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89Biological Causes of Obesity
Eating too much high-fat or high-calorie food while remaining sedentary is certainly one biological cause of obesity. Furthermore, a woman’s metabolism slows down by 25 percent after menopause, which means that unless she either decreases her...
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82Weight Loss Hormones: Ghrelin and Leptin
Ghrelin and leptin are hormones in the body that you should know a little something about if you're interested in the topic of weight loss. Basically, ghrelin and leptin are hormones that we all have but we each have different levels of them. These...
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78Dark Chocolate - A Delicious Addition to Your Healthy Diet
You will be delighted to learn that dark chocolate can help you with your weight loss efforts and can be a delicious addition to your diet. Plus, dark chocolate has more antioxidants in a single ounce than nearly any other food.
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78Bring It: P90X Day 88
P90X is an extreme workout created by Tony Horton. With all that extra energy you will be using, make sure you are getting enough sleep at night. Did you the amount of sleep you get can directly relate to the amount of weight you lose?
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76Healthy Weight Loss Program was Unsuccessful?
If you’ve answered “yes” that your healthy weight loss program was unsuccessful; then don’t get discouraged. There may be underlying medical reasons why diets for some individuals just don’t work....
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77Hormones And Behavior
A hormone is a chemical that is secreted by a gland and carried by the blood to other organs, which is influenced by it. The human body has a vast amount of hormones, some in small amounts others in large. Hormones play an important role by...
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75Intermittent Fasting: how mindful meal-skipping can improve health and body composition.
A brief outline of the philosophy and science behind intermittent fasting as tool for accelerating fat loss and muscle gain.
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76High Fructose Corn Syrup: What's All the Controversy?
High fructose corn syrup--is it friend or foe? Weigh the known information on this frequently-used food additive to determine for yourself.
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74Brain Research: Transplanted Neurons Can Restore Brain Function, and Control Obesity
New frontiers in brain science! Scientist have found a way to insert differentiating neurons in the brain of mice. These 'new' neurons have the ability to create non-existing pathways that are required for proper brain and endocrinal function. These type of finding have multiple implications for other conditions such as Parkinson, and Alzheimer.
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73What is obesity the causes and simple diagnosis
What is obesity? Diagnosis. in this hub you will find informations on what is Obesity and the main cause of this illness and hopefully understand and prevent from been effected by obesity. Obesity has been defined as an excess of body fat. This...
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