Collection of Diet Hacks!

For those who're looking to get in shape, see the collection of diet and weight loss articles below:

Weight Loss Tips:

• 10 Really Good Diet Hacks
• Best Exercises for Rapid Weight Loss
• 6 Foods for Fast Weight Loss
• 10 Realistic Weight Loss Tips
• 7 Tips to Lose Weight Fast
• 10 Weight Loss Tips
• 7 Newish Tips to Lose Weight
• Healthy Tips to Manage Weight Loss
• How to Lose Weight with Hypnosis
• How to Overcome Weight Loss Plateaus
• Eat Whatever You Want and Still Lose Weight
• Twitter Tools to Help You Lose Weight?
• Stupid Weight Loss Tips that Work
• 5 More Weight Loss Tips
• Lose Weight with a Food Journal
• Jenny Craig Diet Plan
• Theintervention Online Weight Loss Program
• 10 Reasons NOT to Diet to Lose Weight
• Use Thermodynamics to Lose Weight

Weight Loss Supplements

• Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss
• How to Lose Weight with Red Peppers?
• Nutritional Supplements for Weight Loss?
• 3 Weight Loss Supplements that Actually Work!
• Green Tea for Weight Loss
• Rapid Weight Loss with Adipotide
• Lose Weight in a Week
• Herbal Remedies for Weight Loss

Fat Burning Tips:

• How to Get Rid of Lower Belly Fat
• 8 Fat Burning Tips
• 8 Foods that Boost Metabolism
• Healthy Foods that Burn Fat
• How to Burn 1000 Calories in Your Workout
• Losing Body Fat by Increasing Metabolic Cost
• How Water Consumption Helps You Lose Weight?
• Burn Fat by Sleeping More
• Tips to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle for Women
• Lasers for Medical Weight Loss
• How to Get a Slimmer Stomach?
• 6 Most Common Types of Fasting to Lose Weight
• Zerona Laser Liposuction Review

Holiday Weight Tips

• 3 Tips for staying lean these holidays
• 5 Tips to keep the holiday fat away
• 10 Reasons Your Not Losing Weight

Exercise For Weight Loss

• Running For Weight Loss
• Best Exercises For Sustained Weight Loss

New study on Metabolic Syndrome and occupations

If you're looking at one more reason to lose weight, you might need to pay more attention to your occupation.  A recent study by researchers in Florida suggests that certain occupations are at greater risk for the metabolic syndrome.

To provide some background, the metabolic syndrome is considered a multiplex risk factor or basically a combination of medical disorders which increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, fatty liver, diabetes and several types of cancer. 

Which occupations were at greatest risk?

• food preparation and food service workers – greatest risk
• farm managers, operators, and supervisors – also have the were in the highest risk category (29.6-31.1% age-adjusted prevalence)
• transportation/material moving workers had significantly greater odds than executive, administrative, and managerial professionals.

The researchers hope that by identifying occupational groups at greatest risk, interventions can be targeted to those at highest risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. 

reference:
Davila EP, Florez H, Fleming LE, Lee DJ, Goodman E, Leblanc WG, Caban-Martinez AJ, Arheart KL, McCollister KE, Christ SL, Clark JC 3rd, Clarke T. Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among US Workers.Diabetes Care. 2010 Jun 28.

Grape Seed Extract and weight loss

 "These findings suggest that grape seed could be effective in reducing 24 h EI in normal to overweight dietary unrestrained subjects, and could, therefore, play a significant role in body-weight management."

Reference:
Vogels N, Nijs IM, Westerterp-Plantenga MS. The effect of grape-seed extract on 24 h energy intake in humans. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Apr;58(4):667-73.

Recent study comparing body mass index and skeletal muscle mass in relation to osteoarthritis risk

What is the relationship to your body weight and osteoarthritis risk?

Two important factors contribute to our individual body weight, our skeletal muscle mass and our fat mass. Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measurement for obesity. The BMI approximates body mass using a mathematical ratio of weight and height [(weight in kg ÷ height in meters2).

BMI= weight in kg/height in meters (squared)

Here are the ranges for BMI:

• Underweight (<18.5)


• Normal Weight (18.5 - 24.9)


• Overweight (25 - 29.9)


• Obese(>30)

A recent study, not surprisingly, found that fat mass is a risk factor for osteoarthritis as extra body weight puts added stress on weight bearing joints such as the hip and knee joints (Sowers et al, 2007). However, skeletal muscle mass was found to have a protective effect on weight bearing joints. Therefore, they cautioned that interventions that simply focus on weight loss should be aware that this may negatively impact muscle mass (Sowers et al, 2007).


Sowers MF, Yosef M, Jamadar D, Jacobson J, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Jaffe M. BMI vs body composition and radiographically defined osteoarthritis of the knee in women: a 4-year follow-up study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 Sep 19;

What impact does weight reduction have on OA?

A recent randomized trial concluded that an intensive weight loss intervention program of diet and exercise improved physical function in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) (Miller et al, 2006).

Obesity is considered a risk factor for osteoarthritis, particularly OA of the knee, but also OA of the hip. Patients who suffer from both obesity and OA of the hip or knee, should talk to their health care provider about diet and exercise options as these types of interventions may improve their OA symptoms. Always talk to your physician before starting on an exercise program or making any dietary modifications. As always, the information on this site is for general information only and should not be considered a substitute for medical advice.

Reference:

Miller GD, Niclas BJ, Davis C, Loeser RF, Lenchik L, Messier SP. Intensive weight loss program improves physical function in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 July;14(7):1219-30.