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In a recent study U.S. researchers found that diets high in protein help to keep hunger in check.

They found that protein does the best job at keeping a hunger hormone in check, while carbohydrates and fats may well deserve their current nasty reputation.

The study, which will appear in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, looked at the effectiveness of different nutrients at suppressing ghrelin, a hormone secreted by the stomach that stimulates appetite. Suppression of ghrelin is one of the ways that you lose your appetite as you begin to eat.

The researchers gave 16 people three different beverages, each with varying levels of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. They took blood samples before the first beverage, then every 20 minutes for six hours afterward, measuring ghrelin levels in each sample.

The Findings:

• Fats were the worst at suppressing ghrelin.
• Proteins were the best suppressor of ghrelin in terms of the combination of the depth and duration of suppression.
• They found that eating carbohydrates resulted in a strong ghrelin suppression at first, but ghrelin levels rebounded with a vengeance, rising to an even higher level. Basically carbohydrates proved to eventually make people hungrier.

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Would you rather have a body like Jennifer Aniston or a be a millionaire? An online poll conducted by Women's Day magazine and AOL Body asked women what they'd rather have. Some 6,900 responded.

• 22% said they would rather look like Jennifer Aniston
• 78% said they would rather have the money

They survey also asked "how do you feel about your body?"

• 11% said great.
• 59% said OK, with some trouble spots.
• 30% said they felt uncomfortable and ashamed.

Considering 65 per cent of Americans are over weight, medical professionals are concerned that women would choose money over health and beauty. What would you choose?

SOURCE: CBS NEWS

The Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker worked very hard to look her best on the special day. Her trainer Patrick Murphy shares Eva's pre-wedding workout routine with Access Hollywood:

5-10 minute warm-up @ 65-75% of maximum heart rate on elliptical machine.

Dynamic Stretching and Active stretching if needed.

As a trainer I always look for good posture and alignment, making sure the glutes and core muscles are always activated, keeping Eva's ears aligned with her shoulders and hips, and her feet and knees straight ahead.

All exercises are 15-20 reps.

There is no rest between exercises in the superset (exercise 1 & 2).

There is a 30-45 sec. rest between the actual supersets.

Good for Full Body
1. Squats on Bosu dome with a shoulder press using the 5lb dumbbells. You can buy the Bosu dome HERE!
2. Jump squats with 8lb medicine ball

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Full Body
1. Walking Lunges with a 12lb bar overhead
2. Alternating lunges in one place with 8lb dumbbells

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Shoulders, Chest and Core
1. Balance ball chest presses using 10lb dumbbells
2. Pike pushup combo with balance ball (body weight)

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Legs, Back and Core
1. Squats with cable low rows
2. Standing bent over rows with 10lb dumbbells.

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Glutes and Stabilizers
1. Side steps with rubber band resistance
2. Lateral ice skater jumps

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Triceps, core and stabilizers
1. Balance ball skull crushers with 15lb medicine ball
2. Standing tricep extension on cables

30-45 sec. rest

Good for biceps, core, and stabilizers
1. Standing on Bosu dome, 8lb dumbbell hammer curls
2. Kneeling on Bosu dome, traditional dumbbell bicep curls

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Abs/Core
1. Balance ball crunches with 5lb medicine ball throw
2. Bicycles

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Core
1. Cable rotations
2. 8lb medicine ball wood chops

30-45 sec. rest

Good for Postural Muscles
1. Balance ball cobras
2. Superman

SOURCE: access hollywood