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Study: Healthy lifestyle triggers quick and dramatic genetic changes
Total lifestyle changes can lead not only to a better physique, but also to quick and dramatic changes at the genetic level. In a study, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer who decided against medical treatment like surgery. The men underwent major lifestyle changes: eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy products, moderate exercise like walking for half an hour a day, and everyday stress management. After 3 months the men had changes in activity in about 500 genes: 48 were turned on and 453 genes were turned off.
by msnbc.msn.com :: 2008-06-28
100 Pound Weight Loss Possible With Behavioral Changes
Losing weight is hard to do. For most of us, the thought of dropping that extra 20 pounds seems like an insurmountable goal. Imagine the need to drop 100 pounds. That's just what 118 men and women did. They were part of a 9 year study led by Dr. James Anderson. The average weight loss was 134 pounds in 44 weeks. The program is based on limited calorie intake 1,000-1,200 calories daily through specialty entrees and meal replacements like protein shakes. Participants also increased their physical activity - walking being the exercise of choice.
by medicalnewstoday :: 2007-08-28
Easy Tips for Weight Loss
There are no complicated diets, pricey workout equipment or personal trainers. Participants of Lighten Up programs in 16 states from are learning to make healthy choices by making small lifestyle changes: drinking one more glass of water each day; eating fruits and vegetables; taking the stairs instead of the elevator. In Wisconsin, more than 1,700 people shed an average of 4.9 pounds midway through the 5-month program. 4-5 pounds may not seem like much, but health experts say even the smallest improvements count because they can boost participants' confidence to improve their diets.
by thirdage :: 2006-11-19
Any long-term weight loss is about a lifestyle change - 25 tips
Experts remind people who want to lose weight that diets do not work; any long-term weight loss will be about a lifestyle change in which a person lowers the number of calories consumed each day and increases the number of calories burned - that's called energy balance. Successful weight losers remind us to be patient. "It's a journey. It's ongoing. It's a lifestyle change." 25 weight loss tips: (1) Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. (2) Don't go on a restrictive diet. That will only create cravings, and you'll eventually cave in to temptation. (3) Keep a food journal.
by ajc :: 2006-11-12
Best Weight Loss Diet for Your Body
It's hard to avoid hearing about diets, and most of us know that the latest fad diet is just another version of the same old rules. Yet many people get excited when these new diets appear. "Finally, the key to my weight loss problems. I just need to eat a lot of bacon," (or whatever). But there's a disappointment when dieters discover, that they're still living in the same old body. Repeated disappointing diets worsen your relationship with food so that you no longer trust your common sense. Technically, the secret to weight loss is simple: take in less than what's expended. Less food, more exercise, a healthy nutritional balance.
by bellaonline :: 2006-08-08