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Saturday 26th May 2007
Study: Dieters slather on optimism
Courier Post Online When it comes to losing weight, people have high hopes: 41 percent are trying now to trim down and they'd like to lose 37 pounds, a recent poll reported. The survey of 2,058 adults for "Consumer Reports" magazine by Opinion Research Corporation found: 75 percent are optimistic that they will reach their weight-loss goal; 19 percent are unsure; 6 percent are pessimistic. 85 percent say their last effort to lose weight was successful.
Researchers testing new weight loss drug
Sky News 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. After 10 days on the drug dogs and mice ate 10 to 20 percent less food.
Friday 25th May 2007
Nibbles: Emphasis on low-calorie foods aids weight loss
CalorieLab Most people look at dieting as a time full of restrictions, spending all their time focused on the things they can’t eat. A Penn State study says focusing instead on adding low-calorie foods helps promote more weight loss than when people are just told to limit calories. The men in the study who made the most changes toward low-calorie foods lost an average of 13 pounds in six months, compared to five pounds in the same time for those who didn’t focus on adding lower-calorie foods…
Obesity adds to bottom line
The Herald Sun FATTER patients are proving an increasing burden for our hospitals, forcing one to ask for donations to pay for a bed and a chair for obese people. Maroondah hospital last week asked past patients to help it buy a $21,000 purpose-built bed and $18,000 chair for patients heavier than 200kg. The hospital has one $6000 custom-built chair for the obese, heavy-duty walking frames, and it routinely hires equipment for its growing number of obese patients.
Thursday 24th May 2007
Portion Control Helps Weight Loss
11Alive The popularity of super-sized meals can make it tough to stop eating when you get full, but one nutritionist says that controlling portions can be the key to losing weight. "We're conditioned to eat too much. We think more is better," said Demetre Whitmore, a nutritionist. Whitmore has been teaching people that just by applying some portion size control, it's possible to lose a few pounds fairly easily.
Milk for Weight Loss?
Health and Age The dairy industry has worked hard to tell us that milk is good for us, and hinted - or more than hinted - that milk and dairy products can help you lose weight. In fact, they were sued a couple of years ago for making false claims about this. Now a new study has examined whether calcium and vitamin D supplements have a weight-reduction effect. It's a large prospective study (over 35,000 postmenopausal women) reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.