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Women underestimate their weight by five pounds on average, new survey shows

12/20/2012 4:30 AM EST  -   The NHS Information Centre
· Nearly half of parents of obese children thought their child was “about the right weight”
Women in England think they weigh about five pounds less than they actually do, new figures from the Health and Social Care Centre show today.

On average, women think they weigh 10st 11lbs (68.7 kilos) when their actual weight is 11st 3lbs (71 kilos). The gap between perception and reality was widest among women aged 35...
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The Weight of a Nation

9/4/2012 4:30 AM EST  -   Udos Choice
TV Nutritionist Amanda Hamilton launches weightloss program featuring Udo’s Oil


TV Nutritionist Amanda Hamilton today launches a new addition to her successful weight loss program by offering a three month “Goal Buster” program including a bottle of Udo’s Choice Ultimate Oil Blend, a blend of nutritional seed oils that provide the body with the ideal ratio of 2:1 Omega 3 and 6 essential fatty...
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Black Pepper for Healthy Weight: Nothing to Sneeze At

5/23/2012 5:00 AM EST  -   Better Health Publishing
Santa Rosa, California (May 23, 2012) People want to maintain a healthy weight, and there are lots of beneficial ways to do it: exercise, whole foods diet and supplementation, proper stress relief, regular sleeping patterns. But a new study has highlighted an ancient ingredient for healthy fat metabolism that is, quite literally, right under our noses—black pepper.

Published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food...

ACCORDING TO OBESITY ACTION COALITION, TEXAS-BASED HOSPITAL “CITIZENS MEDICAL CE...

4/12/2012 4:39 PM EST  -   Obesity Action Coalition
Tampa, Fla. – Earlier today, Citizens Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, David Brown, contacted OAC President and CEO Joe Nadglowski and informed Mr. Nadglowski that their weight-based hiring policy has been suspended.

The Center recently came under fire when media outlets throughout the U.S. focused attention on its body mass index (BMI) requirement for employment. The policy stated that individuals with a...
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Processed Meat Raises Risk of Diabetes, Researchers Find

2/23/2012 1:13 PM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine recently surveyed 2,000 Native Americans from Arizona, Oklahoma and North and South Dakota to look into potential reasons for their high risk of developing diabetes.  Current statistics show that nearly half will have the condition by age 55.

What they found was that those who ate processed meat in a can, generically known as “spam,” most often had a...
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Standard American Diet Inadequate to Maintain Health, Say Experts

2/9/2012 11:53 AM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
The Standard American Diet, aka “SAD,” is what the average American eats, and is built around what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recommended over the years.  It is a diet that calls for moderation in all food choices.  Food choice guidelines are provided, but there are no food or drink options that are totally avoided or restricted.  The philosophy behind the SAD is that a small amount of...
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Lifestyle Intervention More Effective Than Drugs for Pre-Diabetics

2/8/2012 11:35 AM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
Pre-diabetes places actor Alec Baldwin among an estimated 79 million Americans with elevated blood sugar levels that can put them at risk of chronic, life-threatening Type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Actor Alec Baldwin turned a few heads at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Baldwin disclosed to the press that he was diagnosed as pre-diabetic last year. Baldwin said he...
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High Moisture Content Is Another Good Reason to Eat Your Fruits and Veggies

2/3/2012 4:01 PM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
The introduction of grains and other more concentrated low-moisture content foods has increased our fluid requirement from other sources advises diet experts, Tom and Dian Griesel.
The medical community has long reported that the amount of water an individual needs on a daily basis is extremely variable.  It depends on many things like diet, metabolic rate, activity level, air temperature and humidity. ...
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Boomer Health Experts Offer Tips for Healthier Eating

2/2/2012 11:32 AM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
Boomer generation health experts Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel have amassed practical advice from 30 years of research and continuous experimentation,
Choosing what to eat is the biggest challenge for anyone trying to get into shape.  Boomer generation health experts Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel have amassed practical advice from 30 years of research and continuous experimentation, and share many...
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Not All Carbs Created Equal, Say Health Experts

2/1/2012 3:30 PM EST  -   The Investor Relations Group
Fruits and vegetables are moisture-rich foods containing vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients perfectly compatible with our needs, the Griesels say.
Do carbohydrates make us fat?  In terms of how our bodies process them, not all carbs are created equal, according to boomer generation health experts Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel, authors of the new book TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning...