Weight Loss

I have been meaning for some time now to write a book with an overview of all dieting (weight-loss) methods. It seems to me that I am uniquely suited to do it, since I don’t sell or push any particular methods. Plus, I have a far deeper insight into the complex role that foods play […]

I have been meaning for some time now to write a book with an overview of all dieting (weight-loss) methods. It seems to me that I am uniquely suited to do it, since I don’t sell or push any particular methods. Plus, I have a far deeper insight into the complex role that foods play […] The post Weight Loss Overview – 1 appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age […]

A recent trip to a doctor to have my ears syringed resulted in a routine weighing on a balance scale—you know, the kind where you are balanced against weights slid along a beam. These are accurate to within 0.5% or less. This is very different to the spring loaded bathroom scales. As metal springs age […] The post Beware Those Bathroom Scales. They lie! appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

If you want to lose weight, you need to eat less — and if you want to eat less, it helps to write it down. When researchers studied the eating behaviors of female dieters they found that the most important tool linked to successful weight loss was a pen and notebook. It’s called a “food diary”. Women who kept food journals and consistently wrote down the foods they ate lost more weight than women who didn’t. What’s more, researchers found that skipping meals and eating out frequently, especially at lunch, led to less weight loss.

If you want to lose weight, you need to eat less — and if you want to eat less, it helps to write it down. When researchers studied the eating behaviors of female dieters they found that the most important tool linked to successful weight loss was a pen and notebook. It’s called a “food diary”. Women who kept food journals and consistently wrote down the foods they ate lost more weight than women who didn’t. What’s more, researchers found that skipping meals and eating out frequently, especially at lunch, led to less weight loss.

Call it the cut-up-food-diet: We feel full faster, and eat less later, when our food is served in small pieces. Cut up your food and chew it properly, every Mum worth her salt knows that. But it seems eating smaller mouthfuls is another way to lose weight. It works in both college students and lab […]

Call it the cut-up-food-diet: We feel full faster, and eat less later, when our food is served in small pieces. Cut up your food and chew it properly, every Mum worth her salt knows that. But it seems eating smaller mouthfuls is another way to lose weight. It works in both college students and lab […] The post The Cut-Up-Food Diet appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

You should know me by now. I give you the scientific facts. Unlike most “health gurus”, I don’t just keep serving up my prejudices as “information”. The truth is, however, I’m shocked by a new study. It goes against a great deal. But it’s a very interesting study, with an interesting conclusion, and deserves to be widely known. I will not take the usual amateur line that, because it conflicts with my knowledge, it must be flawed or fraudulent. I have no reason to doubt the sincere investigators in Tel Aviv. What did they find that is so shocking? That starting your morning with a high-protein food and a sticky “dessert” — such as a doughnut or a slice of cake — may help you lose weight and keep it off.1 Predictably, several nutritionists said they weren’t ready yet to embrace the study’s conclusions. Well, what’s the point of science, if you don’t pay attention to possible lessons?

You should know me by now. I give you the scientific facts. Unlike most “health gurus”, I don’t just keep serving up my prejudices as “information”. The truth is, however, I’m shocked by a new study. It goes against a great deal. But it’s a very interesting study, with an interesting conclusion, and deserves to be widely known. I will not take the usual amateur line that, because it conflicts with my knowledge, it must be flawed or fraudulent. I have no reason to doubt the sincere investigators in Tel Aviv. What did they find that is so shocking? That starting your morning with a high-protein food and a sticky “dessert” — such as a doughnut or a slice of cake — may help you lose weight and keep it off.1 Predictably, several nutritionists said they weren’t ready yet to embrace the study’s conclusions. Well, what’s the point of science, if you don’t pay attention to possible lessons?

I couldn’t resist the headline! But it’s true. Green coffee emerges as a weight loss aid. It’s funny, I’ve known for years that coffee is great when you are trying to diet. I find that even my favorite—a small espresso with a tiny dash of cream—really seems to kill the appetite. Of course I cannot recommend the absurd over-indulgence of a typical coffee-house 20 ounce latte! That would be around 300 calories, whereas mine is less than 50. But it’s not about calories; it’s about dampening your appetite. Now a new study has shown that we can skip the fermenting, the roasting, the espresso machine and the snatch of cream! Green coffee, taken in capsules, would do the job…

I couldn’t resist the headline! But it’s true. Green coffee emerges as a weight loss aid. It’s funny, I’ve known for years that coffee is great when you are trying to diet. I find that even my favorite—a small espresso with a tiny dash of cream—really seems to kill the appetite. Of course I cannot recommend the absurd over-indulgence of a typical coffee-house 20 ounce latte! That would be around 300 calories, whereas mine is less than 50. But it’s not about calories; it’s about dampening your appetite. Now a new study has shown that we can skip the fermenting, the roasting, the espresso machine and the snatch of cream! Green coffee, taken in capsules, would do the job…