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August 15, 2010
New Micromass Study Shows Metabolic Mindset™ May Be A Valuable Weapon In America’s Battle Against Obesity

Behavioral researchers at MicroMass Communications have identified a metabolic mindset™ that could be the key to helping physicians, nurses and other healthcare educators successfully influence patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol to adopt healthier lifestyle changes such as losing weight, eating better, getting more exercise, and giving up cigarettes.
Jessica Brueggeman, director of [...]

August 15, 2010
Wealthier Families Benefit Most From Canada’s Children’s Fitness Tax Credit

When it comes to who gets the biggest bang for the buck from Canada’s Children’s Fitness Tax Credit (CFTC), it’s wealthier families that benefit most, University of Alberta researchers have found.
It’s the first study to look at the uptake and effectiveness of a tax credit to increase physical activity levels of children.
Behavioural scientist John Spence, [...]

August 15, 2010
Americans Continue To Get Fatter, CDC Finds

The New York Times: “Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. The increases mean that 2.4 million more people became obese from 2007 to 2009, bringing the total [...]

August 14, 2010
Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance And Brain Abnormalities

A study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Identification of cognitive impairments as a complication of type 2 diabetes emphasizes the importance of addressing issues of inactivity and [...]

August 14, 2010
Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increases Weight Of Child Independent Of Genetic Factors

A study analysing the weight gain during pregnancy of mothers with more than one child shows that pregnant women who put on more weight are much more likely to have heavier babies. Given the association of birthweight with adult weight, the authors of this new work say that obesity prevention efforts targeted at women during [...]

August 14, 2010
Research Shows Sugary Drinks Do Not Cause Weight Gain

New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh(1), shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women when they do not know what they are drinking.
The study(2), conducted by Marie Reid, Richard Hammersley and colleagues set out to determine the long-term effects of [...]

August 14, 2010
Dietitians Should Lead In Preventing And Treating Obesity

Weight and obesity are never far from the headlines and with figures reaching epidemic proportions, dietitians are on the frontline when it comes to effective prevention and treatment.
“Dietitians must be prepared to lead the charge”, believes Joyce Thompson, who was involved in the development of the latest national obesity management guideline.
Published in February by the [...]

June 8, 2010
Ionamin (Phentermine resin) – CUSTOMER REVIEW

Currently, you cannot buy Ionamin online legally.
Ionamin, generic name Phentermine, is a diet medication available by prescription.
To get Ionamin, ask your doctor to prescribe the generic Phentermine, rather than the name brand.
You can buy Phentermine no prescription at our online pharmacy
This is one of the few amphetamine type substances (chemically and pharmacologically related [...]

May 28, 2010
Avoid the Pain…Maintain!

Most people who do manage to lose weight will gain it back again. A lot of crash diets fail in this area. While this fact might seem obvious it bears repeating. Don’t let this happen to you! Don’t be another statistic! There are a few simple steps you can use to avoid letting this happen [...]

May 27, 2010
Sudden Change-Unlock Your Potential

Are you surprised, discouraged or perhaps even amused by those before and after diet ads that show people miraculously transformed in a matter of months? Well, while some of them are legitimate some are often not. I say they are not legitimate not in the sense that they didn’t work but rather how they go [...]