Kirstie Alley getting a weight loss reality show
Thu, 5/11/09 – 23:30 | No Comment

A&E, the cable network that is slowly becoming no arts nor entertainment, has signed on another tabloid favorite celebrity to bare her life for the camera.
Kirstie Alley will join the network’s neverending list of celebrity …

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Fran DiVecchio – ‘The Weight Loss Wonder’
Thu, 22/12/05 – 15:38 | No Comment
Fran DiVecchio – ‘The Weight Loss Wonder’

This WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, PA) story about a woman (Fran DiVecchio) who shed 100 pounds off of her body and kept it off for 10 years:
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The Mediterranean Diet
Wed, 21/12/05 – 0:13 | No Comment
The Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean meets East Tennessee.  The diet plan, based on the eating habits of the people living in the region is making its way to America.
Recent study shows eating a Mediterranean-style diet for three months …

Adoption of gastric bypass surgery on the rise
Tue, 20/12/05 – 6:49 | No Comment
Adoption of gastric bypass surgery on the rise

The number of people undergoing weight-loss surgeries, especially gastric bypass, has grown at a phenomenal rate. According to the December Archives of Surgery, bariatric operations have increased 450% between 1998 and 2002, going from 12,775 …

Prevent winter from being a weight gain season
Mon, 19/12/05 – 7:49 | No Comment
Prevent winter from being a weight gain season

What makes winter a weight gain season?

Cold and long nights > Seeking warmth indoors > Decrease in activity levels
Multiple layers of clothing > Excess weight not prominently visible > Lowering of guard against obesity concerns
Festive …

Obesity is knocking at the doors of US adults
Mon, 19/12/05 – 7:06 | No Comment
Obesity is knocking at the doors of US adults

A first-of-its-kind large-scale community-based study has found that over 30 years, 90% of men and 70% of women ended up being overweight. Also, a third of those studied ended up with obesity.
This is a worrisome finding given that being overweight or …

Measure & monitor your weight. Correctly.
Sun, 18/12/05 – 12:52 | No Comment
Measure & monitor your weight. Correctly.

There’s no science to back it up but many weight loss experts believe that stepping on the scale can help a dieter lose weight. Here are tips about the best way to measure and monitor your …

Bands & balloons to fight obesity
Fri, 16/12/05 – 9:22 | No Comment
Bands & balloons to fight obesity

Less invasive weight-loss techniques like the lap-band surgery and balloon surgery are becoming increasingly popular in Europe but are yet to catch on in US.
In the lap-band technique, an adjustable band is slipped around the stomach through a …

Arena’s APD356 pushes share price up by 18%
Thu, 15/12/05 – 11:00 | No Comment
Arena’s APD356 pushes share price up by 18%

Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: ARNA) rose by $ 2.11 to $ 13.48, after the company reported that its experimental diet drug, known as APD356, helped patients lose significant weight in a midstage clinical trial.
Over the 12 …

GSK’s Orlistat (Xenical) to be sold over the counter?
Thu, 15/12/05 – 10:55 | One Comment
GSK’s Orlistat (Xenical) to be sold over the counter?

On Jan 23, 2006, the FDA advisory committee shall review an application by GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) to sell Orlistat (Xenical) in the over-the-counter market. If given the go-ahead, it will be the only FDA-approved weight-loss …

AOL launches online get-fit program
Thu, 15/12/05 – 8:34 | No Comment
AOL launches online get-fit program

AOL has launched an online fitness initiative called America Takes It Off, in partnership with ABC’s Good Morning America. Through a program called ‘30 Days, 30 Ways’ they intend to educate participants on ways to …

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