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The combination of two hormones makes it possible to effectively treat obesity with few side effects. According to a new study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, the combination of estrogen and a molecule called glucagon-like peptide (or GLP-1) corrects obesity, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia in obese mice.

Having a regular sleep pattern influences the amount of body fat. A study from Brigham Young University, which has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, shows how getting up and going to bed at the same time every time could help keep us in our ideal weight.

Why do we tend to gain weight when we exercise and lose more weight when we barely move? Gaining weight at the beginning of a new exercise program is quite common. It is a natural part of the body's adaptation process, moving from a sedentary lifestyle to a much more active one causes many changes in our body.

The body "defends itself" against weight loss. The ease with which it is regain weight after having lost weight seems to be related to the metabolism at rest, that is, the amount of calories a person burns when he is in Rest When we consider losing weight, our metabolism works normally for our weight.

There is a lot of controversy about the health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets. When we think of low-carbohydrate diets the first that comes to mind is the Atkins diet, although there are many more. A low-carbohydrate diet is the one that limits carbohydrate consumption to less than 45 of total daily calories.