Weight loss news 2009-02

2009-02-05 Madison Weight-Loss Group Imitates Biggest Loser -

The as-yet-unnamed weight-loss group has been meeting for three years now, doing a series of 12-week weight-loss contest among neighbors and relatives. (Some members watch the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser. ") Typically, a dozen or so women sign up and pay usd. 100 to join the group. (Men would be welcome, but so far there are no takers. ) The money is used to provide weekly prizes to the person or team that has lost the most weight, as well as a grand prize to the biggest overall loser. The weekly winner is the person who loses the most weight; the grand-prize winner is the person who has lost the greatest percentage of weight. Each participant is in charge of her own diet and exercise plan.

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Betsy Meehan raced through the door of Stephanie Bruchers home on Five Fields Road in Madison, red curls bouncing, and shouted a quick hello to her friends. Having swiped lipstick across her mouth moments earlier in the car, she was dashing to the weekly weigh-in of her neighborhood "Biggest Loser" -type group.

2009-02-05 New Life Hiking Spa Announces Weight Loss Retreat Specials for 2009

The eleven day weight loss retreats are offered ongoing with check in any day throughout the season. However, two eleven day programs are being offered at a discounted rate of usd. 250 off the total price. The two weight loss retreats offered at the special rate are or . All reservations must be confirmed with a usd. 300 deposit per person at time of booking. All bookings must take place by to receive these discounted rates. The price after the discount is US usd. 2269 ( usd. 206 per night) for single occupancy and US usd. 2049 ( usd. 186 per night) for double occupancy. This package includes a spacious air-conditioned room with private bath, three gourmet meals and nutritious snacks, nationally renowned hiking program, all exercise classes, three massages, access to all facilities and participation in all

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2009-02-05 Wellbeing - LifeAndStyle . au

Sales assistants refashioned as qualified weight-loss consultants after only a few hours training by the products manufacturers and distributors were unqualified to factor in crucial details such as medical history, exercise patterns and alcohol intake when assessing overweight and obese consumers needs, the consumer advocate group says, after a panel of expert nutritionists and dieticians analysed the investigations findings.

The panel singled out two weight-loss programs sold through chemists - Tony Ferguson Weight Loss and Ultra Lite Weight Management - as "disgraceful and irresponsible" for being prepared to sell their programs for the use of overweight children as young as 10 years old.

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2009-02-05 Stay on Weight Loss Wagon While Enjoying San Antonios Rodeo; Local Bariatric Surgeons Offer Advice for Maintaining Weight Loss Success

Located in San Antonios Medical Center area, the Bariatric Medical Institue of Texas helps patients achieve their weight loss goals through various surgical procedures including gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy. Additionally, the surgeons perform a full spectrum of advanced laparoscopic procedures, including laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery), laparoscopic colon surgery, laparoscopic pancreatic surgery, and laparoscopic hernia surgeries.

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is getting ready to kick off in San Antonio. What promises to be an exciting two weeks of fun and celebration can also serve up temptation for people trying to stick to a weight loss regime. Doctors Mickey Seger and Terive Duperier, bariatric surgeons for the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas (

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PR: San Antonio bariatric surgeons offer weight loss advice and suggestions for people attending San Antonios Stock Show and Rodeo in hopes of helping patients enjoy the rodeo while maintaining their weight loss sucess. San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) February 3,

2009-02-03 Some suffer after weight-loss surgery

Donna Sellers, 61, of Modesto, said four members of her family had weight-loss surgery with mixed results. Her husband and younger daughter lost weight with no complications. But Donna shed weight too fast and suffered from dumping, malnutrition and dehydration the first year after her 2004 surgery at Memorial Medical Center.

According to studies on bariatric surgery, patients with long-term complications are in the minority and disastrous outcomes such as Kruegers are rare. But with 200,000 weight-loss surgeries being performed each year, she and other patients believe the long-term complications deserve more attention.

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2009-02-06 Biggest Loser: Joelle cant get a clue, while Carla needs an alibi Show Tracker Los Angeles Times

ButI really feel for the father-and-son team. You really get the sense that they are doomed, that permanent weight loss is not in their future unless some major personality change comes about. Tara, for instance, has the aggression to lose weight and keep it off. But what Ron and Mike are up against seems too much. I hope Im wrong. Obesity is a bear.

Going into the weigh-in, Joelle was absolutely clueless. She said she was relying on Carlas weight loss to get them through, but also felt shed have the support of the rest of her teammates to vote to save her if she fell below the yellow line.

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2009-02-03 Weight-loss surgery side effects cited

Anytime you can cut into the intestine, you have a risk of complications," William Encinosa, lead author of a federal weight-loss surgery study, told McClatchy. "Clearly there are benefits for people who are morbidly obese, but these patients need to know what they are getting into. "

Some 200,000 weight-loss surgeries are being performed in the United States each year to cope with epidemic levels of obesity, providers say. They have proven effective in helping people who suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and other issues.

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2009-02-08 Watermelon juice may be key to weight loss

Wu says research in pigs suggests that dietary arginine supplementation reduces fat growth while increasing muscle gain without affecting body weight.

The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, finds rats fed either low-fat or high-fat diets supplemented with the amino acid arginine over a 12-week period decreased body fat by over 60 percent.

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2009-02-06 Obese pregnant women have better outcomes with little weight gain - Related Stories - AANP SmartBrief

Obese women who gain a small amount of weight during pregnancy or actually lose pounds dont raise their risk of negative fetal outcomes, new research found. The two studies suggested obese women who restricted their weight gain actually had better outcomes than those who gained more than 15 pounds.

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