Metabolism and weight loss: How you burn calories - Mayo Clinic
WEBOct 8, 2022 · There's no easy way to lose weight. To take in fewer calories than you burn, the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends cutting 500 to 750 calories a day to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds (0.5 to 0.7 kilograms) a week. Add more physical activity to get to your weight-loss goals faster and maintain your weight loss.
B-12 shots: Do they work for weight loss? - Mayo Clinic
WEBSep 13, 2022 · There's no solid proof that vitamin B-12 shots, also called injections, help you lose weight. Vitamin B-12 is a water-soluble B complex vitamin. It's found naturally in many foods, such as meat, fish and dairy products. Vitamin B-12 is added to some foods and is available as a dietary supplement. Health care providers commonly prescribe …
Dietary supplements for weight loss - Mayo Clinic
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Though rare, some dietary supplements have been linked to serious problems, such as liver damage. Supplements can have strong effects. Ephedra (ma-huang) is an herb once used for weight loss. The FDA banned it because of its link to side effects, such as high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, stroke, seizures and heart …
Testosterone therapy: Potential benefits and risks as you age
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Testosterone therapy has various risks, including: Worsening sleep apnea — a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Causing acne or other skin reactions. Stimulating noncancerous growth of the prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and growth of existing prostate cancer.
Prescription weight-loss drugs: Can they help you? - Mayo Clinic
WEBOct 29, 2022 · Prescription weight-loss drugs that you can use for more than 12 weeks, called long-term use, lead to major weight loss compared with an inactive treatment that doesn't use medicine, called a placebo. The combination of weight-loss medicine and lifestyle changes leads to greater weight loss than do lifestyle changes alone.
Getting past a weight-loss plateau - Mayo Clinic
WEBApr 9, 2024 · For even greater health benefit and to assist with weight loss or maintaining weight loss, at least 300 minutes a week is recommended. Adding exercises such as weightlifting to increase your muscle mass will help you burn more calories. Pack more activity into your day. Think outside the gym.
The reality of menopause weight gain - Mayo Clinic
WEBJul 8, 2023 · The hormonal changes of menopause tend to make it more likely that women will gain weight around the abdomen, rather than the hips and thighs. But hormonal changes alone don't necessarily cause the weight gain. Instead, it's usually related to aging, as well as lifestyle and genetic factors. For example, muscle mass typically goes down …
Vitamin B-12 - Mayo Clinic
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The recommended daily amount of vitamin B-12 for adults is 2.4 micrograms (mcg). Most people can get enough vitamin B-12 in the foods they eat. But people who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet should eat nutritional yeast and other foods fortified with vitamin B-12. Or they can take a low-dose multivitamin that includes 2.4 mcg of vitamin …
Beta blockers: Do they cause weight gain? - Mayo Clinic
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Weight gain is a side effect of some beta blockers. The average weight gain is about 2.6 pounds (1.2 kilograms) over six or more months. You're more likely to gain weight with older beta blockers, such as atenolol (Tenormin) and metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL). The weight gain tends to happen in the first few months after taking the …
Zinc - Mayo Clinic
WEBAug 10, 2023 · Overview. Zinc, a nutrient found throughout your body, helps your immune system and metabolism function. Zinc is also important to wound healing and your sense of taste and smell. With a varied diet, your body usually gets enough zinc. Food sources of zinc include chicken, red meat and fortified breakfast cereals.