Supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduced body fat mass, particularly in the legs and had positive effects on lean body mass, says a new clinical trial supported by Lipid Nutrition.

The one thing that many of us do not have is time and yet that is what we need to exercise. But read on and you will begin to see that exercise is an integral part of dieting.

Overweight Epidemic • The prevalence of overweight people worldwide represents a growing threat to the health of the population (American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org) • In the year 2000, it was estimated that more than one billion adults worldwide are overweight (International Obesity Task Force, www.iotf.com)

Metabolism is the term to describe the chemical and physical changes that take place within the body that enable it to function.

Fat metabolism refers to the process of fat creation and fat breakdown.

One thing that at least 60% of us have tried this year is a diet. Judging by the increasing weight of most of the population in Western Europe, we are not being very successful.