How To Read Fitness Research
How valuable and time-saving would it be if you could: 1) instantly spot a diet or supplement scam, 2) fact-check any article, advertisement or news story for accuracy by yourself, 3) look like a genius [...]
Sleep Problems And Major Weight Gain
Numerous studies, many conducted just in the past few years have provided convincing evidence that lack of sleep is a risk factor for fat gain and obesity. A study from Finland published in the International Journal of Obesity revealed that various types of sleep problems such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, were also associated with obesity.
The See-Food, Reach-Food Diet
You’ve heard of the “See-Food” diet haven’t you? No, that’s not the diet where you load up on fish, lobster, crab and mussels. The See-Food Diet is the one that so many of us crack [...]
Is Junk Food as Addictive as Heroin?
The theory of food addiction is getting tons of press lately. It’s partly because of popular books like Fat, Sugar Salt, The End of Overeating, and a whole slew of earlier books about sugar addiction. [...]
Calorie Restriction For Life Extension (Or… "Starving For Life?")
QUESTION: Hi Tom. I just saw recently on Oprah, there was a 51 year old man with the heart of a 20 year old. He’s been following a “calorie restriction” plan. They claim that he [...]
Avoid This Killer Weight Re-Gain Mistake
If you want to burn off fat and keep it off permanently,there are a few things you absolutely must do, and a newstudy from Wake Forest University has just uncoveredanother one… […]
What The New"Low Carb"Study REALLY Says
A news media feeding frenzy erupted earlier this week when a new diet study broke in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on Thursday, July 17th. Almost all the reporters got it wrong, wrong [...]
How Liquid Calories May Be Making You Fat… Even Your Favorite Protein Drinks!
So far, at least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energycontaining beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite [...]
Sleep Deprivation and Fat Gain
You've probably seen the magazine articles or news blurbs thatsay, "lack of sleep can make you fat!" There is a lot of confusion however, about the mechanism. It's not uncommon for people to believe there [...]
Fish Oil May Help You Lose Fat… But Not THAT Much Fat!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere for the last several years, you’ve probably heard about the health benefits of eating fatty fish or taking fish oil supplements. Well, it looks like you might [...]