Category Archives: Weight Loss
Brown Fat: Obesity Cure or Weight-Loss Fad? Carpentier & Spiegelman Studies
Can brown fat be used to ‘cure’ obesity? Or is it the new weight-loss buzzword, no less a fad than multivitamins and protein diets that end up causing more harm than good? The answer to both questions is ‘maybe’ — based on the most current information scientists have at hand, including the results of two [...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery vs. Lap Band: Which is Better, Safer, More Effective?
For morbidly obese people, weight-loss surgery is an option. Among these options, the gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding — but has fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations.
This is according to a new study that enlisted more than 400 obese Swiss patients, which was published on Jan. 17 in the Archives of Surgery.
People who got bypass surgery also lost weight faster, and more kept it off, the study also showed. Weight loss remained “significantly better” six years after gastric bypass compared with patients who received a gastric band, researchers said.
Weight Loss Tips: Turn Off the Lights When You Sleep
Want more weight loss tips? Check out the study below which claims that you will lose weight more easily if you turn off the lights at night.
Nip+Fab Tummy Fix: Effective Anti-Weight Loss Cream?
What’s the Nip+Fab Tummy Fix? It’s a “miracle cream” which supposedly helps people reduce abdominal fat. It’s being touted as an alternative to liposuction and other kinds of “weight reduction” surgery. And, get this, all you gotta do to make the product work is rub the cream on your stomach. Is the Nip+Fab Tummy Fix [...]
Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules: Effective or Dangerous?
Before you buy yourself a bunch of Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules you might want to check out what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is saying about it. Apparently, the capsules contain sibutramine, a prescription-only drug which could harm consumers particularly those with cardio-vascular problems.
