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Free Glucerna Treats for Diabetics 2007-05-23 07:05:53 For people with diabetes and who are also budget-conscious can take advantage of these free Glucerna milkshakes and cereal, which I’ve learned of from WiseBread.
Here are the free Glucerna treats:
1. Glucerna Shakes
2. Glucerna Cereal
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Kevin Trudeau - Weight Loss Evangelist or False Health Messiah? 2007-05-19 18:19:38 Born in Massachusetts, 1963, Kevin
Trudeau was voted by his high school class as “Most Likely to Succeed”. This was something that came true, indeed, but only at the unfortunate expense of his credibility. Whether he deserves it or not is still a debatable issue.
Kevin Trudeau’s Rise to Fame
His constant exposure to infomercials shown late night on TV in millions of American households has made the name Kevin Trudeau almost as familiar as, say, Proactiv. His infomercials promoted a wide variety of products that included but are not limited to coral calcium as a dietary supplement, weight loss cures, memory improvement courses, and real investment strategies.
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Walking Workstations for Sedentary Workers 2007-05-16 06:12:43
Obesity among employees with sedentary occupations is a common thing to happen. What with sitting in front of the computer all getting overstressed with paper work and other sitdown stuff won’t make you fat?
As an attempt to address this increasing number of obese workers, scientists designed a vertical workstation that makes a worker do some business tasks while working out.
Researchers James Levine and Jennifer Miller designed a vertical work station that allows an office worker to use a computer while walking on a treadmill at a speed of their choice. The machine looks like a regular treadmill superimposed with a metal frame that holds a desk area in front with adjustable arms holding a screen and keyboard with mouse.
Read full report.
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For Weight-Conscious Coffeeholics 2007-05-14 00:19:58
Are you a Starbucks frequenter? Or do you always go gaga over gourmet coffee?
I don’t go to Starbucks every so often because it’s too costly and I got accustomed to relishing my Mom’s home-made coffee. Ok, actually, it’s just instant coffee that she concocts with a secret proportion of sugar and coffee especially for me.
And I can gulp coffee like there’s no tomorrow everyday especially during crunch time with my home based gigs. However, on average, I drink three cups of coffee everyday. This I’m sure has contributed to my gaining of extra weight every now and then, most particularly during cramming days when I’m left with nothing but computer work and not much bodily activity that would allow me to sweat out.
So yeah, if you’d ask if coffee has anything to do with one’s gaining weight, YES! The sugar on coffee is the very reason behind why coffee can make you fat according to experts.
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Weight Loss Program in Scotland Helps in Saving Money 2007-05-13 22:43:28
NHS Lanarkshire, an organization promoting the health and wellness of the people in North and South Lanarkshire local authority areas, helped in piloting a weight loss program called Counterweight in 2006.
Aside from helping people lose weight, it has become a great way to save money for the NHS, too since it meant lesser appointments with physicians.
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Milk Promoting Weight Loss Ad to be Ended 2007-05-11 01:57:22 Through the complaint of a group of doctors, an ad campaign suggesting that milk can help people lose weight will be ended soon, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
The “Milk Your Diet” ad campaign team still stood for their campaign because according to Susan Ruland, their spokeswoman, there’s enough scientific evidence demonstrating the connection between milk and weight loss.
However, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine contended the weight loss claims were false and misleading. The group, in a 2005 petition, asked the commission to order a halt to the dairy advertisements.
The agency did not take that step, but said in a letter to the committee that the groups behind the ads planned to end them.
“It is obvious that the industry did not have a leg to stand on,” Neal Barnard, president of the Washington-based doctors committee, said today. His group advocates a vegan diet, which typically includes no animal products.
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1st OTC Diet Pill Approved by FDA 2007-05-10 09:12:00 Alli, as marketed by Glaxo Smith Kline, is the name of the over the counter weight loss pill that claims to be the first to get an approval from Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
Alli is said to be a lower dose version of Xenical, a prescription diet pill. It contains the same active ingredient known as Orlistat.
