Weight Loss News May12, 2008
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Stages of successful weight loss
I have closely worked with clients who experienced difficulties during and after the weight loss process, and I’ve observed a consistent pattern in their thoughts and actions that could either make or break their efforts.
Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum explains why a weight controller behaves at different stages of weight control in his book “Weight Loss Through Persistence.” The complete process might last for a year or more, depending on how a person faces each stage.
Stage 1: Honeymoon
You have a noticeably high level of motivation. You can regularly write down your food intake and exercise, and you can lose from .5 to 2 pounds every week.
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UK weight loss supplements ads deemed misleading
A weight management food supplement claiming fat-binding powers has been told to alter its marketing strategy by the UK advertising watchdog.
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which self-regulates the UK advertising industry, upheld seven complaints lodged against supplements manufacturer Goldshield Healthcare Direct over advertising for a product called LIPObind.
The supplement contained French supplier, Bio Serae’s Neopuntia weight loss cactus extract, and had been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK as a medical device.
It also met the requirements of the European Medical Devices Directive.
Breaches
But ASA noted the Directive did not harmonise EU law relating to the advertising of medical devices.
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New weight loss titles
NEW YORK – One plan advises you to follow it three times a week. Another allows no snacks – except on certain days. And a third advocates for eating up to 20 per cent less.
All the philosophies in the latest bunch of diet books promise to help you shed the winter weight.
Here are some of the new titles, their plans and some perspective from Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
The Alternate-Day Diet, Dr. James B. Johnson with Dr. Donald R. Laub Sr. (Putnam Adult)
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Is Cutting The Vagus Nerve The Answer To Weight Loss?
Last year, 200,000 Americans had weight loss surgery and while gastric bypass surgery can significantly reduce weight, the surgery comes with risks.
Now a procedure that was once commonly used to treat ulcers is being tested as a safe alternative to weight loss surgery.
Action News reporter Kimberly Tere has the details.
The vagus nerve controls your feeling of hunger.
Some even say every single thing the vagus nerve does is designed to make you gain weight.
That is why San Francisco Doctor Robert Lustig is testing laparoscopic vagotomy, a surgery in which the vagus nerve is cut.
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Caveman Diet Seen As Helping Heart And Weight Loss
Our ancestors maintained good health and enjoyed longevity as they followed a caveman’s diet that included plenty of berries, nuts, lean meat, fish and vegetables. A new study has suggested that people who want to lose weight and reduce their risk of heart disease must follow the same diet.
This means that modern day dietary necessities like cereals, dairy products and refined sugar must be abandoned. The stone-age-style diet was tested out on 20 healthy volunteers by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Huddinge led by Dr Per Wandell.
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Magazines offer weight loss tips for moms
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the women’s magazines are full of advice for new moms struggling to lose weight. If you’ve ever wondered how semi-famous people get their bodies back so fast after giving birth, these tips will give you an idea.
More veggies, fish oil for Trista
Trista Sutter first became known to the world as Trista Rehn, the first-even “Bachelorette.” After marrying her man in 2003, she gave birth nine months ago and has since lost 30 pounds.
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HEALTH BRIEFS: Bank on weight loss
Bank on weight loss
Still struggling to shed pounds? Have your spouse offer you a cash prize.
A 3-month study by the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina found that dieters given just $14 per downtick in their body weight percentage lost a pound more each month than those not offered any incentive. They were also more than five times as likely to shed 5 percent of their body weight.
Antioxidants by the bunch
In search of a snack? Grab some grapes. According to a recent study, they may help prevent colon cancer, the third most common type in the United States.
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