Research shows that BRI may be better than BMI at predicting the health risks associated with different levels of body fat.
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Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of their potentially harmful byproducts.
Many of us look forward to sharing Christmas dinner with friends and family.
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Body weight is affected by many factors – so it’s possible that even if different people ate the exact same foods at Christmas, one may gain more weight.
Step counts have an inconsistent relationship with weight loss.
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The much used before and after photograph to motivate weight loss might not be as motivational as was once thought.
Unlike the immediacy of cooking, gaining and losing fat are relatively slow processes. Rapid methods for weight loss are rarely sustainable.
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Celebrity fitness gurus tell us to turn up the heat in the gym to see immediate results. But the science of how we use energy in our bodies shows a long-term view is the best approach.
You can’t burn fat off a specific area, but you can build different muscles to change the shape of your body.
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