Weight management

Does eating rate affect body weight?

Eating behaviour, like a diet program, is an ally in our efforts to lose weight. One such behaviour is the rate at which we eat. It is important to know how it affects our weight. You may have observed yourself that when we eat quickly we tend to eat more.

Weight management and bread

The public at large thinks that eating bread is an easy way to add weight. In fact when many decide they have to lose a few pounds the first food to be reduced or banned altogether from their diet is bread. However as bread consumption has gone down obesity is increasing.

Does exercising on an empty stomach reduce fat more?

In order to be most effective in losing weight it is best to combine energy intake reduction with regular exercise. A regiment of both diet and exercise is more effective in the short term and in the long term; that is we are more likely to steadily lose weight now and keep it low in the future. While the above have become common place…

Does my obesity say something about my spouse and vice versa?

How much does the people we live with influence our eating habits and healthy living? We’ve seen in the past that the Body Mass Index and obesity are positively related in couples. That is true especially for couples who have lived together for a long time.

Weigh more lose more

People seeking help in order to shed pounds nowadays, are usually advised to follow a “comprehensive” approach. One that combines dietary adjustments, exercise and behavioural techniques aimed at helping them alter their ways towards food consumption. One such technique is self-monitoring.