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Weight Loss Desserts 2007-05-10 03:26:46 Runner’s World shared their 20 Best Weight
Loss Foods, which include a wide variety of healthy foods that they recommend for someone struggling to get rid of the bulge.
The list has consists of food for those under weight loss programs starting from breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and yes, even dessert.
Here are the two desserts that made it to the best foods list of a site for runner’s. You thought runners don’t eat dessert?
Haagen-Dazs chocolate sorbet
Description: Who ever thought Haagen-Dazs would make it into this article? But it does. This richly chocolate frozen treat manages to taste creamy without containing any fat at all. Sure, it’s sugary, but at least you’re getting some protein and fiber as well.
You’ll Save: 100 calories and 15 grams of fat per serving compared with HD’s chocolate fudge ice cream.
Chocolate Dreams cookies
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Gastric Bypass Fatality Gauge 2007-05-09 02:23:36 Gastric bypass, a.k.a bariatric surgery is this procedure that is known to cause one to lose weight because it makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass parts of the small intestine. This will consequently make one feel full a lot quickly than when the stomach is in its original size. When food bypass some parts of the small intestine some calories don’t get absorbed easily, too, which also adds to the weight loss effect of this surgery.
If you are considering to undergo a weight loss surgery procedure such as gastric bypass but are scared of its risks, there is now a scoring sytem that may help measure the chances of dying from the procedure.
The scoring system was first proposed in 2006 by Duke University Medical surgeons and has been validated in a new study with 4,400 participants.
The factors considered to get a good estimation of whether a person is at risk of dying from gastric bypass include the patient’s age, gender, blood pressure, weight, and the risk Read more:Bypass
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Fat March: ABC’s Reality Weight Loss Show 2007-05-08 20:44:00 Fat March
, a new reality show on losing weight from ABC will be aired on August, 2007. Out of thousands of applicants, it has chosen 12 contestants who are all in need of some help for their weighty issues - some from living a sedentary life while others have gained weight because of eating - the two most usual reasons for extreme weight gain.
“Fat March” is based on the British reality show “Too Fat To Walk.”
The twist this time is that the participants aren’t in competition with each other. Indeed, if they all stay together by the end of the walk, they can share in a $1.2 million pot. On the other hand, every time someone drops out - or is voted out for being too much of a drag on the others - the pot is reduced by $10,000. - CTNow
The contestants are guided by two personal trainers and one of them is Steve Pfeister, a Vero beach trainer.
Here is one interview article with some of the Fat March contestant Wendy Wright and Andy Berg. Read more:Weight
Health and Weight Loss Links 2007-05-26 14:51:40
ZenHabits has a great post on how to get started with exercising with 7 Ways to Build the Exercise Habit. Don’t be like me, I only get motivated to exercise when I’m boyfriendless again.
Lifehacker pointed to one simple workout equipment for the busy bees - Pedal Exerciser. I thought it’s a food processor. Oh, there it goes, yeah, in some way, right?
Jason Calacanis Fatblogging concern on being stuck at 188/189. I suggest him to do an “after 6 diet”, which is a very popular weight loss technique locally. Will discuss the specifics of this weight loss strategy in another post. Stay tuned. Read more:Health
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NGD 4715: New Weight Loss Drug Under Ob 2007-05-26 03:40:34 Here’s a report on the testing of a new weight loss drug called NGD 4715.
American researchers claim they’re a step closer to a weight loss wonder drug without dangerous side effects.
The research conducted in Connecticut Neurogen by Dr James Krause has resulted in dramatic results.
The drug known as NGD 4715 targets a hormone receptor in the brain which controls appetite.
Manufacturers were given the signal to market the drug because it’s found out to be non-toxic, though larger trials still need to be accomplished to further prove its safety.
via SkyNews
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Taste Still Beats Health in Buying Food 2007-05-25 06:22:07 International Food Information Council made a survey on the attitude of consumers toward food.
