Monday, August 24, 2009

Fat Burning Metabolism

Your metabolism is affected by a number of factors such as your age, sex, genetic make-up, muscle-fat ratio, your physical activity and meal frequency. A fast metabolism helps a person to burn more fat. This is because a fast metabolism means that a person is burning more calories. Hence people seeking to lose weight work on strategies that help them speed up fat burning metabolism.

How can I speed up fat burning metabolism?
Listed below are ways through which you can speed up fat burning metabolism:

  • Exercise – This will speed up your metabolism and help your body burn fat faster. Lifting weight will help you develop muscles that too burn more fats
  • Eat breakfast – This will keep your metabolic rate up throughout the day
  • Eat right – Some food increase your metabolism while others slow it down. High fibre foods like raw vegetable, besides lean meats and fish, whole grains, berries, speed up your metabolism to help you lose weight
  • Drink more water – Studies show that your fat burning metabolism increases by 30% within 10 minutes of drinking water

Friday, August 14, 2009

What are fat inhibitors?

There are various weight loss supplements available in market. All of them work in either one of the following ways:

1. By suppressing appetite
2. By breaking down body fat
3. By inhibiting fat absorption during digestion

Also known as fat binders or fat blockers, fat inhibitors help you with weight management. Fat inhibitors provide solution to increasing weight gain and help you in losing weight.

Fat inhibitors basically act as lipase inhibitors (Lipase enzymes break down fat in the body) which work in small intestine to block the absorption of fat in the body. They can block approximately 30% fat in the food from being digested and undigested fat is eliminated from body through bowel movements.

There are both prescriptive and over the counter fat inhibitors. Xencal Orlistat is the most preferred prescription weight loss treatment which works as fat inhibitor while Ali is over the counter Xenical.

Common side effects of fat inhibitors are digestive disorder, loose stool and diarrhea.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Weight Loss Medicines

If you have been searching for or trying various weight loss techniques in vain and are struggling to lose weight, take solace in the fact that you are not alone. Weight loss is a mammoth task and several people try for years with no results. A few years ago, this problem was not thought to be a serious one but the circumstances have changed today and most developed countries are trying various things and taking up several campaigns to help people lose weight.

Prescription weight loss medicines are a part of these campaigns. Many health authorities are now urging the pharmaceutical companies to develop effective weight loss drugs. Many weight loss drugs are offered on National Health Service (NHS) too.

Prescription weight loss medicines
The two prescription weight loss medicines available currently are Xenical orlistat and Reductil sibutramine. Both these medicines help in weight loss but work differently. Xenical confines its working in the digestive system whereas Reductil affects the brain and central nervous system. Combined with balanced diet and physical activities, these two drugs have helped several overweight and obese people to lose weight safely and effectively.

Both these medications are available on prescription only because certain people with certain medical conditions cannot take them. If you want either of these two medicines, you need to consult a doctor first. Only if the doctor determines safety of Xenical and Reductil in you, you will get a prescription. You can even go for online consultation, which is a legitimate alternative to face-to-face consultation.

Non-prescription weight loss treatments
There are several over-the-counter drugs, herbal medications and natural alternatives for weight loss in the market. It is not yet determined if these treatments are effective or not as no clinical trials have been carried out so far to prove their efficacy. However, many people opt for them lured by tall claims and relatively low prices.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Obesity and overweight

Over the past few years, the prevalence of obesity has increased a lot in the UK. Obesity and excess weight raises the risk of numerous dangerous health conditions, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Many obese people find it difficult to lead their lifestyle as actively as they desire. There is also a risk of health problems, which lead to premature death.

Impact of weight on any individual is quite significant and there are several negative consequences of being overweight or obese. Excessive weight not only affects every individual’s day-to-day life but the studies hint that obesity significantly impairs quality of life and leads to low self-esteem, depression and problems in social relationships. Therefore, it becomes imperative for any obese or overweight individual to lose weight and seek an obesity treatment.

Weight loss
Weight loss is the most difficult goal to achieve, second to smoking cessation perhaps. Most people struggling to lose weight try various aids in the market and spend millions of pounds every year on weight loss products. From crash diets and exercise equipment to weight loss medications, overweight and obese people try various aids to shed those unyielding pounds. However, the ultimate weight loss goal evades them and most of them lose hope before they lose weight. The key to success for weight loss is sticking to a healthy calorie-controlled diet, exercising for at least an hour, weight loss medication for further support and lots of patience and persistence.

Available weight loss medicines
If you eat fatty meals and junk foods, don’t exercise and are a couch potato in all senses, there is little you can do for your weight loss. Even weight loss medicines cannot help you in these circumstances. Weight loss medicines are for extra boost that help you lose obstinate pounds that balanced diet and exercises alone cannot help you to lose.

Consult a doctor to find out if weight loss medicines such as Reductil and Xenical can help you to lose weight and if you are eligible for them or not.