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Calista Flockhart: I Was Never Anorexic

July 9, 2007

The Emmy award-nominated actress, who was often criticized for her emaciated appearance, denies suffering from an eating disorder and puts her tiny figure down to the stresses of filming a successful TV show, Tittle-Tattle reports.

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She says, “I have honestly never dieted in my life. My parents and friends tell me that I have always looked the same since high school. But during (Ally McBeal), when we were filming and working so hard, I became stressed and did not eat as much as I should.

“I think, on a frame like mine, if I lose a few pounds, it makes a big difference. There was no anorexia or bulimia or any other such thing. I hated every bit of attention on my weight and size. Even now, I can’t put into words what exactly happened.”

Calista is currently enjoying renewed success in ‘Brothers and Sisters’, her most high-profile TV role since ‘Ally McBeal’.

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Weight Loss May Not Reduce Risk for Heart Attacks

July 2, 2007

Although diet, exercise and weight loss are recommended by many national organizations, no clinical trials have shown a significant reduction in cardiovascular events due specifically to weight loss.

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“We are finding that inflammation of the fat tissue causes both diabetes and heart attacks,” said Dr. Christie Ballantyne, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. “This study will examine how diet, exercise and weight loss affect inflammation, and how these changes affect the health of the patient’s heart.”

The Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study is a large multi-center trial designed to examine whether weight loss through intensive lifestyle intervention with diet and exercise will reduce cardiovascular events in obese diabetic individuals compared with a control group that receives diabetes support and education.

Previous studies showed that as people lost weight and maintained the loss, there was a decrease in inflammation.

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Carnival: The perfect motivator for weight loss?

June 25, 2007

The British idiom ‘Better late than never’ best sums up how I’m feeling about my five-year desire to lose weight. Not because I feel I need to, although I must admit looking at dresses in boutiques and wishing my lower torso didn’t resemble a firm rubber balloon, but because I want to feel healthy.

“Carnival in St Lucia is the ideal place to start,” I thought. “All that jumping up and perspiration will make me feel better”. Recently, I climbed two flights of stairs and found myself so tired, that I knew my dream to enjoy carnival was over before it had even started. There are numerous occasions like this, where I want to feel healthy but always have valid reasons––not excuses, for not doing something about it.

I tell myself, “It’s too dark when I wake up to go for a run—for safety, not health reasons . . . I’ll injure myself as I can’t remember how to use the equipment properly . . . My job is 24/7 . . . I’m too tired when I get home and I’ve really tried to create time, but there is none . . . and it goes on.” The New Year is traditionally the period to make resolutions to get healthy and subscribe to gyms that are rarely used—I’ve been a victim of that during the years. Carnival is the ideal season to begin a fitness regime; feel healthy, lose weight and at the same time, have fun!

Carnival remains one of the safest forms of family entertainment. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reports more injuries from basketball pickup games, exercise equipment and billiard games than from carnivals. In fact, over 80 percent of all carnival related injuries are caused by ‘horseplay’ and failure to follow safety instructions. Given that an estimated 350 million people visit a carnival each year, my excuse ‘I may do myself an injury’ flies out the window!

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There is another method I could consider; sleep! An article in Obesity Reviews by University of Michigan researcher Michael Sivak stated a person who sleeps seven hours a night and consumes 2,500 calories during the remaining 17 hours of the day can cut 147 calories by simply sleeping an extra hour instead of watching TV. He calculated that such a decrease in caloric intake would result in a body-weight reduction of about 14 pounds per year.

That approach is too leisurely for me, carnival is much more active and exciting, so I’ll take that route. Taking my body weight into consideration; 160lbs. If I was an active member of a carnival band and power walked/danced I’d burn 11.1 calories per minute. Therefore, if I did this for one hour I would burn 666 calories. If I was an observer and followed the band I would burn 8.7 calories per minute and therefore loose 522 calories an hour. Another example; if someone is approximately 180lbs and active at carnival, they’d burn 12.4 calories per minute and loose 744 calories an hour and if they walked they’d burn 9.7 calories per minute and loose 582 calories per hour.

