Washington: Now all your mindless munching can soon come to a halt with Bite Counter, a gadget to remind you of the number of bites you intake, claim researchers. Bite Counter is worn like a wrist watch. It tracks a pattern of wrist-roll motion to identify when the wearer has taken a bite of food. "Studies have shown that people tend to underestimate what they eat by large margins, mostly...
07:25 PM, Aug 03, 2011
New York: People who chew their food more take in fewer calories, mainly because more chewing is related to the levels of hormones that regulate appetite, according to a Chinese study. Chewing food 40 times instead of a typical 15 times caused the study participants to eat nearly 12 percent fewer calories, the study - published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - said. "Compared with lean participants, obese...
11:48 AM, Aug 03, 2011
Melbourne: Having trouble shedding those extra kilos? You may soon get an injection that could help you burn calories and melt the excess flab away. A team by an Indian-origin researcher showed that they were able to turn white fat into brown fat in mice by blocking a natural chemical in their bodies. The change led to weight loss, improved blood sugar levels and insulin tolerance in the rodents, the...
12:10 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New York: Worried about how many calories you are going to consume in that slice of pizza, chocolate cake or bag of fries? A new iPhone application may help. After taking a picture of the meal with the phone, the app gives a calorie read-out almost instantly. The app, called MealSnap, was developed by DailyBurn, a fitness social network that has created several other fitness and diet-related iPhone applications. Within...
06:07 PM, Apr 13, 2011
London: Walk more, and not only burn off calories, but also lessen the chance of becoming diabetic, a new study says. As part of a national study in Australia to measure diabetes levels, experts gave nearly 600 adults a pedometer to measure how many steps they took over two consecutive days in 2000 and again in 2005. Participants also completed a diet and lifestyle questionnaire and had their measurements -...
02:50 PM, Jan 14, 2011
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04:28 PM, Dec 15, 2008
The grandest of all Indian festivals are here: Navratri, Dussehra and Diwali. As you get ready for the parties, the fun and frolic, be prepared to pile on some extra pounds too. After all, Indian sweets are loaded with milk, milk products and dry fruits...and calories! Reports say that majority of the Diwali celebrating communities undergo a nearly 20 per cent weight gain during this festival. But you don't need...
01:34 AM, Oct 08, 2008
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10:18 AM, Sep 05, 2008
Indore: It was a bowler's day out for both Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match with as many as 16 wickets tumbling on the opening day at the Emerald Heights High School ground. Delhi skipper Mithun Manhas opted to bat but the visitors were shot out for a paltry 158 in 59 overs. However, the Delhi bowlers brought their team right back into the...
02:24 PM, Mar 27, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka and Pakistan slip out of their World Cup comfort zone on Saturday when they face each other in a subcontinent Group A derby for their first serious test after both claimed comfortable opening victories. The match has added significance too as it was a gun attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009 in Lahore which led to Pakistan's ongoing bar on staging international fixtures. The hosts...
12:06 PM, Dec 21, 2007
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