The important finding include the following:
- In the last 12 months, Americans have changed their diets trying to improve their weight either by making their diets healthier or reducing portions that they eat.
- Only a small number of the respondents know the ideal number of calories per day that a person should consume depending on his age and weight.
- Trans fat is getting more and more notorious for many.
- And as the title of this post has mentioned…
Eighty-eight percent of Americans considered taste to be priority when buying food, while 72% believed price was most important and 65% put the emphasis on whether the food was healthy.
Indeed, there’s more room for nutrition education in the US. Or should the advertising companies should get more whips?
via FoodNavigator
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Janet Jackson Knows She Lost Weight When 2007-05-24 00:20:25 I still remember how Ms. Jackson
looks when she’s still on the heavier side of the scale. However, news has it that she’s again sporting a washboard ab. Lookie..
Back on how does Janet
knows she’s lost weight? Does Jermaine look at her with a grin more often or something? Nope.
Her clothes tell her so.
She says, “One thing that helps is getting my clothes altered to fit so I can tell when I gain or lose. I used to wear overalls all the time, and my mom said, ‘Baby don’t do that or you won’t know how much you lose.’”
I do know that of all, the best indicator that you lost weight is when you see improvements that your very full-body mirror shows you. Clothes can help a lot, too.
But how did she really lose weight?
On keeping the weight off:?“I have a great support system to keep me on track… But I still don’t like working out. It’s hard for me. I have to push myself to want to do it.”? - US Weekly
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Why Women Store Fat in the Belly 2007-05-30 05:40:37
Ever wondered why women seem to build more fat in the lower body, specifically the belly? It’s not just the genes, so don’t look to your ancestors for someone to blame. It’s your gender and what years of evolution have granted upon the female sex of our species that have a lot to do with why women build belly fat.
Fat and the female bodyEvery person, regardless of whether you’re a man or a woman, has a body that was designed to carry and store fat. Fat is used for insulation, not just to provide a layer of protection for the inner organs and tissues but also to protect it against outside elements. Fat also serves as the body’s food, to be used in case a person starves.
Women
tend to store more fat in the belly because they are naturally predisposed to do so. Women are naturally built to have a smaller percentage of lean muscle and a higher percentage of body fat compared to men. Not only that, female fat cells are 5 times bigger than the male’s.
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Changing Minds, Gaining Weight: Why Do People Diet-Hop? 2007-05-29 06:22:55
Dieting is only one way to lose weight, but some people rely on it entirely for their weight loss problems. This is understandable, given that people have less and less time to tend to their bodies, and more and more sources of low-self-esteem inducing images. Dieting, however, is not easy to carry on for a long time, and people tend to either break their diets, or move on and pick another diet. What causes such diet hopping?
First, some people may be impatient with the current weight loss they are experiencing. Some diet programs promise a certain amount of lost pounds within a certain time, but not all these diets work with all kinds of people. There are many factors to consider in a diet, such as a person’s medical background, his or her insulin levels, and his or her speed of metabolism. Plunging headlong into a diet does not necessarily ensure a person of success.
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Tropical Goodness: Can Coconut Oil Help You Lose Weight? 2007-05-29 05:53:57
Although once disparaged for reportedly increasing cholesterol levels, which was reported to be just a black propaganda, coconut oil is enjoying a comeback and is becoming a diet food of choice. According to regular coconut oil users, coconut oil can actually reduce the risk of heart disease; ease the symptoms of thyroid-related diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, and diabetes; ease the symptoms of several digestive disorder; increase overall energy; and rejuvenate skin, preventing wrinkles. In addition to all these, coconut oil can reportedly lower cholesterol levels, and even allow you to lose weight.
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Diet Pills that Work 2007-05-29 00:13:24 Dr. Judith Reichman contributed an eye-opening article on weight loss medications to MSNBC. She discussed about three weight loss drugs, where two of them are FDA-approved.
