Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts at Johns Hopkins shows.
According to researchers, who present their [...]

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 [...]