I’m inviting readers who’ve been nodding heads recognizing themselves while reading my words to contact me. It’s motivating to have others to workout with. The first step is to make a written plan and create time to get healthy. Second step; consult a doctor. Third step; Find a nutritionist and personal trainer and off I go. I’ll let you know how I get on next week

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Young Women Prefer Individually Tailored Weight Loss Advice

June 21, 2007

The word is out - young women want personally tailored nutrition advice and information when it comes to weight loss. Over 80% of young women are trying to lose weight but are confused about the best way to achieve this a study published by Wiley-Blackwell in the June 2007 issue of Nutrition & Dietetics - the official Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, including the Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association - has found.

The study is the first in Australia to examine women’s views on different approaches to weight loss, their preferences on how the program are delivered (e.g. individual versus group sessions), and likelihood of participation.

Lead author Dr. David Crawford, Associate Head at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Services at Deakin University, said, “Our study suggests young women are moving away from weight loss groups and classes, with 58% preferring to receive individual face-toface advice on weight loss from a health professional. They want information on a range of topics including meal planning, cooking, low-fat recipes and how to better manage stress.”

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Co-author Dr. Kylie Ball, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University added, “This request for information also suggests they don’t currently have access to good quality information about healthy eating and being physically active, or that the abundance of information that is currently available simple serves to confuse them. They would also be more likely to participate in a weight loss program if it was tailored to their needs”.

Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia, Tara Diversi, sees many women in her practice who want to lose weight and says the study findings confirm what many dietitians already know. “Many of the women lots of different weight loss programs that haven’t worked. The key to success is giving people the information they want and the confidence to eat in a way that is right for them. APDs work out an eating plan that meets each person’s specific needs and fits with their lifestyle so they can stick with it for life” Ms Diversi said.

This paper is published in the June 2007 issue of (64:99-104).

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FDA staff expresses concern over Sanofi’s weight loss drug

June 13, 2007

WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration staff has expressed concern over an increase in suicidal behavior in volunteers who tool Sanofi Aventis’ weight loss drug, rimonabant. The drug is under review and FDA panel is due to meet today to decide whether to recommend the drug for approval.

In Europe the drug is already approved and sold under the name Acomplia. As per documents available with the FDA, rimonabant was able to reduce 5 percent body weight when combined with low-calorie diet. However the decision on the drug, which will be marketed under the name Zimulti if approved, has already been delayed three times.

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“We remain concerned about rimonabant’s adverse event profile, specifically adverse psychiatric reactions,” an FDA staff statement said. The reviewers said mental issues “represent the most common and worrisome rimonabant-induced adverse events.”

Sanofi admitted suicidal thoughts were prevalent with the drug and asked FDA not to recommend it to those who suffered from depression.

But the company also said the drug’s other benefits like reducing cholesterol and blood sugar “clearly outweigh the defined risks that are manageable in clinical practice.” After the panel recommendation, the FDA is likely to issue a final decision in July.

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Many Americans Do Maintain Weight Loss

June 6, 2007

Though dieters often see their weight “yo-yo,” a new national survey suggests that many Americans do fairly well at keeping the pounds off.
Government researchers found that of 1,310 U.S. adults who’d ever lost a substantial amount of weight, the majority had managed to keep at least some of the weight off.

Overall, 59 percent were still close to their weight of a year before — which in all cases was at least 10 percent lower than their heaviest all-time weight. Another 8 percent weighed less than they did a year earlier.

However, one third of the subjects had regained a significant amount of weight over the year, the researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Lost pounds are notorious for finding their way back again. So it’s “encouraging” to see that so many people in this study were keeping their weight stable, lead study author Dr. Edward Weiss told Reuters Health.

