To compare different approaches to weight loss many some U.S. researchers who were working on a study found that weight reduction could be doubled if a food diary was kept. According to these researchers, the participants lost more weight if they had more and proper food records.

The researchers from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research conducted the study and it will be published in the American Journal of Prevention Medicine’s August issue.

The study has been considered as one of the biggest and longest running weight loss preservation trials ever made, the researchers told in a press statement. It is also somewhat unique that most of the participants of the study (almost 44 %) were blacks and had increased risks for diseases like cardiovascular problems, diabetes and many others that becomes worse because of obesity.

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According to an article published in the British Medical Journal, an additive found in some brands of sugar-free gum may be causing excessive weight loss. Sorbitol is used as a sweetener to enhance the flavor of sugar-free gums, but it unfortunately acts as a laxative.

The discovery was prompted after two patients reported suffering from stomach pain and chronic diarrhea. Both patients were losing tremendous amounts of weight. After narrowing down what could be responsible, doctors finally hit on the fact that both patients chewed an inordinate amount of gum containing Sorbitol.

The first patient consumed approximately 18 to 20 grams of Sorbitol a day, or the equivalent of nearly 20 pieces of gum. The second patient, a man in his 40’s, consumed 30 grams of Sorbitol daily thanks to numerous pieces of gum and sweets containing the additive.

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