Archive for June, 2007
Little Things Can Ruin Your Diet
nbc4.com - Natalie Reynolds enjoyed socializing with her friends in college — going out for drinks or girl talk over pizza. But after graduation and starting a full-time job, Reynolds found that she needed to consume fewer margaritas and calories. “Eliminating
Source: www.nbc4.com
Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet
New York Times - I THOUGHT I was pretty good about energy conservation, but it turns out that I ve been a bit of a hypocrite. I drive a reasonably fuel-efficient car, I work at home so I don t use fuel to commute and I am replacing incandescent bulbs in my home
Source: www.nytimes.com
Diet pill: Big hopes for smaller sizes
Detroit News - Going on sale this week is alli, the first over-the-counter FDA-approved diet pill. The pill is to be taken with meals, not to exceed three pills in one day. It works by blocking one-quarter of the fat consumed at each meal. Users should only eat 15
Source: www.detnews.com
Don’t swallow the hype
New York Daily News - Alli is not the magic cure for obesity no matter what the multimillion-dollar advertising blitz claims it to be. Alli requires proper diet and exercise. Join a gym to get slim. Dance off weight with belly dancing classes. Each MESU bowl has a fill
Source: www.nydailynews.com
FDA advisory panel rejects diet drug
Earthtimes - WASHINGTON, June 13 A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has rejected a Sanofi-Aventis diet drug over concerns it increases the risk of suicide. The drug, currently marketed in 37 countries under the name Acomplia, would have been
Source: www.earthtimes.org
New non-prescription diet pill hits store shelves this week
AZCentral.com - GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the world’s second-largest drugmaker after Pfizer Inc., will begin selling its weight-loss medicine Alli directly to consumers in U.S. pharmacies this week. The treatment will cost about $55 for a one-month supply of the 60
Source: www.azcentral.com
June 14th, 2007
Help kids have a slimmer summer
Detroit News - Amy Bohn, family physician for the University of Michigan Health System, has seven tips to keep your kids slim this summer. 1. Limit screen time. By reducing time spent on sedentary activities, parents free up more time for their children to play
Source: www.detnews.com
New Health Risk Assessment from Workplace Options Helps Employers to
Forbes - Workplace Options (WPO), the world’s largest provider of work life employee benefits, is offering a new, low cost heath risk assessment (HRA) to help employers identify behaviors that contribute to an increased risk for disease, illness or accidents
Source: www.forbes.com
TB isn t spread easily, health experts say
Colorado Springs Gazette - It s an unsettling image, to be sure. Disease-ridden germs spewed into the air with a cough or a sneeze for anyone nearby to breathe in. Yet experts say tuberculosis is more difficult to catch than a cold or the flu, and its spread requires just
Source: www.gazette.com
June 12th, 2007
In Japan, a yen among women for `Seoulmate’
MetroMix - A hearty diet and two years of forced military duty, industry leaders and fans insist, have also made young South Korean men among the buffest in Asia. Most important, however, has been the South Korean entertainment industry’s perfection of the
Source: metromix.chicagotribune.com
Natural Compound And Exercise Boost Memory In Mice
Medical News Today - Henriette van Praag, PhD, of the Salk Institute, and colleagues there and at Mars, Inc., showed that the combination of exercise and a diet with epicatechin also promoted structural and functional changes in the dentate gyrus, a part of the brain
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
The dangers of using alternatives to established diet pills
pressbox.co.uk - The potential harm that can be experienced as a result of taking diet drugs will be due to dangerous ingredients being contained within the drug. There are many legitimate, tested diet pills, like Acomplia , but there are just as many untested and
Source: www.pressbox.co.uk
Save the planet, eat a vegan
Times Online - We all know that the activity of our bowels is governed by our diet. We know, for instance, that if we have an afternoon meeting with a bunch of top sommeliers in a small windowless room it s best not to lunch on brussel sprouts and baked beans
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Doctor, Slim Thyself
Hartford Courant - Hernandez, who worked as a family doctor while she was at her heaviest, said it was awkward advising patients to watch their diet and exercise regularly. “There was a feeling of being a hypocrite, sitting across from patients and being overweight
Source: www.courant.com
Krispy Kreme losses widen in 1Q as company continues recovery
San Diego Union-Tribune - Krispy Kreme placed its famed doughnuts on grocery store shelves and expanded rapidly three years ago, just as the low-carbohydrate diet craze set in. While sales slipped, Krispy Kreme executives were forced to sort out an accounting mess. A stock
Source: www.signonsandiego.com
June 4th, 2007
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