Still, weight maintenance remains a “challenge” in a culture that encourages sitting and eating, according to Weiss and his colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Several past studies have shown that overweight people in clinical weight-loss programs regain the weight when the program ends. Individuals treated with lifestyle modification, like calorie-cutting and exercise, generally regain about one third of their lost weight over the next year. By the fifth year, they’ve regained most of the weight, on average.

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But much of the research on weight regain has focused on people in clinical weight-loss programs. To get a better idea of how the average American fares, Weiss’s team used data from a federal health survey that questioned a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults.

The researchers focused on 1,310 men and women who, 1 year before the survey, weighed at least 10 percent less than their all-time high. They then compared respondents’ current weight with their weight 1 year earlier.

While relatively few people kept losing weight over the year, the study found, a majority managed to stay within 5 percent of their weight from the year before.

Exercise seemed to be one of the factors that separated the regainers from the maintainers. The odds of weight regain were twice as high among sedentary men and women than among those who met public health recommendations for exercise — moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day on most, and preferably all, days of the week.

The risk also climbed in tandem with the number of hours survey respondents spent in front of the TV or computer each day.

Exercise, Weiss said, has consistently been associated with long-term weight-loss maintenance. So staying active after the pounds are off may be one key to keeping them off.

But he pointed out that exercise has to be accompanied by continuing calorie control.

It’s also important for people to focus on more than the number on the scale, according to the researcher. Even if the weight loss is not as substantial as you’d like, eating well and exercising will bring significant health benefits, like lower risks of diabetes and heart disease.

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Study shows that Americans can maintain weight loss

June 5, 2007

Every so often, another study comes out depicting the average American as an incorrigible yo-yo dieter and committed couch potato; however, nearly six in 10 people maintained their weight loss to within 5 percent over a year’s time in a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Weight maintenance following weight loss is doable,” said lead author Edward Weiss, a medical epidemiologist with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. “We’re still learning the things that are necessary for weight maintenance in the long run.”

Unfortunately, those with more weight to lose were those more likely to regain, according to the study now appearing online and in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The researchers analyzed data gleaned from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on 1,310 adults ages 20 to 84 who had experienced “substantial” weight loss — 10 percent of their initial weight.

Only 7.6 percent of survey participants were still losing weight after one year, according to the authors. Another 33.5 percent regained weight.

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Putting pounds back on was more common in those who lost a greater percentage of weight. “One possible explanation is that those who lost larger percentages of their maximum weight may have had to make greater lifestyle changes that are difficult to incorporate and sustain,” the researchers suggest.

“Mexican-Americans were more likely than non-Hispanic whites to regain weight,” said the researchers, who cautioned that that this result “has not been previously reported and should be confirmed.”

The finding did not surprise Dirk Schroeder, associate professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. “Food choices offered [in diet programs] are not what Hispanics eat,” said Schroeder, who co-founded a health information technology company serving the Hispanic population in 1999.

Hispanic dieters are more successful with a culturally attuned program that allows for larger meals midday and incorporates familiar food, Schroeder said. He added, “What we’ve found is a high desire to lose weight.”

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SenseWear(R) Shown To Be Effective Behavioral Modification Tool For Weight Loss

May 31, 2007

BodyMedia, Inc., the pioneer in metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy solutions, announced today the first ever study results demonstrating that by incorporating the SenseWear(R) body monitoring system into weight loss intervention programs physicians can improve treatment outcomes. The results present positive evidence on the ability of SenseWear(R) to assess and report patients’ daily metabolic behavior accurately and continuously which when provided to both patient and physician can contribute to behavioral change and improve health.

“One challenge for physicians and other healthcare professionals working with patients in behavioral weight loss programs is how to inform them about their own bodies and behaviors so they can impact their weight loss and overall health,” said John Jakicic, Ph.D. an investigator in the study and chair of the department of Health and Physical Activity at the University of Pittsburgh. “We found that the SenseWear(R) Body Monitoring System provides a tool to inform patients’ about their level of physical activity, which facilitates behavior change related to their disease management plan.”

