Family Meals Help Prevent Obesity In Teenagers
As reported by ABC News, a study by University of Queensland found that teenagers who eat meals with their family on a regular basis are less likely to be overweight.
Unfortunately, these days many families don’t eat meals together and everyone is eating on the run. It’s important to find the time to sit down for a family dinner every day - not only because of the weight benefits, but also to re-connect as a family and spend some time together.
According to Nutritional Wellness website, another study conducted by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse have found that teens who ate 5 or more family dinners at home (versus 3 or less) were 2.42 times less likely to smoke cigarettes, 1.73 times less likely to drink alcohol, 2.92 times less likely to try marijuana, 2.71 times more likely to report low levels of stress and tension at home, 41% more likely to confide in their parents with a serious problem and 38% more likely get mostly A’s and B’s in school.
To Your Success,
Melanie Mendelson
Easy Weight Loss Diet
November 4, 2005
Fat Linked To Inflammation In The Body
A study by University of Buffalo found that certain blood cells exist in a proinflammatory state in obese persons. According to Paresh Dandona, M.D., Ph.D., head of UB’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, “These cells are creating a lot of nuisance in the obese. They enter the artery and set up atherosclerosis. They activate fat cells to produce more proinflammatory factors. They interfere with insulin signaling, causing insulin resistance. They even enter the brain.”
We all know that being obese puts you at a much increased risk for many diseases, and chronic inflammation in the body caused by the fat is one of the reasons why.
Melanie Mendelson
Lose The Excess Fat Fast
November 2, 2005
Does Marriage Make You Fat?
According to a study by Polish Academy of Sciences and Michigan State University, in every age and educational group married men and women were more likely to be overweight and obese than not married.
Nobody know the exact reason why it happens, but my theory is that when most people get married, they kind of let themselves go. They get too comfortable and are not as concerned about their physical appearance.
People who are not married and are on the lookout for a mate try harder to look their best to attract potential dates. Once the goal has been achieved, they relax and worry less about their looks, and stop watching what they eat.
So for us married folks, it’s important to remember to keep ourselves in good shape, so we don’t turn into a person twice the size of what we were on our wedding day 
Melanie Mendelson
The Fastest Way To Lose Weight
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October 30, 2005
Walking Is As Good As Jogging For Heart Health
A study by Duke University Medical Centre showed that brisk walking is as good for your heart as jogging.
The study included 133 middle-aged overweight and obese people who did not exercise. They were separated into groups, and one of the groups was told to walk briskly 12 miles per week and another to jog 12 miles per week.
At the end of the study, researchers measured the fitness level - the peak oxygen consumption. People who consume oxygen more efficienly have lower risk of heart disease.
All people in the study who exercised showed improvement on the oxygen consumption test. There was no difference in the improvement between those who walked 12 miles a week and those who jogged 12 miles a week. Walkers and joggers got the same heart benefits.
Melanie Mendelson
Foolproof 30 Day Diet Plan
October 29, 2005
Walk The Dog And Lose Weight
A new study by the University of Missouri-Columbia proved that walking the dog helps people lose weight. People in the study group who walked the dog 20 minutes per day 5 days per week for 50 weeks lost on average 14 lbs.
These people did not have the dogs before the study. The dogs were loaned to the study participants by the The Pet Assisted Love and Support (PALS) Program
Now, that’s an interesting way to force yourself to go walking
To Your Success,
Melanie Mendelson
How To Lose Weight Fast
October 21, 2005
Brazilian Diet Pills Controversy
There is a new craze right now about these “Brazilian Diet Pills“. They got tons of free publicity lately due to 4 Florida women failing an employment drug test after taking those pills to lose weight. Turned out some of the pills contain illegal drugs amphetamines, plus stuff like tranquilizers and generic version of prescription anti-depressants.
You’d think after knowing that, nobody would want to take those pills, right? Yeah, right People are going crazy trying to hunt down and order those brazillian diet pills on the net for as much as $200. I guess someone who said “There is no such thing as bad publicity” was right
A popular Diet Blog has showed up as #1 in Google’s search results for “Brazilian Diet Pills” and have gotten 248 comments in one day from people looking to buy the pills. Ironically, the Diet Blog’s page that ranked #1 for brazillian diet pills is the one that tells people about dangers of these pills and tells “Buyer Beware”! And after reading that page, people still were posting comments how they are desperately looking to buy the pills!
All I can say is “Wow”…
Melanie Mendelson
Fast Weight Loss WITHOUT PILLS
Should People Sue The Restaurants For Making Them Fat?
I don’t think so! And neither does the US senate.
As reported by Connecticut Post, The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would prevent people from suing restaurants for obesity-related problems by a vote of 306 to 120.
Way to go! Nobody is forcing people to eat those fatty foods. They choose to stuff themselves with cheeseburgers, fries and cakes, and then blame the restaurants for making them fat. How pathetic!
You will succeed in losing weight only if you accept the responsibility that it is you who puts the food in your mouth.
Melanie Mendelson
Fast Weight Loss Diet Plan
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