A guide to the research behind dieting and exercise

clipped from www.sciam.com The Science of Weight Loss If you've made shedding pounds a New Year's resolution, here's a guide to the research behind dieting and exercise Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier? We examine five claims about the benefits of weightlifting and aerobics to see which carry the most . . . weight Could a Pill Replace Exercise? Scientists have shown that a drug improves endurance in mice The Diet That Fits Analyzing metabolism for personalized nutrition Diet Diary Doubles Weight Loss Dieters who wrote down everything they ate had twice the weight loss of other people following the same diet Could We Lose Weight by Injecting Fat into Our Bellies? Eat, Exercise and Be Merry Need Fiber? Have Some Coffee Eat (Less) to Live (Longer) New Diet Drug in Battle of the Bulge Is Bone–Fat Chitchat the Key to Weight Control? More Stress Means Less Eating Fasting May Equal Calorie-Restricted Diets The biggest loser: Buying weight loss