Portion control dishes aid weight loss: study
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NEW YORK  - Commercially available portion control plates and bowls can help obese individuals with type 2 diabetes lose weight and reduce their need for blood sugar-controlling medications, according to a Canadian study published today.
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Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds have seized on new foods designed to keep them on the go -- no utensils needed. There's soup in heat-and-sip cups. Yogurt in squeeze tubes. Mini cookies in little cans that fit in car cup holders. Even frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches ...
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The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
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Based on the success some people are experiencing with low-carb diets for weight loss, at least in the short-term, many have come to assume that foods low in carbohydrates are also low in calories.
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New research suggests that people who lost weight -- and kept it off -- limited their fat, not carbohydrates. Dieters are starting to turn away from the Atkins-style plans for long-term weight control, and a new study backs them up.
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KEEPING IT OFF: A study of 2,700 dieters who lost at least 30 pounds found that a low-fat diet works better than a low-carb one at keeping off the weight.
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Weight-loss experts are touting a laid-back prescription for shedding pounds: Get some zzzâs. A study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye people get and their risk of becoming obese.
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Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Proclaiming an end to the low-carb  diet craze, U.S. weight loss companies are launching a  marketing blitz aimed at winning over consumers resolved to  shed flab once and for all in the New Year.
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Modifying the consumption of different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests.
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Dieters looking for tricks to lose  weight got more bad news on Tuesday with the publication of a  study showing diets that restrict certain food groups do not  take any extra weight off.
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ISLAMABAD: Sometimes ordering more food helps you eat less -- that is, if what you order is a low-calorie salad, new research shows.
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There are familiar, but often overlooked, foods lurking in your pantry that can assist with weight control and help combat abdominal fat: whole-grain products, from oatmeal to whole wheat bread.
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Women whose palates are sensitive to bitter tastes are more likely to keep the pounds off, according to a new study. The so-called âsuper-tastersâ were found by US researchers
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WASHINGTON: Surgical treatment of obesity appears to be an effective way to promote weight loss and heal related disorders, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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In the fight against obesity, restaurants should shrink portions, provide more nutritional information and bundle such calorie-laden food as burgers and pizza with healthier side dishes, according to a federally commissioned report to be made public Friday.
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People are giving up burning calories for just consuming fewer of them, research suggests.