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AP - Police investigating the death of a morbidly obese woman found her disabled mother living in their squalid mobile home with more than 60 caged birds, a few of them dead.

Reuters - Among pregnant women at higher-than- average risk of premature delivery, those who are overweight or obese seem to be afforded some protection, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers’ health at risk.

America’s fixation on low carb diets has been shown to be ineffective over the long term for dieters however study results released today suggests it may have harmful effects on brain function as well. The study out of Tufts University focused on women aged 22 to 55 engaging in low carb diets similar to the Atkins Diet. Participants were found to have significantly diminished memory scores than the control groups consuming a normal diet.

Reuters - Obese men are more than three times as likely to have low sperm counts compared with their normal-weight peers, a study out this month in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows.

What Are the Best Ways to Boost My Metabolism Naturally?

by Kim Levin
The Weight Loss Formula

Apart from creating a calorie deficit, a main factor in your weight loss effort lays in optimizing your metabolism.

Metabolism is made up of three primary components:

- Resting metabolism rate - or the rate at which your body burns calories when resting (RMR accounts for 60-75% of all calorie-burning processes),

- Thermic effect of physical activity (TEPA accounts for 15-30% of daily calorie burn depending on your activity level),

- Thermic effect of feeding (TEF accounts for approximately 10% of daily calorie burn).

It is therefore clear that the two natural ways to increase your metabolism is to adjust your eating habits, and to get active. When your body gets any reason to require more energy, such as when you eat (your body uses energy to digest your food - TEF) or exercise, your metabolism will speed up to supply that energy, by either using glucose that exists in your system, or by turning to your fat stores if no glucose is present.

How can I increase my metabolism naturally and healthily?

- Eat More Frequently - Being one of the secrets to a naturally fast metabolism, having smaller, more frequent meals will also prevent you from getting ravenously hungry and overeating. Eating frequently will help regulate and boost your metabolism to burn more calories.

- Snack between meals - Plan your snacks so that you will be able to eat regularly and will not be tempted by junk food. Snacks should be healthy and the sizes of your main meals should be compensated for the additional calories that the snacks provide.

- Always eat breakfast - Studies consistently show that people who eat breakfast have better nutritional habits and eat fewer calories during the day. Calories are burned at the slowest rate while we are sleeping. Without something to jump start it in the morning, your metabolism may remain slow during the day and all extra calories - healthy or not - will be stored as fat.

- Exercise Regularly - Exercise is the one sure way to increase the burn of calories safely and to the maximum. Regular exercise will improve your health and increase your life expectancy significantly. Not only will you lose weight faster, you will also be more successful at keeping it off. Exercise makes it possible to create a calorie deficit and lose weight without starving your body and by actually allowing you to eat more.

Both aerobic and strength building exercise are important. Aerobic exercise itself burns the most calories while you are doing it, where-as strength training exercise lets your body continue to burn calories at a higher rate, for up to 24 hours after you are done exercising. Strength training also builds valuable lean muscle which helps to keep your metabolism elevated 24/7.

Eat well, be active and get the body you want!

About the Author
Kim Levin has been involved with research on weight loss diet and diet exercise for 2 years. The journey to health started with personal and family related health problems - Kim’s father was one of his first “clients” - and by helping him set up a healthy diet plan, and freeing him from a substantial amount of prescription drugs - he has lost 55 pounds in 6 months, and is now healthier than ever at age 63.

This journey has become a passion for Kim, as he realized how difficult it is for people to adapt a healthy lifestyle, especially after a lifetime of unhealthy habits. This lead to the creation of Kim’s main website, and the authoring and compilation of a trilogy of e books - The Weight Loss Formula, Calorie Counting Demystified and A Guide To Fat Burning Foods.

Kim offers a free 7 part natural quick weight loss course, covering important subjects such as fat burning foods and how to quick start your plan to lose the maximum amount of weight within the shortest time. Kim also manages the Weight Loss Diet Secrets website.

Reuters - Obese children who have difficulty breathing while they sleep have excessive daytime sleepiness compared with slimmer children who are also chronic snorers, new research in the journal Pediatrics shows.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Obese teenagers who have gastric
bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes
disappear, a new study finds.

Once the holidays are over, we often find ourselves in belt-tightening mode - in more ways than one! That’s why we want to show you how to feed your family on a budget, without having to resort to takeout meals or regular stops at the drive-through window. Click to Read More.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Obese teenagers who have
gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes
disappear, a new study finds.

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