Exposure To Mild Cold Could Aid Weight Loss, Study Suggests

Weight-loss gastric balloon pill launched across UK

A previous study from researchers in Japan found a decrease in people’s body fat after they spent two hours per day for six weeks http://finance.yahoo.com/news/garcinia-cambogia-extract-investigation-now-190000760.html in a room with a temperature of 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius). The new study also found that people get used to the cold over time. After spending six hours a day at 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius) for 10 days, people in the study not only had more brown fat , the participants also said they felt more comfortable and shivered less when exposed to lower temperatures. garcinia cambogia Although a 59-degree room would likely be too cold for most people, it’s possible that room temperatures in the mid-60s would also activate brown fat, the researchers said. The long-term effects of regular exposure to cold are still unclear and require further investigation, but evidence suggests training the body to tolerate cooler air may indeed help burn calories, the researchers said.
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Secret to weight loss

The federal government has rules and regulations protecting banking and food production, yet we have an entire industry that preys on people who desperately want to lose weight but struggle to do so. What should we do? We could ban all such products. We could shutdown any company thats product fails to show meaningful results. But this will never work.
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Clinical trials in the UK and in the US have shown that patients can lose an average of 7.7kg in 12 weeks. One patient, Helene Fleckney, 43, from Shenley in Hertfordshire, said: “A history of heart disease and diabetes runs in my family, so I knew I had to take action with my weight gain to lower my risk of susceptibility, as well as improving my confidence. “Obalon has proved an easy and quick treatment to help me lose weight. I’m not even fully through the treatment process yet and I’ve already lost a stone.” Spire clinics consultant Sally Norton said: “I’ve been monitoring Obalon’s progress over the last few years as I was very excited about the potential it could offer those patients who do not qualify for weight loss surgery but are struggling to lose weight and improve their health on their own.
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