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Low-Calorie Liquid Diet - Is it Safer than Medifast?
on Mar 25, 2008 in nutrition bariatric surgery juice plus weight loss liquid diet obesity julia havey diet plan A low-calorie liquid diet has been marketed and used by many, by with varying results. The reason is that most people desire solid foods and will not stick with it for more than a couple of days. The body desires foods that have longer transit time -...
Nibbles: Drinking boosts cancer in women, more bariatric surgery in UK and weight-loss drug won’t change behavior
on Feb 24, 2009 in Bariatric surgery Beverages Childhood obesity Diet pills, drugs, supplements and devices Food safety Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts Obesity health dangers Obesity research and studies alcohol alli Britain cancer fat consumption food-borne illness obesity orlistat premature death salmonella Wisconsin Women who drink alcohol more likely to get some cancers; men who are obese at 18 more likely to die prematurely; bariatric surgery up 40 percent in Britain; salmonella illnesses up to 666; and people taking weight loss drug don't make changes that wo...
Nibbles: Government programs don’t contribute to obesity, cutting salt in Portugal and another reason for men to lose weight
on Mar 12, 2009 in Bariatric surgery Childhood obesity Diabetes Exercise and fitness Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Government obesity actions Kids and families Metabolic syndrome Nibbles: diet news shorts Nutrition Obesity health dangers School lunches and junk food Sodium and hypertension bone health depression gastric bypass nutrition programs obesity Portugal running salt sex teens vitamin D Nutrition programs aren't to blame for obesity; lack of D may cause health problems in teens; Portugal thinks about cutting salt in bread, while a study shows salt is a mood booster; running best for men's bones; and losing weight helps obese men's s...
Super Size me if you mean Buying in Bulk!
on Mar 13, 2009 in food issues healing bariatric surgery weight loss surgery hypnosis whole foods weight loss "Control oiland you control nations;control foodand you control the people." -Henry Kissinger, 1970"In the campaigns against salt and fat,Taubes has outlinedhow committed and responsible scientistscan look at the same ambiguous evidenceand come to ve...
Oprah looks at life for extremely obese
on Mar 26, 2009 in Bariatric surgery Obesity discrimination Obesity health dangers Profiles of the obese Brookhave obesity Oprah Ruby Oprah looks at profiles of obese people who are losing weight and the story of a mom who got help a little too late but whose story may still be able to help others in a similar situation.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) Oprah look...