http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss A blog with regularly updated news and information from around the world about all aspects of weight loss. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:22:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obesity is known to be associated with many potentially life threatening diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. According to most scientific studies, there is an inverse linear relationship between life expectancy and body mass index (BMI). Those who are considered obese (a BMI greater than ... http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss/obesity-cuts-life-expectancy-by-as-much-as-seven-years/ According to recent evidence, diets high in fish oil may lower an individual's body fat levels by increasing the rate of fat oxidization in the body. One study, published in the International Journal of Obesity in 1997, looked at the effect of high doses of fish oil on total weight, body ... http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss/fish-oil-may-lower-body-fat-levels/ A shortage of vitamin C is associated with high body fat levels due to a reduction in the bodies ability to burn stored fat for energy according to the findings of several recent studies. One such study, published in the Journal of Nutrition in July 2007, looked at the levels of ... http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss/vitamin-c-associated-with-lower-bmi-body-fat-levels/ Caffeine is a stimulant that is often used by dieters because it increases thermogenesis (heat generation due to the bodies metabolism). Studies suggest that moderate caffeine intake can increase daily calorie expenditure by more than 100 calories a day. One study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at ... http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss/caffeine-and-weight-loss/ The benefits of green tea on weight loss have been borne out through several scientific studies. One such study, published in the journal Obesity in 2007 looked at the relationship between consumption of green tea extract and weight in a group of 240 Japanese women. The women were divided into two ... http://healthhubs.net/weight-loss/green-tea-and-weight-loss/