1. Meridia aka sibutramine
It is an appetite-suppressant that inhibits neurotransmitter levels. When this weight loss pill is used with proper diet, behavioral modification and exercise, it can be very effective in helping people lose weight. Its side effects include constipation, dry mouth, head ache, insomnia, and blood pressure and heart rate increase. It should not be taken if you have hypertension or under SSRI antidpressant meds.
2. Xenical or orlistat
It helps in preventing fat absorption in the stomach and small intestine. The fat you eat gets excreted in the stool. The side effects of Xenical include oily spotting, stool urgency and fatty oily stool. It’s reported to go OTC come July 2007.
3. Acomplia or rimonabant
The medical jargon for the effect of this weight loss drug is cannabinoid receptor a Read more:Diet Pills
Bariatric Surgery for Overweight Adolescents Research 2007-05-28 17:39:23
US National Institutes of Health will be conducting the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
(Teen-LABS) research to learn about the pros and cons of bariatric surgery among 200 teens.
Over the next five years, 200 (ages 14-19) teens will be enrolled and will undergo gastric bypass. These teens will then be compared to 200 adults who were bariatric surgery patients during their adulthood but have been obese since their teen years. And these teens will still be followed for two years after the weight loss surgery.
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Oprah Winfrey and Losing Weight 2007-05-28 14:22:00 When OprahWinfrey
first appeared in “The Color Purple,” she was a young woman whose acting ability was rivaled only by her size.
Oprah went on to host her own television talk show, produce her own films, and even found her own production company. Still, her weight issues hounded her; in fact, some episodes of her talk show were devoted to discussing her weight loss regimen.
Today, Oprah is healthier and leaner, and can wear slinky dresses with confidence. She uses the Jenny Craig program, which emphasizes a balance between a healthy diet and exercise. Oprah also has her own personal trainer, who coaches her in her workout, which includes jogging and a few hours on the treadmill.
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N-Lighten Nebraska 2007-05-28 09:05:25 The Nebraska
Sports Council has a three-month team wellness program called N-Lighten Nebraska, which was started in 2003. The objective of this program is to promote more physical activity and weight loss for its participants.
There’s an entry fee of $15 per person and for those who will be entering this program online will only be paying $13. The criteria for judging of which team will win will depend on the following:
1. Weight Loss
Each member of the team submits an “honor” weight to the team captain. Captains total the team weight, complete the team entry form and submit it by Feb. 1. “Honor” weigh-ins will be repeated in March 15 (midway point) and May (final). Winning teams are those that lose the highest percentage of weight over the three-month program.
2. Accumulated ActivityTeams track miles based on activity performed (see the Activity Tracker in the NLN Handbook). Winning teams are those that log the most miles over the three-month program. Ca
Stress May Be What is Keeping You from Being Sexy 2007-06-02 01:51:00 Stress has been blamed for causing people to suffer from anxiety, heart attack, and a lot more physical, mental, and emotional problems, but could it also be the culprit behind weight loss difficulties?
Stress is an upsetting and energy-depleting condition that you don’t want to be in anytime. If you’re worried about your weight, be aware that stress can prevent you from losing weight effectively in different ways.
When you’re stressed, your body produces an excessive amount of cortisol and which would consequently slow down your metabolism. Because of this, your body maintains more fats than usual.
When you’re stressed, you’re more prone to succumbing to eating for comfort. You ignore the dictates of common sense and healthy eating and simply gorge on whatever food you crave and could temporarily calm your nerves.
When you’re stressed, you don’t want to be bothered with mere mundane tasks of cooking healthy food. You want to eat, and you want to eat now, and that’s wh
Popular Weight Loss Diet Programs 2007-05-31 18:32:00 There are about thousands of weight loss programs which claim to help you lose weight with less hassle in the fastest possible time. However, among those myriad of weight loss diet programs, five stand out in terms of popularity and efficiency in helping people shed off those excess pounds. You can take your pick among these five fabulous weight loss diet programs and see which of these will work best for you.
