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Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study, the levels of appetite hormones in the body prior to dieting may serve as a predictor of weight regain after dieting.

(American Physiological Society) Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates. Burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the day may minimize overeating by signaling a feeling of fullness to the brain. Exercise also prevents the increase in the number of fat cells that occurs during weight regain, challenging the belief that the number of fat cells cannot be altered by dietary or lifestyle changes.

If you want to lose the kilos you've put on over Christmas, you may be interested in knowing that the hormones related to appetite play an important role in your likelihood of regaining weight after dieting. A new study confirms that people with the highest levels of leptin and lowest levels of ghrelin are more likely to put the centimeters they lost back on again.

Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates. Burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the day may minimize overeating by signaling a feeling of fullness to the brain. Exercise also prevents the increase in the number of fat cells that occurs during weight regain, challenging the belief that the number of fat cells cannot be altered by dietary or lifestyle changes.

(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) If you want to lose the kilos you've put on over Christmas, you may be interested in knowing that the hormones related to appetite play an important role in your likelihood of regaining weight after dieting. A new study confirms that people with the highest levels of leptin and lowest levels of ghrelin are more likely to put the centimeters they lost back on again.

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Rudich explains that switching to healthier dieting extends benefits beyond the single outcome of weight loss. In fact, important improvements that likely signify decreased risk for cardiovascular disease occur even despite weight regain, as long as dieting continues.

(The Endocrine Society) According to a new study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones, can often lead to overeating.

(The Endocrine Society) Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. This new information is an important step, say researchers, in understanding the role that hormones play in women's health.

Stressed-out mice with a history of dieting ate more high-fat foods than similarly stressed mice not previously on diets, according to a new study. The findings suggest that moderate diets change how the brain responds to stress and may make crash dieters more susceptible to weight gain.