua Thaler accounts a classic American diet for people losing out in the 'battle of the bulge'.

POSTED May 27, 2011 - 14:17 | POSTED BY Yasser Ali

Sedentary jobs making more Americans obese--study

You may be mightily happy with your corporate job earning you thousands of bucks, but perhaps you could be paying a heavy price for it -- your health.

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A study done by the journal 'PLoS ONE' in its May 25 edition has revealed that Americans today are burning 120 to 140 calories less than what they used to five decades back.

The study goes on to say that sedentary jobs and lack of physical activity are making more and more Americans obese over the years.

A matter of calories
Dr. Robert Graham, a primary care physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City pointed out that it all comes down to calories. Americans today are taking in more calories than they are expending.

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