http://www.the-health-book.com tagline Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-reminds-us-of-the-superior-performance-of-low-carb-diets-over-low-fat-ones-for-weight-loss/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-reminds-us-of-the-superior-performance-of-low-carb-diets-over-low-fat-ones-for-weight-loss/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:35:27 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/study-reminds-us-of-the-superior-performance-of-low-carb-diets-over-low-fat-ones-for-weight-loss/ Where weight loss is concerned, there are many ways to skin a cat. But the two most commonly applied dietary strategies are low-fat and low-carb. This week I came across a report of a study here in which obese women were put on either a ‘low-fat’ or ‘lower-carb’ diet for a period of 12 weeks

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-reminds-us-of-the-superior-performance-of-low-carb-diets-over-low-fat-ones-for-weight-loss/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/snacking-associated-with-improved-weight-control/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/snacking-associated-with-improved-weight-control/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:22:35 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/snacking-associated-with-improved-weight-control/ Conventional wisdom often dictates that we should eat three meals a day with nothing in between. The idea here is that snacks just add to our calorie intake, and therefore can only contribute to our body weight. However, I find in practice that for successful weight management, more frequent feeding is required

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/snacking-associated-with-improved-weight-control/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/for-weight-loss-does-ae%e2%84%a2slow-and-steadyae%e2%84%a2-really-win-the-day/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/for-weight-loss-does-ae%e2%84%a2slow-and-steadyae%e2%84%a2-really-win-the-day/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 14:48:42 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/for-weight-loss-does-ae%e2%84%a2slow-and-steadyae%e2%84%a2-really-win-the-day/ Where weight loss is concerned, the maxim has traditionally be ‘slow and steady wins the day’. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard that rapid weight loss generally leads to rapid weight regain too.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/for-weight-loss-does-ae%e2%84%a2slow-and-steadyae%e2%84%a2-really-win-the-day/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-with-resistance-exercise-best-for-fat-loss/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-with-resistance-exercise-best-for-fat-loss/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:12:50 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/higher-protein-diet-with-resistance-exercise-best-for-fat-loss/ There are a myriad of ways to lose weight, but I lean generally towards diets relatively low in carbohydrate and rich in fat. This is on the basis that such diets consistently out-perform diets explicitly low in fat in terms of weight loss. Also, such diets tend to, generally speaking, bring about desirable changes in (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-with-resistance-exercise-best-for-fat-loss/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/diabetics-continue-to-be-misinformed-regarding-healthy-eating/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/diabetics-continue-to-be-misinformed-regarding-healthy-eating/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:04:23 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/diabetics-continue-to-be-misinformed-regarding-healthy-eating/ I was giving a presentation last night to a group of individuals of Indian sub-continent extraction.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/diabetics-continue-to-be-misinformed-regarding-healthy-eating/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/forget-the-bmi-and-concentrate-on-getting-rid-of-your-gut/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/forget-the-bmi-and-concentrate-on-getting-rid-of-your-gut/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:32:46 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/forget-the-bmi-and-concentrate-on-getting-rid-of-your-gut/ The body mass index or ‘BMI’ (calculated by dividing someone’s weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters is the most commonly-used weight-related measure of health. The problem is, though, it’s virtually useless for this purpose

