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The recommended half an hour of exercise a day may not be enough to stop weight gain. According to a US study of 34,000 women, an hour a day of moderate exercise is needed to fight the flab. Overweight women need to diet as well as exercise, a Harvard team reports in the Journal of the...

Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study that shows moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers. Women who drank red wine gained the least, but the results held for other wines, beers and spirits. Although alcohol contains calories, the US researchers believe the...

The idea of combining both the healthy and balanced diet plan is to: provide variety in the diet, consume more grains, fresh fruits & vegetables which help increase energy levels, low fat intake - especially saturated fats, reduce sugar intake, lower salt intake, and provide optimum health & vitality. This gives us the energy to be more active, and this equals rapid weight loss! By now everyone has heard of eating a balanced diet for better health but some believe a healthy diet also means a balanced diet.

Since ages, there exists a thinking in the minds of people that losing weight is something that is related to your dinning habits. But unfortunately, this isn't true. The process of loosing weight does start with the time and type of food you eat, but there are certain other crucial things to be kept in mind and followed.