The study results, which were published in the April 2007 issue of Obesity, examined the effects of the SenseWear(R) Body Monitoring System on 57 patients enrolled in a 12-week behavioral weight loss intervention program. The results showed that weight loss was significantly greater among the patients who used SenseWear(R) continuously during the program. Their weight loss was nearly twice as great as those who used SenseWear(R) only intermittently.

Ideally suited for patients with chronic conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes, the SenseWear(R) Body Monitoring System delivers up-to-the-minute behavior data such as calories burned, physical activity and sleep to physicians and patients. This kind of information is the foundation to any behavioral change program intended to help manage metabolic disorders and promote weight loss. Patients and their physicians use the feedback to identify the behavior prescriptions and individual lifestyle that best promote weight loss and healthy living, ultimately lowering the risks associated with their chronic conditions.

“Until now physicians have not had an effective tool that encourages behavior modification in the millions of patients who are overweight or suffering from obesity in the U.S.,” said Donna Wolf, Ph.D., clinical research manager for BodyMedia. “With the SenseWear(R) Body Monitoring System patients have a means to bridge the gap between clinicians’ behavioral change recommendations and their ability to understand and adhere to them.”

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BodyMedia is also announcing the results of 10 clinical studies using the SenseWear(R) armband presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 54th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La., May 30-June 2. The poster presentations include:

– “Validation of the SenseWear(R) Pro ArmbandTM to Estimate Energy Expenditure during a Simulation of Daily Activity,” presented by Alyssa Mealey of the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Validation of the SenseWear(R) Pro ArmbandTM to Estimate Energy Expenditure During Resistance Training,” will be presented by Lisa M. Mealey of the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Does Clothing Affect the Accuracy of the SenseWear(R) Pro ArmbandTM to Estimate Energy Expenditure During Walking?” will be presented by Kelli K. Davis of the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Validation of the Sensewear(R) Pro ArmbandTM to Assess the Energy Expenditure of Yoga Exercise,” will be presented by Jessica L. Sharpenstein of the University of Louisville on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Validity of the Sensewear(R) Pro ArmbandTM during Outdoor Cycling,” will be presented by Elizabeth M. Mattson of the University of Louisville on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Reliability and Validity of the Sensewear(R) Pro ArmbandTM During Continuous Functional Resistance Exercise,” will be presented by Kara I. Gallagher, FACSM, of the University of Louisville on Wednesday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m.

– “Measurement Agreement Between Two Pattern-Recognition Activity Monitors,” will be presented by Miguel A. Calabro of Iowa State University on Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

– “Comparison of Activity Monitors Accuracy to Estimate Energy Expenditure of Daily Living Activities,” will be presented by Christel Galvani of Catholic University in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

– “Validity of the Bodymedia Sensewear(R) Pro2 ArmbandTM During Resting and Walking Conditions in Adolescents,” will be presented by Jeffrey S. Hallam of the University of Mississippi on Wednesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

– “Validation of a Computerized 24 Hour Physical Activity Recall (24PAR) Instrument Using Pattern Recognition Monitors,” will be presented by Gregory J. Welk, FACSM, of Iowa State University on Wednesday, May 30 at 5:00 p.m.

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Study on Green Tea and Weight Loss

May 29, 2007

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For many years now, several benefits are attributed to drinking green tea. Today, researchers have come up with newer proofs to solidify the belief that green tea can be used as a treatment for obesity and for weight loss.

It is held that more than half of the American population have weight problems or are obese. Conditions like these are almost always linked to certain complications like heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, gall bladder disease, and hypertension. Weight loss can aid in assuaging the symptoms of some of these conditions.

Scientists have tirelessly investigated on the weight loss benefits of green tea. They have found that green tea can actually enhance the total amount of energy spent by the body. From their findings, they were able to deduce that green tea has great potential for a weight loss benefit.