Weight
Watchers
The ease with which the Weight Watchers program is administered makes it the favorite method and subject of research of most health and fitness experts. In this particular diet program for weight loss, points are assigned to different point types. A typical weight watcher will have a pre-calculated number of points to balance in a day, and there will be no prohibited food types just as long as you are able to balance your points properly. Healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits have lower points than those which cause severe weight gain such as fatty foods. M Read more:Programs
Popeyes Chicken and Biscuit Says Tata to Transfat 2007-05-30 08:59:42
CNN reported about Popeyes fast food resto announcing that it is now losing the transfat (food ingredient found in margarines, baked goods, and cookies that causes heart diseases) content of its biscuits. However, its french fries still have transfat but reduced to only one gram per serving.
The restaurant said it began offering zero transfat biscuits and one gram trans fat fries in 2006 and has completed the project for the items to be in all restaurants.
Popeyes, a unit of AFC Enterprises (up $0.41 to $19.20, Charts), said many of its core chicken items have zero grams of transfat, while other items on the menu contain 1.5 grams or less.
The New Orleans-style restaurant also plans to review its Cajun and Creole flavor menu items and cooking procedures and said a zero transfat shortening is being tested.
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Green Tea Diet Supplement and Weight Loss 2007-05-29 17:06:11 Green tea has long been associated with good health and if recent studies are accurate, it might also be good for weight loss as well. Consider for example a study involving 35 Japanese men who were divided into two groups. One group took a bottle green tea while the other took oolong tea.
At the end of the three-month study, the men who took the extract containing green tea lost an average of 5.3 lbs. and also significantly decreased their BMI and waist size. It was also found that the level of LDL cholesterol decreased in this group.
This is just one of a number of studies involving the benefits of green tea. Green tea is more known as a strong antioxidant but it is its polyphenol content that is getting it all the attention these days. Polypnenols seem to contribute to the decrease in leptins, a protein that is produced by fats. It also seems to activate a type of body fat that helps burn more calories, shedding fat located in the lower body, such as those found in the waist and hip Read more:Green
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Lost Lots of Pounds? Know Why You Might Just Gain Back Pounds Again 2007-06-05 07:35:39 In a press release about studies about Americans weight loss patterns, Hispanic or Mexican-Americans were reported, (although not yet thoroughly confirmed) to be more prone to become obese than non-Hispanics.
And just why is that?
Putting pounds back on was more common in those who lost a greater percentage of weight. “One possible explanation is that those who lost larger percentages of their maximum weight may have had to make greater lifestyle changes that are difficult to incorporate and sustain,” the researchers suggest.
Hispanics are not used to eating the foods offered in diet programs that’s why they easily go back to their eating habits that cause their weight problems.
The solution to this cultural aspect that affects Hispanics’ weight management?
Hispanic dieters are more successful with a culturally attuned program that allows for larger meals midday and incorporates familiar food, Schroeder said. He added, “What we’ve found is a high desire to lose weig Read more:Again
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Consulting the Experts about the Ideal Weight Loss Program for You 2007-06-03 18:05:00 When you want to know if marrying Mr. or Ms. Right, you ask your mom because mothers know best. And if you want to know what the ideal weight loss program is for you, you go to your physician or dietician because they know best as well.
Here are some questions you can ask the experts to help you make the ultimate decision:
How can the program make you lose weight? Is it safe for someone in your age and health condition? How much pounds do you want to lose? How much pounds will you lose with the weight loss program? Some people merely need a weight loss program to serve as a quick fix while others want it to become their long-term solution.
Does it require you to comply with any rules when it comes to how much of which kind of food you can eat? Some people simply can’t subsist on a purely organic meal while others have trouble eliminating sweets from their diet.
What about exercise? Does the weight loss program specify any need for any kind of exercise? If so, how much are you willin Read more:Consulting
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