David Hume from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and colleagues, found that physically inactive people who habitually consume low-calorie diets are more likely to gain weight than more physically active people who eat more food.
Drinking more water promotes fat loss by decreasing food intake and promoting fat use— according to a literature review by Simon Thornton from University of Lorraine in Nancy, France.
A study led by Angela Genoni from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia found that overweight women consuming a Paleolithic diet for four weeks lost more weight than women consuming a traditional weight-loss diet.
A study led by Nicholas Ratamess from the College of New Jersey found that supplementing p-Synephrine or caffeine plus p-Synephrine increased fat breakdown at rest and oxygen consumption, energy expenditure and fat oxidation rates 30 minutes after weight training.
The Mediterranean diet is high in fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats, olive oil and other mono and polyunsaturated fats and whole grains. The diet is high in fat from foods such as nuts and olive oil, but it does not promote weight gain— according to a five-year study by Spanish researchers.
Meaghan Maddigan and colleagues from Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada found that muscle activation patterns were similar during squats and sled pushing.
A literature review by Jose Lerma-Cabrera and co-workers from the Universidad Autónoma de Chile in Santiago, Chile found that tasty foods are addictive like street drugs.
Scientists from McMaster University in Canada, led by Stuart Phillips and Thomas Longland, showed that caloric restriction, high-intensity weight training and intervals, and high-protein diets could cause substantial changes in body composition in only four weeks.
A study led by Hiroto Sasaki from Ritsumeikan University in Shiga, Japan found that three-day diets high in fat and low in carbohydrate, or low in fat and high in carbohydrate, had similar effects on growth hormone levels in healthy men.