There is a vital difference between weight loss and weight control. Like all things in life, if you have control over a thing, it is always possible to keep it going in the way you want it to. It is just as true as for weight control. If you cannot control your diet, then you [...]

There is a lot of pride that one can have after losing a lot of weight. This world is very appearance conscious and is becoming more and more health conscious as time progresses on. You learned that eating healthier and working out was only part of the battle – a huge part – but still [...]

Leptin, the protein product of the obesity gene (Ob gene), is a 16 kDa, 146 amino acid residue and a blood-borne protein secreted from white adipocytes. Leptin has received considerable attention for its potential for the therapeutic treatment of human obesity. Obesity, defined as an excess of body fat relative to lean body mass, is [...]

Many people wonder why they continue to put on weight in spite of consuming less number of calories. The reason could very well be the work of the “key player,” insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for managing how the body uses the sugars and starches that are eaten. These sugars and starches [...]