Weight Loss News - Shake, shake, shake (The Oregonian)

In a study that gives women reason to hope that time spent in a massaging pedicure chair might whittle the waistline, Oregon State University researchers report whole-body vibration can slow weight gain — at least in rats. Researchers from the university’s department of nutrition and exercise science placed 7-month-old rats on a vibration platform and let the little fellers shake for 30 minutes a day, five days a week. After 12 weeks, the vibrated rats weighed less, showed no changes in lean muscle mass and had a lower overall percentage of body fat than the rats that hadn’t been vibrated. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement , Privacy Policy and Advertising Agreement . read more

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