Eating a big breakfast, heavy in carbs, is the key to keeping slim, according to new research.
A new study found that women who eat half of their daily calories first thing in the morning lose more weight in the long term than those who start the day with a small breakfast.

And they are also less likely to pile the pounds back on.

Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz, from the Hospital de Clinicas in Caracas, Venezuela, who led the study, said: “A very low carbohydrate diet exacerbates the craving for carbohydrates and slows metabolism.

New Study Finds Amount of Exercise Needed for Weight Loss

According to a new study, published on the leading medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine, the amount of exercise needed for weight loss have been found to be 55 minutes a day for 5 days a week. This represents an increase form previous recommendations that were set at 30 min a day for a total of 150 min a week.

Currently medical personnel, nutritionist, and exercise experts suggest exercising at least 5 times a day for 30 minutes.

The basic principle behind a calorie controlled diabetic diet is of course controlling your daily calorie intake. A 1200-1600 calorie diet is based around consuming no more than those calories per day. The benefits of these diabetic diets is that they give you the opportunity to control your sugar levels in your blood stream, this in turn will give you better control over your weight and reduce any heart complaints. The 1200-1600 daily calorie diets are aimed at small women who exercise, small or medium-sized women who want to lose weight, and medium women who do not exercise much.