Increased fruit and vegetable intake may help weight loss in overweight adults, according to a recent study.
An increased intake of fruit, vegetables, dietary fibre, vitamins C and B6, beta-carotene and folate were found to independently increase weight loss in a population of overweight adults, according to a study published in Nutrition Research.

If you are interested in losing weight, then there are only two ways by which you can achieve it. The first method is reduction of your energy intake through diet plan and the second method is increasing your energy expenditure through exercises. People are looking on better options that will help them raise their metabolism, which is energy expenditure. Can you believe that you can lose weight by drinking green tea?

Today, the market is flushed with a lot of weight loss options. Among them, Herbal weight loss programs can be considered as the best. This is due to the increase in the awareness among people in terms of benefits without any side effects. Herbal weight loss programs and herbal weight loss supplements are said to be a safe option to reduce weight. The process of losing weight by attempting at naturally occurring herbal products is called Herbal weight loss. Herbal weight loss supplements work well in shedding your extra kilos by combining a smart and healthy lifestyle and thus maintaining the weight lost in your body in the long-term.

Vitamins and mineral supplements are a good way to supply your body with nutrients that you might not be getting from your diet. Go down any vitamin aisle in a drugstore, market, or health food store. The first thing you will see is all the 'natural' supplements and vitamin complex tablets that all claim to provide all kinds of benefits. There are supplements that claim to help you lose weight without exercise. Does it sound too good to be true? It is. You have to burn more calories than you consume and exercise will help you accomplish that but I digress. If you are considering adding supplements to your diet have a discussion with your doctor will help to determine whether or not adding supplements would be beneficial for you or not.

If you are concerned with your weight, you are not alone. Two thirds of US adults are reported to be overweight and one third are clinically obese.

Weight control is a complex matter involving not only biology but also life style. Researchers have made tremendous progress over the years on what and how molecules interplay in our body to regulate weight. However, any weight loss drug that is based on the knowledge is at least 5 years down the road.

Miracle weight loss drugs do not yet exist. The last weight loss prescription drugs approved by FDA are Meridia in 1997 and Xenical in 1999.