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Saturday, December 6th, 2008The new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Obesity Guidelines recommend trying different ethnic cuisines to give yourself a taste treat while counting calories and fat. Many ethnic cuisines offer lots of low fat, low calorie choices. So if you want to eat healthy and still have lots of different choices, take a taste adventure [...]
Anti-Obesity drug – Still a Goldmine for Drug makers!
Saturday, December 6th, 2008Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world’s fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred. After investing a sum rumoured to be in the hundreds of millions of euros (dollars), Sanofi-Aventis of France announced this month it was abandoning its [...]
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Saturday, December 6th, 2008One of the “fen/phen” drugs once widely prescribed to help fight obesity has been tied to heart valve damage that develops years after a person has stopped taking it, a new study reports. The appetite suppressant fenfluramine has been banned in the United States since 1997, because of its links to heart damage. Thousands of [...]
Menu Labeling for fast-food chains – Counting the fast calories!
Saturday, December 6th, 2008A nationwide system requiring fast-food chains to list calories on their menus could be gaining support in Congress as more states adopt the practice and the restaurant industry concedes change is on the way, a consumer, industry and health panel said on Friday. Laws requiring that calories and other nutritional information be posted have become [...]
Meditation Mantra to Completely Change Your Overweight Life.
Monday, December 1st, 2008Meditation is great way to keep your min in control. Once your mind is in controle you become the master .. Your body starts listining to you . Controling weight becomes easy.
How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Obesity is considered a chronic relapsing disease which needs constant attention, just like high blood pressure or cholesterol. And many times, people lose some pounds, feel lighter and stop their diet regime. This is the worst part as this will lead to putting back some of the weight that you had lost with so much [...]
Will Weight Loss Surgery Be Effective?
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008If you’re very overweight and can’t lose pounds with a healthy diet and exercise, surgery might be an option for you. The surgery is usually for men who are at least 100 pounds overweight and women who are at least 80 pounds overweight. If you are somewhat less overweight, surgery still might be an option [...]
6 common Diet Programs!
Monday, November 24th, 20086 common Weight Loss programs Like a box of chocolates, Diet programs seem very doable and enticing to weight rich people – But even a few weeks into the program, the whole process starts to lose its sheen. Here’s a summary of six common weight-loss strategies in vogue today Low-fat diets why doesn’t low-fat diets [...]
What to eat after weight-loss surgery?
Friday, November 21st, 2008Post Weight-loss Surgery What happens with your stomach pouch? It is reduced to the size of a walnut or small egg. Can I eat right after the Surgery? You won’t be allowed to eat for one to two days after the surgery. What is the purpose of gastric Bypass Diet Progression? The purpose of the [...]
Beware..Weight Loss Buzzwords!
Friday, November 21st, 2008Diet Pill marketers have a complete understanding of the marketing and consumer psychology. They pretty much speak the language of our psyche and echo our desires. One Simple fact that the American public needs to understand that there is No one Solution for all remedies. The body framework and genetic composition of each one of [...]
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