Weight Loss: Keeping Those Pounds Off

a4_99999250 CBNNews - Many people believe that dieters who lose weight usually gain it back. But a new survey finds that six of 10 people keep most of the weight off a year later.

And nearly eight percent are still losing weight.

Dieters who keep the weight off tend to exercise, and they spend less time sitting in front of the computer or TV.

One-third of participants gained back some of the weight. But researchers say those are the ones who had the most to lose in the first place.

How Food Affects Behavior

By Gailon Totheroh, CBN News Science & Medical Reporter

CBNNews - There's a double threat out there that may help explain poor school performance, criminal behavior, alcoholism, and the growing numbers of Alzheimer's patients.

The possible culprits: food additives and junky diets. Dr. Russell Blaylock says it's a double whammy because of high sugar content and starchy carbohydrates. Those carbs, too, act like sugar in the body.

Blaylock is a retired neurosurgeon, clinical nutritionist, professor of biology at Belhaven College, and author of numerous books. In addition to writing a monthly health newsletter, The Blaylock Wellness Report," he recently put his lecture Nutrition and Behavior onto DVD.

Binge Eating Disorder

By US Dept of Health and Human Services

a4_99999289 How do I know if I have a binge eating disorder?

Most of us overeat from time to time, and some of us often feel we have eaten more than we should have. Eating a lot of food does not necessarily mean that you have binge eating disorder. Experts generally agree that most people with serious binge eating problems often eat an unusually large amount of food and feel their eating is out of control.

People with binge eating disorder also may:

1. Eat much more quickly than usual during binge episodes
2. Eat until they are uncomfortably full
3. Eat large amounts of food even when they are not really hungry
4. Eat alone because they are embarrassed about the amount of food they eat
5. Feel disgusted, depressed, or guilty after overeating

Binge eating also occurs in another eating disorder called bulimia nervosa. Persons with bulimia nervosa, however, usually purge, fast, or do strenuous exercise after they binge eat. Purging means vomiting or using a lot of diuretics (water pills) or laxatives to keep from gaining weight. Fasting is not eating for at least 24 hours. Strenuous exercise, in this case, means exercising for more than an hour just to keep from gaining weight after binge eating. Purging, fasting, and over exercising are dangerous ways to try to control your weight.

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