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LOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING THEIR MIND

David Hamm — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:59:52 +0000

NEW BOOK EDUCATES AMERICANS ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING THEIR MIND

- Book Offers Straight Talk and Sensible Approaches to Weight Loss -

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pittsburgh – Struggling with weight loss? Tired of magic bullets and empty promises? Confused about diets and looking for answers? In a weight loss marketplace filled with hyped claims, confusion and unrealistic expectations, a new book, titled “are you losing it? losing weight without losing your mind,” delivers straight talk about healthy weight loss strategies and offers a sensible approach to losing weight and keeping it off.

With contributions from four prominent weight loss experts, the book exposes myths and obstacles that discourage weight loss, gives practical advice on lifestyle and behavioral changes, provides low-fat menu ideas and offers physical activity tips. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare, the maker of alli™ — the only FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss product approved for use by overweight adults – funded production of the new book.

“This book provides a much needed educational tool that takes you on a thoughtful journey about simple lifestyle changes that may deliver big health benefits,” says Gary Foster, Ph.D, contributing author, director for the Center for Obesity Research and Education and professor at Temple University. “People’s misperceptions about dieting and weight loss keep them in a vicious cycle of failure. Given the rising epidemic of overweight and obesity, it’s time we set the record straight. We need to talk honestly with people about how to successfully lose weight.”

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Weight loss site ventures into social networking

David Hamm — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:29:40 +0000

SparkPeople.com, a site that offers advice on weight loss, nutrition and exercise, announced Wednesday that it has launched a social-networking service that will let people interact and participate in community groups.

Previously, SparkPeople had offered message boards so that site members could talk about topics ranging from low-fat diet strategies to the best running shoes. Now those discussion forums are being supplemented by new features that aim to capitalize on the popularity of social-networking sites such as MySpace.com.

Participants will be able to create profiles where they can upload pictures, write blog entries, send messages to other users and build friends lists. Additionally, the company has launched online community groups it calls "SparkTeams" in order to draw together users who share common interests within the broader categories of dieting, health and fitness.

USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge 2006

Administrator — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:36:44 +0000

USA TODAY is going to choose six readers who’ve lost 20 pounds or more over the past year, but have recently hit a plateau for the Jump-Start Weight-Loss Challenge, sponsored by USA TODAY and television’s WE: Women’s Entertainment.

The dieters will be matched to a program best-suited to their needs. Some will go to a spa; others will be put on a program such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig. All will be supported by weight-loss and fitness professionals. Dieters will be profiled in USA TODAY and on WE: Women’s Entertainment in late spring and early summer.

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