Weight loss news 2007-10-24

PITTSBURGH /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced today that it has sold more than 2 million alli(R) starter packs at retail, and that alli users are enthusiastically embracing alli and its proven track record of helping people lose weight gradually. This news comes as the company is breaking the first in a series of next-generation ads for the weight-loss product that depart from the typical "before and after" testimonials and offer an intimate and honest look at the healthy diet and lifestyle changes experienced by actual alli users.

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The study debunks the myth that cigarettes keep weight down, says an Australian research team from the University of New South Wales and the University of Melbourne.

While mice on the smoke diet ate about 23 percent less calories, they retained their fat mass to pre-smoking levels.

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To solve the problem of bone loss in space, Rubin started experimenting with vibrations. At the Johnson Space Center, in Houston, volunteer test subjects endured 90 days of fully horizontal bed rest, which roughly simulates what the body goes through during zero gravity. Without having to carry the weight of the body, the skeleton loses much of its mass. So Rubin designed a vibrating platform that would recreate some of the strain of weight. For 10 minutes a day, the device gets cranked up to 30 hertz, an imperceptible level of oscillation. The vibrations run up the body through the feet, sending mechanical signals to stem cells in the bone

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So, to keep your weight loss a true success, stay in the self-monitoring mindset, and the unwanted post-diet weight gain will not happen to you.

Once your have reached your ideal body weight and dimensions, write these numbers down in a journal. This way you will always have a realistic and fact-based reference for your ideal size. Weight yourself once per week to insure that you are still at least within four pounds of your ideal size.

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Study Results Reveal alli(R) Patient Satisfaction Linked to Weight Loss Achieved; Not Treatment Effects

Many patients have reported significant weight loss and high satisfaction when following the alli weight loss plan. Treatment effects are characterized by predictable GI side effects when alli is taken with meals with too much fat. "Since having my first child, I have been carrying around extra weight and now Im a mother of three," said Jaime Clear, a 28-year-old alli First Team member from Henderson, Nevada. "I committed to losing the weight with alli and have lost 20 pounds in 10 weeks. The treatment effects have been manageable and have kept me honest about my diet. " The alli First Team is a group of 406 men and women that was formed after alli was approved by the FDA, and given the opportunity to use alli at no cost before it was available in stores.

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Data presented at the 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society, found that patient satisfaction with alli(R) (orlistat 60mg), the only FDA- approved, over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss product, was connected to the products effectiveness in helping them lose weight, and not to potential gastrointestinal (GI) treatment effects. This is important because these data show that

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Studies show that optimal weight loss occurs in individuals who consume around 1200 mg per day along with a low fat diet.

Milk became a headline topper in June when a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health revealed that a diet rich in milk doesnt actually increase the risk of heart disease and stroke and may even help to prevent them. In the study, men who drank the most milk every day (more than a pint) were found to have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke than those who drank the least (less than half a pint).

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Speaking of alternative weight loss methods, have you tried any other approaches Many individuals are able to successfully lose weight with healthy eating, exercise, and weight loss products, like diet pills. While there are some individuals who opt for weight loss surgery right away, there are others who only use it as a last resort. Although weight loss surgery, like gastric bypass surgery or lap-band surgery, is more than worth it, you may be able to lose your excess weight without having to spend a large amount of money doing so.

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Losing weight through diet and exercise is a challenge. Its too easy to lose your motivation when the weight is coming off slowly. Many people look for healthy weight loss supplements to boost their fat-burning without doing research and knowing which weight loss supplements that wont adversely affect their health. No supplement can work miracles, but nutrition and weight-loss researchers say that some supplements can give you a small advantage in the battle to be slim (helping you lose about 2 to 3 pounds a month). Here are the facts on five of the most promising supplements. )

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Such persons experience a Yo - Yo phenomenon in whom frustration sets in followed by discontinuation of the diet and gain in body weight more than before. " Many obese people hence are resorting to Laparoscopic bariatric surgery after experiencing the and lsquo;Yo - Yo phenomenon or dissatisfactory results after having tried varied other methods such as diet, exercise and medicines for losing weight.

In 1991, the National Institutes of Health, Washington D. C. concluded in its consensus conference on Surgery for, morbid obesity, that diet, exercise programs, appetite suppressants and behaviour modifications are not effective therapies for inducing weight loss in obese persons.

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