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Monday, August 30, 2004

Miracle Pill : Lose Weight Stop Smoking

An experimental diet pill, rimonabant, by Sanofi-Aventis SA, the world's third biggest drugmaker is showing remarkable promise in clinical trials. Called an "Anti-craving" pill, it's soon to be tested for its effect on smokers as well.

Researchers indicated 39 percent of test subjects lost more than 10 percent of their body weight during the one-year study compared to 12 percent of patients on placebo. This is significant as the lead researcher in the study, Luc Van Gaal, associate professor of endrocrinology at University Hospital in Antwerp said, "A 5 to 10 percent reduction of weight leads to a reduction of risk factors by 25 percent to 30 percent."

Patients were also put on a low calorie diet, so how much effect the pill had is impossible to know, which is the bottom line for any weight loss pill, potion or powder: You still must make a change in your eating habits. No pill can do it all. Despite that disclaimer, the world awaits the first truly useful diet pill and perhaps rimonabant, to be sold under the name Acomplia, will be the one.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Monday, August 30, 2004

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Thursday, August 26, 2004

Grapefruit Diet Making Comeback

Reported Wednesday in HealthDayNews a grapefruit or two a day may help you lose weight. Ken Fujioka, director of nutrition and metabolism research at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego was the lead author of a study evaluating grapefruit for weight loss. One hundred people were evaluated (not a significant number, BTW), and were dived into four groups: one receiving grapefruit extract, one drinking grapefruit juice with each meal, another eating half a grapefruit with each meal and the last group receiving a placebo. Fujioka further said, "They weren't trying to diet," and "To make everyone even [on activity], all were asked to walk 30 minutes three times a week."

Stop right there for a moment and think about this: In this and similar studies where the effects of eating certain foods are tested, subjects are reporting their own results and compliance. In other words no one is monitoring study participants to see whether they are really eating what they have been asked to eat, or whether they are getting the exercise they have been asked to get. Some may be exercising much MORE than was reported for instance, which would certainly affect results.

The findings at the end of 12 weeks were that the placebo group lost on average just under half a pound. Again, note that this group received no grapefruit, and was asked not to diet but to get 30 minutes of exercise three times a week and they STILL LOST some weight! The group receiving the extract lost 2.4 pounds, the grapefruit juice group lost 3.3 pounds, and the fresh grapefruit group lost 3.5 pounds.

Once again, if the group receiving the grapefruit juice lost 3.3 pounds compared to the group who ate the grapefruit whole at just .2 pounds more, that seems close enough to state that grapefruit is helpful but the extra time and effort to eat the whole fruit isn't worth it, yet, the study goes on to state additional health benefits derived from eating the whole fruit.

Once again, elaborate studies are required to try and prove what makes good common sense: Eat the foods the earth provides in as close to its natural form as possible and you'll be the healthiest. Fruits, vegetables, grains in their denatured form (freshly ground wheat as opposed to white flour stripped of all nutrients for instance).

I'm not a health food freak, but I do promote eating more fruit. It's naturally sweet and delicious (helping with those sugar cravings). Unless you are diabetic or have some other reason to monitor your intake of natural sugars, eating fruit before meals definitely helps in the weight loss game.

"Eat fruit before any meal and you will lose weight," said Julie Upton, an American Dietetic Association spokeswoman. "The fiber fills you up, and fruit has fewer calories than other foods." One half a grapefruit has just 60 calories, no fat, and six grams of fiber.

Don't like naked grapefruit? Sprinkle on Splenda if you must, but eat your grapefruit! Slowly you can wean yourself from the habit of sweetening grapefruit, just use less and less sweetener until one day you say, "My, oh my, it tastes quite delicious just as it is!"

