Archive for July, 2005

Arnold Terminates Junk Food

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

Okay, cheezy title I know From The Denver Channel
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promoting legislation that would encourage healthier food and drinks in schools, including a bill that would extend a statewide ban on soft drinks from lower grades to high schools.
Moreover,
Schwarzenegger also urged lawmakers to pass a bill that would only allow high […]

Weight Loss Surgery May Cause Low Blood Sugar

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

From Fox News:
Researchers in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine describe six cases in which people were diagnosed with noncancerous tumors in their pancreas following gastric bypass surgery. These tumors caused the pancreas to produce too much insulin, the hormone that processes blood sugar, resulting in symptoms of low blood sugar — especially following […]

Beware of quick weight-loss fads

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

Everyone should know to beware of these quick weight-loss fads that we see advertised in magazines and on late night television, but here’s a reminder!
From Philadelphia Daily News
“These products offer false hope and are a waste of money,” said personal trainer Jeff Shablin of Optimal Personal Fitness in Philadelphia. “Focus on exercise and good nutrition. […]

Dieters Abusing Crystal Meth

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

I found this pretty disturbing:
Crystal meth is a form of methamphetamine, the use of which has reached epidemic proportions in much of the country, especially the Midwest. Typically, people try it because they’re looking for a higher high than they’ve found with other drugs.
But, reports The Early Show correspondent Melinda Murphy, it’s also emerging […]

Dark Chocolate & Blood Pressure

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

This has to be the greatest research done ever! These researchers deserve some kind of model for this work..because now I can eat dark chocolate without feeling guilt.
From Yahoo:
The study, published by the
American Heart Association, joins a growing body of research that show compounds found in chocolate called flavonoids can help the blood vessels […]

Diet and become rich!

Monday, July 18th, 2005

I found a really amusing study that may just be the motivator you need to lose weight
From MedicalNewsToday
Overweight Americans who lose a lot of weight also tend to build more wealth as they drop the pounds, according to new research.

The study found that the link between weight loss and wealth gains was particularly […]

Few Endorse Dairy Diet

Monday, July 18th, 2005

…at least not yet.
From the Beacon Journal:
The Dairy industry is about to launch a $200 million campaign to try and connect dairy consumption to losing weight. The researchers, who were paid by the dairy industry, are saying that these claims hold. Most other researchers in the field are saying that there is just […]

Spa secrets for weight loss

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

So it’s Sunday, suppose to be my day away from the Internet, but I had to post this
This article outlines the ’secrets’ for weight-loss by Canyon Ranch, America’s top spa. This is the first time i’ve heard about this spa, but I google’d it, and it looks like just the place […]

Weight-loss camp can work for kids

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Yes, we’ve all heard the jokes about ‘Fat Camp’, seen the movies that mock it, and may have even laughed about the idea, but a new study shows that sending your child to a Weight-Loss Camp has positive effects!
From Reuters:
UK researchers found that children who attended the northern England camp for about a month lost […]

Weight loss supplements harm the body

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

Found an interesting article at Med India about supplements containing ephedra and guarana. Here is an excerpt:
A study conducted by University of California-San Francisco has published that weight loss supplements containing ephedra and guarana changes the cardiovascular system by increasing heart beat rate and blood pressure. It also has negative influence on glucose […]