Chlorella as a Weight Loss Supplement
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Several new animal studies show that chlorella is yet another nutritional tool to assist in the battle of the bulge. One study showed it could improve leptin and insulin function despite a high fat diet. Another study showed it prevents the accumulation of fat in fat cells (blunting the storage of calories). Being Overweight is a Pregnancy ComplicationFriday, November 06, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Women considering pregnancy should do everything in their power to reach and maintain an optimal body weight prior to conception. A new study finds that being overweight is linked to a 14% less chance of a successful pregnancy, jumping to 28% for obese women. Excess Body Weight Adversely Influences Brain HealthThursday, November 05, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Scientists have now proven that extra body weight is associated with adverse nerve abnormalities in the frontal brain that influence cognitive ability as well as impulse control. Exercise Helps Prevent the Re-Accumulation of Dangerous FatThursday, November 05, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Visceral fat is the kind that accumulates in the abdominal region and is associated with highly inflammatory disease-related risk. A new study had individuals exercise 40 minutes twice a week for one year following a period of weight loss. This small amount of exercise completely prevented the re-accumulation of the high disease risk fat. The researchers found that aerobic exercise and resistance training were equally effective for this purpose. The Pear Shape is Not So Safe After AllSaturday, October 31, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Just about everyone knows that fat gained around the midsection is associated with disease risk. Women have been told that gaining weight on their hips and thighs is not the same risk. A new study suggests otherwise. Leptin Problems Linked to Thyroid CancerThursday, October 15, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) When a person gains weight it is typical that leptin levels rise too high in the blood and do not get into the brain – a problem called leptin resistance that is a key force behind overeating and becoming overweight. For the first time researchers show that excessive leptin in the blood upregulates leptin receptors on thyroid cancer cells causing them to become aggressive thyroid cancer. Easy Ways to Calculate Your Goal Weight and Maximum WeightThursday, September 24, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI) is seldom done due to the complexity of the formula. Yet, it is important for people to have a good idea when extra weight is heading in the direction of disease risk. Researchers are now proposing a simple way for individuals to understand their “Maximum Weight Limit.” Size of Abdominal Fat Cells Predicts Future Type II DiabetesSaturday, September 19, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) New research spanning 35 years shows that women who had the largest size in their abdominal fat cells were twice as likely to develop Type II Diabetes later in life. The women were taking part in a Swedish study that included taking fat biopsies back in 1974-1975. Do High Fat Diets Make a Person Tired and Dumb?Thursday, September 10, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study by Oxford researchers has shown one way that a high fat diet challenges your body’s health, leading to a decline in energy and mental function within nine days. The Blood Sugar Hormone Adiponectin is Linked to Your Circadian ClockWednesday, September 09, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A detailed analysis of biological clocking genes has shown that adiponectin function is in sync with 24-hour patterns. The data also showed that fasting causes the adiponectin-relating timing to fast forward, whereas a high fat diet causes adiponectin-related timing to enter jet lag. More Science Supporting the Leptin DietWednesday, September 09, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Quoting the new press release covering the study, “Eat less, exercise more. Now there is new evidence to support adding another “must” to the weight-loss mantra: eat at the right time of day.” How flattering, I’ve been saying those exact words since publishing Mastering Leptin in 2002. Another Study Linking Weight Gain to Breast Cancer RiskSunday, September 06, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study was able to weed out gene-related risk factors for breast cancer (like BRAC1 and BRAC2) and provide the first clear data on the precise risk that obesity poses to women for breast cancer. Why Consistent Exercise Helps Keep the Weight OffSaturday, September 05, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) There are numerous studies showing that those who consistently exercise during and following weight loss are much more likely to maintain their new weight. The common reasons most people have to continue exercise is to maintain the better feeling of health and fitness and to burn calories. A new study provides a few new angles that may provide additional motivation. It showed that consistent exercise following weight loss directly reduced the urge to eat more food, specifically enhanced fat burning, and blunted the formation of new fat cells. Gene Abuse – The Self-Inflicted Path to Type