Despite what those milk ads say, Mayo Clinic studies indicate that dairy doesn't appear to speed weight loss. When 72 overweight men were put on a low-calorie diet that had either 800 or 1,400 milligrams of calcium, both groups lost the same amount of weight in a year.
STRESS BUSTER: GRATITUDE JOURNAL
Show your thanks and lower your stress level by keeping a gratitude journal. At the end of the day, write down three things that you're grateful for. Research shows that you'll be healthier and happier if you do, Prevention magazine reports.
NEWS FLASH: WORTH THE TRADE-OFF?
Almost half of Americans would give up a year of their life to avoid being fat, according to a recent survey published in the journal Obesity.
The online survey of 4,283 Americans ages 13 to 79 also found that between 15 percent and 30 percent would rather leave their marriage, give up having children, be depressed, or become an alcoholic than be obese. Five percent said they would rather lose a limb; 4 percent would rather be blind. Researchers from Yale University conducted the survey mainly to gauge anti-fat bias.
