Obese people's metabolism does not increase in response to dietary fat the same way that lean people do according to a study from researchers at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. Read the entire article | Email this article

"Ingredients for obesity management are tea, caffeine and capsaicin, as they increase daily [energy expenditure] with 4–5% [roughly 70 to 100 calories] without increasing energy intake and counteract the decrease in metabolic rate during weight loss," a recent paper concludes.

"Studies have shown that these ingredients are useful in losing weight or preventing weight regain after weight loss." Read the entire article | Email this article

Excessive weight gain immediately after birth reduces brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and is likely to increase the likelihood of obesity throughout life according to a study done with rats by researchers from Oregon Health and Science University in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. Read the entire article | Email this article

"An extract of Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content," says obesity researcher Abdul Dulloo, M.D., Ph.D. from the Institute of Physiology at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland. Read the entire article | Email this article