II DiabetesThursday, September 03, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) New diabetes-related gene research on humans has shown for the first time that the over-consumption of calories resulting in being overweight induces changes in gene expression in your muscles that result in a decreased genetic ability to burn calories. Unfortunately, this is incredibly bad news. And on the other hand, it can be viewed as self-empowering. Blueberries Reduce Insulin Resistance & Fat Cell InflammationSaturday, August 22, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new animal study shows that a blueberry extract can prevent insulin resistance and fat cell inflammation, even during the feeding of a high fat diet. The study showed that blueberry could help turn down the primary inflammatory gene switch, NF-kappaB. Slow Down & Take Smaller BitesFriday, August 21, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) One of the Five Rules of the Leptin Diet is Do Not Eat Large Meals. The problem for many is that they will eat until they feel satisfied, which oftentimes means eating more than you actually need. A new study confirms the obvious, but it is worth pointing out because it is important. Behavior Traits of the Overweight Personality TypeWednesday, August 19, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The brand new discovery that leptin is vital to the production of dopamine, directly linking leptin to pleasure, desire, drive, addiction, and human behavior, will begin to force researchers to look at obesity in another light. For example, two new studies link obesity to obsessive video game playing by men in their mid 30s and to indebtedness. Is obesity actually causing these problems? Leptin, Obesity, and Prostate CancerTuesday, August 18, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Duke University researchers have demonstrated that obesity in and of itself is a risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer. The study involved 1415 men who had undergone radical prostatectomy as prostate cancer treatment (about 50/50 white and black men). Race was not a factor in who was likely to continue disease progression based on the prostate cancer spreading aggressively, but obesity was. Leptin Now Directly Linked to the Pleasure of Food & Human BehaviorMonday, August 17, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Researchers at the University of Michigan are the first to document a new leptin pathway in the brain – one related to the pleasure of eating. They found leptin receptors in a part of the hypothalamus gland that directly influences the production of dopamine, in turn influencing basic mechanism of human behavior behind the desire to acquire, pleasure, and the sense of reward. While this mechanism certainly applies to food – it is a key factor that drives all sorts of human behaviors (both good and bad). Digestive Hormone Helps Regulate Your Blood SugarSaturday, August 08, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) New research shows that a digestive hormone known as Cholecystokinin (CCK) actually signals to your brain in a way that your brain signals to your liver to stop releasing sugar into your blood – regardless of insulin levels. Low Vitamin D Linked to Obesity, Low HDL, and Increased Cardiovascular RiskTuesday, August 04, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A brand new study shows that those low in vitamin D have a 31% likelihood of having full blown metabolic syndrome, whereas those adequate in vitamin D have only a 10% likelihood. Vitamin D is one important nutrient required for healthy metabolism of calories. How an Altered Pleasure Desire Results in Weight GainThursday, July 30, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Two new studies presented at the annual meeting of Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) are helping to clarify the rather insidious nature of food cravings that result in overeating and weight gain. The desire for pleasure is normal. Eating produces a feeling of pleasure so that you eat, and thus survive. Overweight Postmenopausal Women are Low in Vitamin DSaturday, July 25, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Vitamin D is emerging as an important metabolic nutrient, having a definite role in the health of stored fat – although that role has not yet been clearly defined. Nevertheless, a new study using x-ray absorptiometry measurements of total body and regional fat mass in overweight postmenopausal women without osteoporosis found that fat mass significantly increased as vitamin D levels declined. Abdominal Fat Stresses Overall MetabolismMonday, July 20, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Stored fat, especially abdominal fat, signifies far more than just bothersome extra weight. It indicates a metabolic problem in that the stored fat is itself dysfunctional, contributing to problems all over your body including slowing down your metabolism and inducing insulin resistance. Postmenopausal Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer RiskSunday, July 19, 2009 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study of 5,450 postmenopausal women shows double the risk for breast cancer in women with elevated insulin. As I recently reported, this risk goes up further if a postmenopausal woman is also taking estradiol, whether from horse urine or bioidentical. 
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