Weight loss

Walking: What are the health benefits?

People who are currently very inactive can lose some weight and body fat, and increase their cardiovascular fitness, if they have four or more walks a week that last at least an hour in total. more...

Weight loss: What are the best ways to lose the extra weight gained in pregnancy?

It is normal for the extra weight gained in pregnancy to only be lost gradually in the months after childbirth. If not much of this weight has been lost within about six months or so, then dieting and exercise could help. Extreme efforts to lose weight might, however, have a negative impact on breastfeeding. more...

Weight loss: Can exercising help to keep the weight off?

People who try to lose weight by dieting and doing exercise could lose about 20 percent more weight than people who only diet. One year after losing weight the people had gained about half of the weight they had lost. But those who did exercise weighed less than those who were physically inactive. more...

Hypertension: Does losing weight reduce high blood pressure?

Losing weight by dieting (with or without exercise) or by using the drug orlistat can lower high blood pressure in the short term. It is not clear whether weight loss alone can protect against long-term harm from hypertension. more...