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/forget-the-bmi-and-concentrate-on-getting-rid-of-your-gut/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/calorie-counting-is-stressful-and-other-reasons-to-avoid-it-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/calorie-counting-is-stressful-and-other-reasons-to-avoid-it-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:41:54 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/calorie-counting-is-stressful-and-other-reasons-to-avoid-it-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/ When it comes to weight (specifically fat) loss, I’m not into counting or consciously restricting them.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/calorie-counting-is-stressful-and-other-reasons-to-avoid-it-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-new-book-waist-disposal-now-available/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-new-book-waist-disposal-now-available/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:38:57 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/my-new-book-waist-disposal-now-available/ My 7th book, Waist Disposal – the ultimate fat loos manual for men, has recently been published. The title of this book is pretty self-explanatory.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-new-book-waist-disposal-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-that-exercise-has-relatively-little-impact-on-weight/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-that-exercise-has-relatively-little-impact-on-weight/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:23:55 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/more-evidence-that-exercise-has-relatively-little-impact-on-weight/ I’m a fan of exercise: it has links with various benefits for the body and brain. One thing that exercise is said to be beneficial for is weight loss.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-that-exercise-has-relatively-little-impact-on-weight/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/lack-of-sleep-can-cause-people-to-overeat/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/lack-of-sleep-can-cause-people-to-overeat/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:21:17 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/lack-of-sleep-can-cause-people-to-overeat/ In my blog yesterday I mentioned how a carbohydrate-rich diet can drive some people to overeat. High-carb foods tend to disrupt blood sugar levels in a way that can lead to episodes of low blood sugar that itself can trigger cravings for further carb-rich fare. Also, carbohydrate has relatively limited capacity to sate the appetite (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/lack-of-sleep-can-cause-people-to-overeat/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/could-advising-people-to-eat-less-and-exercise-more-increase-their-risk-of-getting-fatter/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/could-advising-people-to-eat-less-and-exercise-more-increase-their-risk-of-getting-fatter/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:02:22 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/could-advising-people-to-eat-less-and-exercise-more-increase-their-risk-of-getting-fatter/ Some time ago one of my blogs focused on the thoughts of Dr Andrew Wadge – Chief Scientist at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/could-advising-people-to-eat-less-and-exercise-more-increase-their-risk-of-getting-fatter/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-personal-fat-loss-experience-and-forthcoming-book/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-personal-fat-loss-experience-and-forthcoming-book/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:39:42 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/my-personal-fat-loss-experience-and-forthcoming-book/ I have since last June been undertaking a bit of a personal experiment. Over couple of years I’d found I’d somehow managed to accumulate some added fat to my midriff. At 43, I suppose ‘middle-aged’ spread might have had something to do with it.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/my-personal-fat-loss-experience-and-forthcoming-book/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-plus-resistance-exercise-aids-weight-and-fat-loss-in-type-2-diabetics/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-plus-resistance-exercise-aids-weight-and-fat-loss-in-type-2-diabetics/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:12:51 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/higher-protein-diet-plus-resistance-exercise-aids-weight-and-fat-loss-in-type-2-diabetics/ Where weight and fat loss is concerned, I favour a relatively low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet on the basis that such diets generally outperform low-fat, carb-rich diets traditionally advocated for weight loss. A lower-carb diet I think may have particular advantages for diabetics because, well, they have difficulty handling carbohydrate as a result of impaired insulin function (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/higher-protein-diet-plus-resistance-exercise-aids-weight-and-fat-loss-in-type-2-diabetics/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-%e2%80%98overweight%e2%80%99-with-lowest-risk-of-death/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-%e2%80%98overweight%e2%80%99-with-lowest-risk-of-death/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:05 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/another-study-links-being-%e2%80%98overweight%e2%80%99-with-lowest-risk-of-death/ When it comes to official advice about body weight, the norm is still to base recommendations on the body mass index (weight in kg divided by the square of height in metres). We are traditionally encouraged to conform to a ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ BMI of 18.5-24.9. It is amazing to me just how rarely (if (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-%e2%80%98overweight%e2%80%99-with-lowest-risk-of-death/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-ae%cb%9coverweightae%e2%84%a2-with-lowest-risk-of-death/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-ae%cb%9coverweightae%e2%84%a2-with-lowest-risk-of-death/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:05 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/another-study-links-being-ae%cb%9coverweightae%e2%84%a2-with-lowest-risk-of-death/ When it comes to official advice about body weight, the norm is still to base recommendations on the body mass index (weight in kg divided by the square of height in metres). We are traditionally encouraged to conform to a ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ BMI of 18.5-24.9.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/another-study-links-being-ae%cb%9coverweightae%e2%84%a2-with-lowest-risk-of-death/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/low-carb-diet-pitted-against-low-fat-plus-medication-low-carb-still-wins/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/low-carb-diet-pitted-against-low-fat-plus-medication-low-carb-still-wins/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:30:13 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/low-carb-diet-pitted-against-low-fat-plus-medication-low-carb-still-wins/ I suspect there’s always going to be a raging debate about the best way to go about losing weight.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/low-carb-diet-pitted-against-low-fat-plus-medication-low-carb-still-wins/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-%e2%80%98primal%e2%80%99-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-they%e2%80%99re-simple/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-%e2%80%98primal%e2%80%99-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-they%e2%80%99re-simple/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/is-another-reason-why-%e2%80%98primal%e2%80%99-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-they%e2%80%99re-simple/ I was attempting to give a friend and colleague some writing advice on Friday.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-%e2%80%98primal%e2%80%99-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-they%e2%80%99re-simple/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-ae%cb%9cprimalae%e2%84%a2-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-theyae%e2%84%a2re-simple/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-ae%cb%9cprimalae%e2%84%a2-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-theyae%e2%84%a2re-simple/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/is-another-reason-why-ae%cb%9cprimalae%e2%84%a2-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-theyae%e2%84%a2re-simple/ I was attempting to give a friend and colleague some writing advice on Friday. Here it is in a nutshell: don’t be flowery and literary with your writing – keep is short and simple

