If you are a male and suffering from prostate cancer then watch out for your weight. A bit of negligence can play havoc to your life. Mostly you never care for your increasing weight some really physical problem knocks your door. This is where the problem lies.

But why man? Would you ever like to die and leave all your favorite tasks in between? Would you like to leave your near and dear ones forever just because of your negligence? No, never. Then wake up man before its too late!

You would be shocked to hear that the men suffering from prostate cancer are at a greater risk of death if they are found overweight or obese.

Recent researches say that men whose body mass index (BMI) is higher than 25% at the time when prostate cancer is diagnosed, are at twice the risk of dying from their disease as compared to the thinner men.

So, it becomes really necessary for you to get your BMI checked regularly to avoid fatal outcomes.

According to the latest research on 788 patients suffering from prostate cancer for 8 years, men with BMIs between 25 and 30% were 1.5 times at much greater risk of facing a very early death from their disease. And those with BMI more than 30 were found to be 1.6 times likely to die from prostate cancer than those with a normal BMI.

By Lucinda Reynolds
Struggling to lose that extra weight. This article will reveal to you some very useful tips for losing weight. These tips can be implemented right away to get you started on your weight loss journey.

Obesity has become an epidemic in the world today. Our poor diets and poor exercise habits are really taking their toll on our bodies and waistlines. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Just by making a few changes in your life, you can lose weight and keep it off. Read on to discover a few very valuable weight loss tips. These tips may be the key to changing your life forever!

The very first weight loss tip that I am going to share with you is so simple that anyone can implement this one right away. Slow down. Instead of shoveling the food into your mouth and finishing your meal in just a few minutes, slow it down. Chew each bite thoroughly, savoring the taste of the food. Watch the clock and make it a point to have your meal last for at least 15 minutes. The longer it takes you to eat a meal, the more time your stomach will have to signal the brain that you are getting full. Try this at your next meal.

The next weight loss tip is to stop eating before you are full. I don’t mean to still feel hungry, just stop when you start to feel satisfied. We all have the tendency to want to clean our plates. No doubt, this comes from hearing our mothers tell us time and time again how horrible it was to waste food. But now I am telling you to not mind the voice of your mother or grandmother and don’t clean your plate. When you start getting that satisfied feeling, push away from your plate. Get up and walk away or take your plate into the kitchen. Do whatever it takes to keep you from being tempted to clean your plate.

WAISTS SHRINK AS SCALE STAYS THE SAME
Study: Exercise helps, even without weight loss
Harvard Health Letter

Most of us think we need to lose some weight, so we resolve to eat better and get more exercise. Often, though, that resolve vanishes before the pounds do.

But a study by Canadian researchers offers a new perspective.

Their small study included 24 middle-aged men who weren't in the habit of exercising. Eight were lean, eight obese, and eight others obese with type 2 diabetes. For three months, they followed a rigorous exercise program (an hour of aerobic exercise, five times a week).

The twist was that they were told to eat enough to compensate for the extra calories they were burning so they would not lose weight.

The researchers made several measurements at the end of three months, but two stood out. In all three groups, the waist size of the men shrank by about an inch, and levels of interleukin-6 (an inflammatory chemical produced by fat and certain other tissues) declined.

Top 10 weight loss tips for teens

According to the American Obesity Association, 30.4 percent of young people ages 12 to 19 are considered overweight, 15.5 percent are classified as obese and the prevalence of obesity within this age group has more than doubled over the past 25 years. Yet, there is hope.

"The good news is that adolescents can achieve a healthy weight by making simple lifestyle changes," said Lisa Talamini, RD, vice president of research and program innovation for Jenny Craig Inc.

Here are some of Talamini's top tips for teens:

1 Plan to be active every day. Enjoy fun activities with friends such as volleyball, dancing, tennis and biking. A day of shopping at the mall can also burn calories.

2 When eating out with friends, teens can use the time to get filled in on each other's news, without "filling out" on food they may not need.

3 Watch portion sizes and try to make lower-fat/lower-calorie selections. At a fastfood restaurant, pair a small burger with a veggie-packed side salad and lightly drizzle fatfree or reduced-fat dressing on top.

4 Get a groove on and get a great workout with "Dance Dance Revolution" on a gaming console. Walk, run and dance to favorite iPod tunes.

5 Ask parents to stock the refrigerator with ready-to-eat fruits, salads and raw veggies.

By Pat Barone
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10 Reasons Diets Fail

For every 100 dieters, one will maintain their weight loss after 5 years, which is the marker determining permanent weight loss to the medical community. Research indicates diets actually add pounds in the long run.

Why are diets so destructive to our weight and health? Here are some of the reasons.

1. Severe food restriction causes real hunger.

It's a fact that most diets last less than 72 hours. Hunger is a basic human urge. Man continues to survive (and has for thousands of years) because of the ability to cope with famine and scarcity of food. Hunger has been the powerful motivator for that survival.

2. A diet is an artificial plan which is different from your lifestyle.

Your new diet book has pages and pages of special recipes but you don't like to cook. Your diet says you must prepare all your food, but your job requires you to entertain clients. Only you can set the boundaries around eating and make them work within your lifestyle.

3. A diet is a temporary solution to a permanent problem.

The diet industry makes billions (yes! over $42 billion a year) by convincing people to follow a diet for a few weeks or months to solve lifelong problems of emotional eating, eating for the wrong reasons or eating food that is nutrition-less. Once a diet ends, the weight comes back because the problems and behaviors are still there. Maybe you squeezed yourself into the bridesmaid's dress in time for the wedding, but you still have the rest of your life ahead of you.

A first step toward success is to accept that there is no free ride. If you lose weight on a strict diet, you will always pay for it later.