Weight Loss

A person’s level of physical fitness, as well as his weight, matters for overall health. A study in 2012 showed that overweight and obese people were at no greater risk of developing or dying from heart disease or cancer compared to normal weight people, but only if they were as metabolically fit as their slimmer counterparts. When it comes to premature death, it’s less about how much fat a person carries, but what kind of fat. Visceral or belly fat, for example, is considered more metabolically harmful than fat that sits just under the surface of the skin. Visceral fat, which is embedded more deeply within muscles and organs like the liver, release agents that can disturb the body’s energy balance, shunting calories into fat.
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Weight Watchers trying to cash in on desire for healthy workers

No matter what the reason, successful weight loss and healthy weight management depend on sensible goals and expectations. If you set sensible goals for yourself, chances are you’ll be more likely to meet them and have a better chance of keeping the weight off. In fact, losing even five to 10 percent of your weight is the kind of goal that can help improve your health. Most overweight people should lose weight gradually. For safe and healthy weight loss, try not to exceed a rate of two pounds per week.
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Cutting calories by adjusting what you eat is the most effective way to lose weight.

I love my stomach now that it has tone to it. And I love buying bikinis. Myya Mixon, 33 (of Douglasville, Georgia) ditched her banana and mayo sandwiches and decided to try fitness competitions. After I had my son [Chase, 9], I hit 216 lbs. Then in 05 a guy said on a date, I dont mean any disrespect, but youre too cute to carry all that weight, she tells PEOPLE. I bought 25 low-cal frozen entrees to start my diet. Within eight weeks I lost 22 lbs., and I was hooked.
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Bikini Body Weight-Loss Secrets

Last week, it reported second-quarter revenue down 4 percent to $465.1 million. They closed on Thursday at $37.57, almost 21 percent lower than a month ago. But Weight Watchers’ partnership with companies eager to slim down their employees was a bright spot. Experts say employee weight-loss programs are good for worker productivity and employee retention. Weight Watchers’ workforce division might be a small piece of the diet pie for now, but revenue for its partnership with large employers grew about 30 percent this quarter. Regional partnerships, with small employers, saw a 1 percent decline in sales. The company has remained tight-lipped on exact details of the division’s results and declined to make an executive available to discuss them.
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