weight loss

Burn off the baby weight while spending time with your kids

A little bit of information can be a dangerous thing. For example, the new study out the University of California, San Diego about chocolate boosting exercise performance

A survey in the UK last year revealed that more women preferred liposuction to exercise. According to the article, “Specifically, 34 percent of women said they would elect to lose excess weight through liposuction, another 26 percent would choose a gastric bypass, and just 14 percent would consider cutting calories. Only two percent of respondents said that they would exercise more to reduce their weight.”

Would you really rather keep up with the Kardashians than sweat? That was a question I posed last year in this LA Times column. I asked it because physical activity rates are at an all time low, and yet we seem to have plenty of time available to watch TV. And this sorry state of affairs has led not just to expanding waist lines, but a serious health crisis. Exercise IS the cure for what ails you in most cases. There are few medical conditions that cannot be improved or ameliorated by physical activity.

Could a spare tire or love handles actually prove beneficial, reducing your risk of dying from chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease?