The overall function of thyroid hormone in your body is occurring with permission from the big hormone boss, leptin. Not surprisingly, leptin regulation of bone is even more important than thyroid regulation of bone. We now understand that leptin regulates bone in two primary ways: 1) Leptin signals your subconscious brain (hypothalamus) to turn on...

Leptinal® supports cholesterol fitness in a variety of novel ways.Fat cells within stored fat use small fragments of cholesterol to stabilize the structure of their cell membranes. When a person gains weight these fat cells expand in size, stressing the actual structure of the fat cell. The stressed fat cells send out a call to the liver for more...

In the course of a 24-hour time period your prime fat burning opportunity is at night while you are sleeping but only if you allow it to happen. Of course you burn extra calories when you exercise or are physically active, but in terms of your basal metabolism of fat, nighttime rules!Following a meal you tend to burn calories for energy mostly from sugar...

Adequate dietary fiber is needed to naturally clear cholesterol, help eliminate toxins, help bowel regularity, and promote more stable blood sugar levels between meals. Many Americans lack adequate fiber for basic cardiovascular health. Also, people who are dieting tend to cut back on dietary fiber when they reduce carbohydrates, which can readily bring...

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Researchers at Duke University conducted an eight-month study on aerobics (12 miles jogging per week) compared to weight lifting (3 heavy sessions per week) in overweight individuals aged 18 to 70. Aerobic exercise burned 70 percent more calories, reduced fatty liver and abdominal fat, lowered liver enzymes (liver inflammation), and improved insulin...

Instead of pondering your next meal, now a person will be able to lose weight while pondering if they would like to live. Is the benefit worth the risk? Sanofi-Aventis's drug Acomplia is one more example of how artificially influencing appetite signals, and thus leptin, is like playing with dynamite. Leptin is powerful, it controls survival. When...

Losing weight is hard enough, keeping it off is even harder. New research shows that even after maintaining an amount of weight loss for greater than one year, basal metabolism may still be in “hibernation” mode.

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With all of the holiday sweets and parties, it can be hard to stay on a weight loss program. Here are five tips to help you keep weight off this holiday season!

Successful Weight Loss With Dieting Is Linked To Vitamin D Levels

Randomized trial of weight-loss-diets for young adults varying in fish and fish oil content.

Inclusion of fish or fish oil in weight-loss diets for young adults: effects on blood lipids.

Acute Liver Failure Due to Acetaminophen Poisoning in Patients With Prior Weight Loss Surgery: A Case Series

A Moderate-Protein Diet Produces Sustained Weight Loss and Long-Term Changes in Body Composition and Blood Lipids in Obese Adults.

Considerations for protein intake in managing weight loss in athletes