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Climate. The effects of cold on the fat loss response to exercise have been studied extensively and have been reviewed by Professor Roy Shephard of Toronto University in Canada.9 Basically results show that repeated and prolonged moderate exercise in a cold environment creates a greater energy deficit than in a warm environment. Shephard’s group demonstrated this with Canadian soldiers on manoeuvres in the Arctic. The fat loss of these men was compared with that of soldiers in mainland Canada in the summer, whilst on an identical dietary and exercise regime.

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Overfatness has typically been inferred from measures of body mass, such as weight or body mass index. Mass is not always a good measure of fatness, because of the influence of muscle and other lean body tissue. However, measures of body mass index (BMI) still show a correlation with disease risk, and particularly mortality levels, or the risks of premature death. Mortality levels have a ‘tick-shaped’ association with BMI with the highest risks of mortality at increasing levels of obesity over a BMI of 25. There is also a slightly increased risk of mortality at BMI … Continue Reading

If you’re prone to bingeing, don’t worry. You can stop it and take control of your eating habits. But first you must understand why it happens. What sorts of things cause you to overeat? For some people, the cause is stress, loneliness, anger, or sadness. For others, it’s dining out with friends or having a good time at a party.

Reading your food diary can help you recognize and anticipate the emotions or situations that lead to your binges. As you become more aware of what’s setting … Continue Reading