P.S. Certain medications SHOULD NOT be taken at the same time as grapefruit. Be sure to check on any meds you take. A good place to check your meds is DrugDigest.com. Go to "Drug Interactions" use the drop down box to find the drug or drugs you want to check, and make sure the box "Check food interactions" is also checked. For instance the drug Lotrel, prescribed for high blood pressure, DrugDigest.com states, "Do not significantly increase grapefruit juice intake while taking this drug, or avoid grapefruit juice if possible," so if taking Lotrel, skip the grapefruit idea. It's important to always check any medications you take to be sure you don't reduce their effectiveness by other things you regularly consume.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Thursday, August 26, 2004

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Thursday, August 12, 2004

Karo Syrup Increases Appetite

Karo syrup (corn syrup) was originally promoted in 1905 as, "An appetizer that makes you eat." See the original Karo Syrup Ad, circa 1905.

Remember in 1905 a good appetite was necessary if you wanted a longer lifespan. Scrawny folks just had a harder time warding off illness.

The USDA figures show that the steady growth of high-fructose corn syrup, which ballooned from zero consumption in 1966 to 62.6 pounds per person in 2001 also corresponds to the rapid rise in obesity. It is believed that this high consumption of corn syrup is undermining appetite control, the very thing Karo used in it's advertising. Also from 1965 to 1996 soft-drink consumption increased 287% in boys and 224% in girls, and corn syrup is the primary sweetener used in soft drinks.

Small wonder corn syrup is now being largly blamed for the rampant obesity. Guess they were right about that "making you eat," thing.

In the interest of fairness, check out the High Fructose Corn Syrup Facts website where they refute this. I wouldn't have believed it either, but hey, it was a selling point in 1905!

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Thursday, August 12, 2004

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Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Eggs - Good or Bad?

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has published the findings from a recent 14-year study in Japan which concluded, "Limiting egg consumption may have some health benefits, at least in women in geographic areas where egg consumption makes a relatively large contribution to total dietary cholesterol intake."

Make special note of the word "may" in their conclusion as it basically renders their conclusion moot. You could just as easily say, may, or may not. Nevertheless, the American Egg Board's Egg Nutrition Center is going crazy over this study because journalists will no doubt start writing about the findings with blazing headlines, "Eat Eggs, More Likely to Die."

As the book, How to Lie with Statistics points out, you can make study results appear to support just about any conclusion. Let the buyer beware.

The problem with any study is there is never enough control to know what other factors come into play. In the study cited, there was no dietary information taken other than how many eggs participants ate per week.

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 80, No. 1, 58-63, July 2004

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Wednesday, August 04, 2004

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Sunday, August 01, 2004

Allergies Keeping You Fat?

A recent survey of 15,000 adults by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York found that 1 in 50 were allergic to seafood; twice as many as are allergic to nuts. Because so many people are sensitive to certain foods and chemical additives, it's certainly worth a once-a-month study on your own eating habits.

Keeping a food dairy will help you determine if anything you're eating could be causing symptoms such as hives, water retention, weight gain, or the more serious breathing difficulties. Keep a log, noting how you feel before you eat, what you eat, and then half an hour later again note how you feel. If you notice any odd behaviors such as excessive sleepiness, difficulty breathing, or odd cravings make a note of that as well.

After a week or more, review your notes and see if there are any commonalities. For instance if you notice that every time you eat shellfish you suffer some difficulties breathing, that is a red flag for sensitivity if not outright allergy. Allergic reactions tend to be much more severe, even life threatening, so do not hesitate to ask you doctor if you notice anything unusual, but having already done a week long study of what you eat and how you feel will help your doctor enormously in determine what, if any, food sensitivities you may have.

I've done this myself as I was suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness and I began to wonder if it could be due to something I was eating. After taking careful notes for a couple weeks I was able to determine that it was not what I was eating - the results were totally inconsistent. Sometimes I'd be tired after eating, and other times I would not be tired, so actually the food diary helped me to determine I did not have any food sensitivity.

I use the Food & Exercise Diary, but you can simply write what you eat in a small notebook - as long as you take notes, it is helpful. This can also help you pinpoint any particular eating triggers, so pay careful attention to what you write about how you feel before you decide to eat too ;-)

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Sunday, August 01, 2004

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		Kathryn Martyn Smith, M.NLP Body Mind Therapy, Weight Loss Coach 210 NW 78th Street Vancouver, Washington 98665 360-695-3184

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