A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a weight loss diet but did not exercise.
The new study also showed that when older people diet without exercising, they lose more [...]

In dietary choices, your passions may covertly undermine “good intentions”
People who are asked whether they would choose between a “good” snack and a “bad” snack might not follow their intentions when the snacks arrive. In an article in the September/October 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Dutch researchers found that there [...]

In a study published by the Lancet journal, Dr. Daniel Drucker reported that a new once-weekly medication for type 2 diabetes - Exenatide once weekly - led to weight loss in diabetic patients, and could replace the more common twice-daily injection of Byetta.
“Over two million Canadians have diabetes,” said Dr. Daniel Drucker, clinician-scientist and Senior [...]

JAMA / Archives - Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game like the Xavix system than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a report in the September 2008 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & [...]

Preliminary research shows mushroom entrées as satiating and palatable as meat entrées.
Mushrooms as a new diet food? Preliminary research, led by Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Director of John Hopkins Weight Management Center, suggests increasing intake of low-energy density foods, specifically mushrooms, in place of high-energy-density foods, like lean ground beef, is a strategy for preventing [...]

UNC.edu - People who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavor enhancer in their food are more likely than people who don’t use it to be overweight or obese even though they have the same amount of physical activity and total calorie intake, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School [...]