The 100-Calorie Secret - Never Diet Again!

Reporting from the European Congress of Obesity the week of  May 4, 2009, Dirk Vissers a physiotherapist at Artesis University and College in Antwerp, Belgium reports results on 61 overweight men and women who were tested on a vibrating plate machine and a low calorie diet.  Spending an average of 12 minutes a session for 6 months on the vibrating plate they lost 10% of their initial weight compared to 7% for individuals following the same diet and conventional exercise. He emphasized 
that just standing on the machine was not enough, and that a program routine was needed. It is thought that vibration caused muscles to contract and the increased blood flow to the abdomen produced more efficient breakdown of fat. Who knows?

It looks like things have not changed much in the last 60 years.