Other researches were able to confirm the weight loss benefit of green tea. A recent study at the University of Geneva had the conclusion that, “Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content per se.” Where before it was generally believed that the caffeine content in green tea is the reason for its weight loss benefit, this recent study deviated from that theory. Green tea has other substances in them that are helpful in weight loss.

The same team who conducted the study on green tea’s caffeine content and weight loss banded together in Switzerland to perform another experiment. They were still able to come up with the same results: that green tea has several thermogenic attributes that make it perfect to use in any weight loss program.

Sample Studies: Green Tea and Weight Loss

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Green tea reduces body fat accretion caused by high-fat diet in rats through beta-adrenoceptor activation of thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue. Conducted by chief scientist J.J. Choo of the Department of Food and Nutrition, Kunsan National University, this study aimed to find out if green tea can suppress body fat and to find out whether this suppression is connected with thermogenesis spurred by the body’s beta-adrenoceptor being activated.

To investigate the weight loss benefit of green tea on rats, the scientists placed their subjects on a high-fat diet and provided them with green tea extract. It was discovered that even though the rats were on a high-fat diet, the green tea extract counterbalanced fat gain without affecting the amount of energy they took in. Green tea was said to have shown some weight loss benefits in the fact that it can prevent fat from being stored, can increase protein levels, and promote thermogenesis by triggering beta-adrenoceptor to action.

Recent findings of green tea extract AR25 (Exolise) and its activity for the treatment of obesity. This study is a collaborative work between Doctors P. Chantre and D. Lairon of the Laboratoires Arkopharma in Carros, France. Published in the 2002 issue of Phytomedicine, this study aimed to find out if green tea extract has weight loss benefits and can be a potential cure for obesity.

In their study, they used an 80% ethanolic concentrate in green tea extract with standardized 25% catechins. They tested the green tea extract and were able to find that it could directly inhibit gastric and pancreatic lipases. These enzymes are the primary cause of fat storage and by delaying their actions; green tea extract therefore exhibits a weight loss benefit that can help solve obesity problems.

It was also discovered in this study that green tea can stimulate thermogenesis. Given to moderately obese patients, the green tea extract was said to have caused a decrease in weight by 4.6% and a reduction of waist circumference by 4.48% after only three months. The findings of the study clearly implicate the weight loss benefits of green tea.

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First FDA Approved OTC Weight Loss Pill To Hit Shelves

May 24, 2007

The nation’s first FDA approved over-the-counter diet pill Alli doesn’t hit drug stores until mid-June, but Alli’s maker GlaxoSmithKline is taking the unprecedented step of opening a storefront in the middle of Manhattan to advertise and educate people about the fat blocking pill.

“It is very important for us to remind people that the solution is not inside a pill,” said GlaxoSmithKline Vice President Steve Burton.

Clinical trials show the pill blocks the absorption of a quarter of the fat a person eats at each meal and helps people lose 50% more weight if used with a diet and exercise program.

The bulging diet industry has come under fire for marketing products and pills as quick-fix weight loss solutions without warning about possible side effects.

GlaxoSmithKline is taking a different approach. The new information center is set up to educate the public on healthy habits and exercise. The company also touts the pills benefits and stresses the pills limits.

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“If you have a meal that has too much fat, you’re gonna have treatment effects…those that do might have to go the bathroom more often, might find their stools a little softer,” said Burton.

A negative reinforcement nutritionists say could help motivate people to change their habits and eat less fat. But nutritionists say a pill is not essential in the equation to shedding pounds.

“By making other choices such as lower fat foods and smaller portions, someone will be able to make those life-long changes without any kind of medication,” warns Cindy Moore, Director of Nutrition Therapy at the Cleveland Clinic.

Alli will be sold in starter packs with a 60 or 90-day supply of pills or capsules. The cost for the packs will range between $50 and $60 dollars.

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