Tag Archives: Weight Loss

Psychologists At The Forefront Of Weight Management

Over the last few decades, the dramatic rise in pediatric obesity rates has emerged as a public health threat requiring urgent attention. The responsibility of identifying and treating eating and weight-related problems early in children and adolescents falls to health … Continue reading

Lack Of Sleep Can Make Dieters Lose Muscle Instead Of Fat

People who are on a low-calorie diet will lose the same amount of weight whether they sleep an average of 8.5 hours or 5.5 hours each night. However, those on 8.5 hours will lose much more fat, while those on … Continue reading

‘Light At Night’ Linked To Weight Gain, Perhaps Due To A Shift In Eating Times

Researchers from Israel and the USA believe they have found evidence that demonstrates a link between obesity and metabolic disorders and exposure to LAN (light at night) in animal studies. They found that mice exposed to dim light during their … Continue reading

Exercise leads to Weight Loss – The 3 Principles

On Tuesday I talked about the physical compensatory responses to exercise, metabolic adaptations and changes in appetite, and yesterday I discussed the compensatory behavioural changes, such as reward and compliance. Bottom line, exercise can produce different responses in all of … Continue reading

Exercise Does Lead to Weight Loss – Behavioural Change

Yesterday I talked about reading an article by Dan Roberts in the Telegraph titled ‘Why your workout isn’t and the flaws in it’s argument in relation to the Physiological Adaptations which are Compensatory Responses to Exercise. I pointed out that … Continue reading

Exercise Does Lead to Weight Loss – Part 1 of 5

Reading the article by Dan Roberts in the Telegraph today ‘Why your workout isn’t working’ is pretty lame and only shows a sensationalist view backed by poor understanding of the subject matter.  Fact: Exercise combined with healthy eating does lead … Continue reading