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/is-another-reason-why-ae%cb%9cprimalae%e2%84%a2-and-low-carb-diets-work-because-theyae%e2%84%a2re-simple/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggestds-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggestds-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:55:21 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggestds-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/ It’s mid-January, and no doubt quite a lot of people will be persisting with New Year resolutions that have something to do with their health, with ‘losing weight’ being generally high on their list of priorities.

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggestds-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggests-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggests-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:55:21 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggests-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/ It’s mid-January, and no doubt quite a lot of people will be persisting with New Year resolutions that have something to do with their health, with ‘losing weight’ being generally high on their list of priorities. Exercise is usually thrown into the mix here, and while walking my dog this morning I witnessed a distinct (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/more-evidence-comes-in-which-suggests-exercise-does-not-do-much-in-the-weight-loss-stakes/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-shows-being-more-conscious-about-eating-speed-and-feelings-of-satisfaction-help-individuals-eat-less/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-shows-being-more-conscious-about-eating-speed-and-feelings-of-satisfaction-help-individuals-eat-less/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:33:02 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/study-shows-being-more-conscious-about-eating-speed-and-feelings-of-satisfaction-help-individuals-eat-less/ I came across this report here of a study recently published in the British Medical Journal [1]. It concerns a device known as a ‘Mandometer’ – which has been developed as an aid to weight loss

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/study-shows-being-more-conscious-about-eating-speed-and-feelings-of-satisfaction-help-individuals-eat-less/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/editorial-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-looking-to-our-nutritional-past-to-improve-our-future-health/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/editorial-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-looking-to-our-nutritional-past-to-improve-our-future-health/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:36:17 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/editorial-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-looking-to-our-nutritional-past-to-improve-our-future-health/ My last post here detailed just a few relatively easy-to-apply lifestyle changes that might make good New Year resolutions. One of them, was to eat a ‘primal’ diet – essentially a diet based on the foods we’ve been eating the longest in terms of our time on this planet

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/editorial-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-looking-to-our-nutritional-past-to-improve-our-future-health/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/getting-control-of-food-binges-is-not-necessarily-just-for-christmas/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/getting-control-of-food-binges-is-not-necessarily-just-for-christmas/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:22:10 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/getting-control-of-food-binges-is-not-necessarily-just-for-christmas/ At this time of year many of us will come across messages which warn of the hazards of consuming excessive quantities of food and drink. For example, a week or so ago I read a report which maintained that children can get through 6000-odd calories on Christmas day. And last week I wrote a piece (Source: Dr John Biffa’s Blog)

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/getting-control-of-food-binges-is-not-necessarily-just-for-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-%e2%80%98healthy%e2%80%99-sweeteners-in-my-book/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-%e2%80%98healthy%e2%80%99-sweeteners-in-my-book/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:28:22 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-%e2%80%98healthy%e2%80%99-sweeteners-in-my-book/ I am not a fan of refined sugar, generally speaking. But I’m most certainly not a fan of the ‘healthy’ alternatives – artificial sweeteners – either. One cause of concern is their safety

]]> http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-%e2%80%98healthy%e2%80%99-sweeteners-in-my-book/feed/ 0 http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-ae%cb%9chealthyae%e2%84%a2-sweeteners-in-my-book/ http://www.the-health-book.com/weight-loss/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-ae%cb%9chealthyae%e2%84%a2-sweeteners-in-my-book/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:28:22 +0000 admin http://www.the-health-book.com/uncategorized/losing-the-taste-for-sweetness-trumps-using-ae%cb%9chealthyae%e2%84%a2-sweeteners-in-my-book/ I am not a fan of refined sugar, generally speaking. But I’m most certainly not a fan of the ‘healthy’ alternatives – artificial sweeteners – either

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