New debates arose around green coffee bean

One of the most popular and best-selling weight loss products on the market, the green coffee bean has raised a lot of debates about its effectiveness. Although the extract and its active compound, the chlorogenic acid, are believed to prevent the body from storing the sugar as fats, there is no solid scientific evidence and everything still remains only a speculation, according to most dieticians.

What is known about green coffee bean extract has been found out not by conducting tens of clinical studies, as it is with other food supplements and drugs, but by experimenting with only 16 adults for a short period of time. This, many doctors say, means science has no proof that green coffee beans have any effect on weight loss. Still, there are more manufacturers all around the world that sell the extract in the form of a supplement and many people are buying it. But does it work or it is just another hype that will be forgotten in a couple of years?

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Best Weight Loss Supplements You Can Find in UAE

You probably wonder how to eliminate extra pounds for good safely and quickly. The best way to lose weight and stay in a good shape is to combine balanced eating, regular exercise and a weight loss supplement that will speed up the whole process. Some of the most effective supplements today are the green coffee bean extract and the raspberry ketones, both hard to find in pharmacies and nutrition stores.

You might have heard about their “magical” weight loss properties – these super foods are being promoted by celebrities and have become very popular. The truth is there is nothing really magical about weight loss supplements. In order to achieve some results you need to take them at least a couple of months and make certain lifestyle changes such – diet and exercise regimen.

So, how do these two weight loss supplements work and where to buy them at a good price? We have found an online retailer that offers quality products, reasonable price and delivery right to your doorstep, including in Dubai and wider UAE.

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Several Diet Clichés Totally Untrue

Losing weight is not an easy task, but some common beliefs, diet clichés and misconceptions can sometimes make it even impossible. Many people prefer not to start a diet at all, because they think diet means restriction. If you want to change your way of eating to lose weight you need to know the most common diet clichés and the truth behind them.

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Why Fast Food Is Dangerous for Your Health

Waistlines are expanding around the world as fast food is spreading to every country, every town and city mall. New, uncommon before diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease emerge wherever the international fast food chains set foot in. The reason for that is simple – fast food is not only unhealthy, it poses a real danger to health and overall well-being of individuals and whole nations.

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How to Combat Sedentary Lifestyle

Sedentary lifestyle is one the major factors for developing very hazardous conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, neuromuscular disorders, headache, even anxiety and depression. Whether modern life has made us lazy, or we just can’t escape the daily routine, the lack of physical activity makes us sick. So, what to do, and how to combat sedentary lifestyle?

All day long you are sitting – while drinking your morning coffee, then in the car driving to work. At least eight hours a day you sit in the office solving all kinds of issues, and then you sit again in the car on the way home. Having dinner and watching TV don’t make any difference. The truth is we don’t move, and even working out in the gym twice a week won’t help a lot. It doesn’t matter what you do once in a while. It matters what you do every single day. So, changing your lifestyle for the better begins with developing habits, but there are many other things that can help fighting the lack of activity.

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5 Facts About Body Fat

When it comes to losing body fat, diets and exercise always comes to our minds, but there are some misconceptions that can make it harder. Burning fat can be impossible unless you know the common myths and the real facts about body fat and how to lose it the right way.

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For most of us, body fat has a bad reputation, but has more functions in the body than we can imagine. Here are 5 important facts about body fat that may surprise you.

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Diet Plans Becoming Less Trendy In Recent Years

As world population is becoming more and more obese, more diet plans and weight loss trends are gaining popularity. But according to a new research, the number of people on a diet has declined by more than 35 percent over the past couple of decades.

It looks like the heavier we get, the more we don’t care, because only 20 percent of the people were on diet in 2012, compared to 31 percent back in 1991. According to a study by consumer market research company NPD Group, diets are less trendy in the recent years, and the results are even more dramatic for women – 35 percent of the surveyed women said they were on a diet, while only 23 percent said the same in 2012. Researchers are trying to explain the drop of interest for diets with another statistics – in 1985 more than the half of all surveyed people, or 55 percent, said that slimmer people looked more attractive. In 2012 about 23 percent of the participants found a slimmer figure more attractive.

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Obesity leads to vitamin D deficiency

Obesity can lead to a lack of vitamin D circulating in the body, according to a study led by the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). Efforts to tackle obesity should thus also help to reduce levels of vitamin D deficiency in the population, says the lead investigator of the study, Dr Elina Hypponen.

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Study Links Women’s Weight with Housework

Maybe women should quit their jobs and return to the household chores in order to stay fit. Well, that’s right! According to a new study, women in the 1960s were slimmer and in better shape, because they did a lot more vacuuming, dusting and washing than today’s women. Read more

Bad News Make People Eat More

You have probably found yourself eating more when hearing something bad. A new study says that economic crisis, political instability and other harsh news on TV may cause high-calorie food choices and eating more. Read more

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