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Weight Watchers or the gym?

If you like keeping up with research on nutrition and fitness, you’ll appreciate ScienceDaily. I subscribe via my RSS feed so I don’t miss anything posted to SD’s Health & Medicine section.

Here’s a blurb for an article published today:

ScienceDaily (2008-07-02)–The nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. Researchers examined the real-life experiences of participants to determine which program helps people lose pounds, reduce body fat and gain health benefits.

OK, I’m in. So I read the article . . .

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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 under science lab. Tags: lose fat, Weight Watchers, work out. Comments: None

An easy way to estimate body fat

Do you find yourself saying or thinking, "I want to lose weight"? In fact, what you want to lose is fat.

But how do you know whether what you’re losing is fat or muscle? When calorie restriction (especially extreme calorie restriction) is your only weight-loss strategy, a good percentage of what you lose may be lean muscle. When that happens, you’re actually getting fatter even though the number on the scale may be going down.

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Posted on June 14th, 2008 under fat loss, muscle. Tags: body fat, Inner Circle, Kyle Battis, lose fat, lose weight, Tom Venuto. Comments: None

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Tom Venuto: Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle
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Barbara J. Rolls: The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan : Feel Full on Fewer Calories
The science of satiety. This book teaches real-world portion control and how to make healthful, filling choices.

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