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Feature articles on weight loss: http://www.newstarget.com/weight_loss.htmlThe 7 Big Health and Fitness Lies About Optimal Health And Weight Loss (Part 3)(NewsTarget) One of the most successful ways to lose weight and reach optimum health is to challenge what you've been told. Successful people aren't reasonable and use a ton of common sense to make their fitness work for them. The solution is to ask yourself why you're doing something that you think...Acomplia weight loss drug may cause psychiatric side effects in 10 percent of users(NewsTarget) European health agencies have warned that the weight-loss drug rimonabant -- marketed as Acomplia, Zimulti, Riobant, Rimoslim and Slimona -- may cause dangerous psychological side effects, including suicidal thoughts. Rimonabant acts to suppress appetite by blocking receptors in the...Use Mind Programming to Reach Your Weight Loss and Fitness Goals (NewsTarget) One of the easiest ways to lose weight and reach the fitness goals you really want to achieve is to learn how to program your mind for success. The techniques here are just two of the 8-Step process that will set your fitness and health on autopilot. If you embrace these simple ideas, you...The 7 Big Health and Fitness Lies About Optimal Health And Weight Loss (Part 2)(NewsTarget) It's common knowledge in the health and fitness world that you need to find a plan that works for you and stick with it to lose weight and reach your optimum health goals. But here's the thing - we're not robots, nor are we immortal. In any successful exercise and weight loss program there...The 7 Big Health and Fitness Lies About Optimal Health And Weight Loss (Part 1)(NewsTarget) In a perfect world, 98% of people who lose weight would not gain it back. But the reality is that they do. Losing weight and reaching optimum health has become more of a challenge than it needs to be due to certain factors I've researched and outlined in this three part series. This is an...Six Principles for Improved Health and Lasting Weight-Loss(NewsTarget) How many times have you proclaimed, “I need to go on a diet”? How many of those diets resulted in long-term success? Not many, if any. Millions of people are looking for the answer to improved health and fitness, and spend billions of dollars every year on diets and weight loss...Fad Diets Can Be Ineffective and Dangerous(NewsTarget) The American Obesity Association reports approximately 127 million US adults are overweight, 60 million are obese, and 9 million are severely obese totaling over one-third of the adult American population. Consequently, fad diet plans and concoctions promising dramatic results have become...Going Raw for Weight Loss(NewsTarget) How many overweight wild antelope have you ever seen? What about morbidly obese zebras waddling around the savannah? Wild animals don’t deal with overweight or obesity issues. Wild animals don’t usually eat cooked or processed foods. They eat raw foods, in their natural state...FTC sues Kevin Trudeau over weight loss claims while ignoring Big Pharma monopoly pricingKevin Trudeau, author of the super popular "Natural Cures" books, has once again been sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This time, it's not about coral calcium and cancer; it's about weight loss claims made in the marketing of his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About..."Miracle" weight loss drug Alli delivers more than you bargained for (diapers optional)When people ask, "What can I do to lose weight?" what they're really asking is, "What can I do to lose weight that doesn't require exercise or giving up all the junk foods I eat?" When it comes to weight loss, consumers are looking for a magic bullet -- a miracle pill that eliminates the responsibility...Had weight loss surgery? Take your vitamins to prevent dangerous nutritional deficienciesA rare but serious complication arising from weight loss surgery can be easily prevented by taking vitamin supplements after the operation, according to a study published in the journal "Neurology." The brain condition, known as a Wernicke encephalopathy, is caused by a deficiency of thiamine (also known...Gastric band weight loss surgery now being performed on underage teenagers(NewsTarget) With the increase in obesity among children, some parents are turning to a relatively unexplored solution with their offspring: stomach stapling. Stomach surgeries have been around for years, and its popularity has surged among adults in recent years – going from 12,775 to 70,256...Potato protein extract may be new leader in weight loss and appetite control(NewsTarget) The average American will consume 130 pounds of potatoes and potato products in a year. Fifty percent of our national potato crop production is shipped directly to companies that manufacture french-fries, potato chips, and other less healthy potato-based treats. But a recently developed...Man documents steady weight loss from active Wii video gaming(NewsTarget) Using Nintendo’s Wii gaming console can help shed the pounds, one man found from experience. His name is Mickey DeLorenzo, and the only thing he changed in his lifestyle was adding daily, 30-minute sessions of playing sports games on his Wii – a gaming console where you move around...UK Consumers looking to natural food, not bars or shakes, for weight loss(NewsTarget) Sales of weight loss foods in the United Kingdom have plummeted as consumers turn to healthier eating habits instead, according to a study released on January 11 by the market research group Mintel. The market for weight loss foods has dropped more than 25 percent in five years, from...FTC sues makers of diet pills for false claims; ignores Big Pharma's false claims(NewsTarget) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that it had settled with four weight loss pill companies for more than $25 million over complaints the companies had made false, unsubstantiated health claims for their products. Marketers of four products -- Xenadrine EFX...Higher activity levels mean lower risk of breast cancer, safer weight loss, say researchers(NewsTarget) A report from the Mayo Clinic College revealed that a study begun 2003 found those with the highest physical activity levels had a 14 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who got low levels of exercise. The study looked at more than 36,000 women aged 55 to 69. The...CSPI threatens lawsuit against Coca-Cola for "fraudulent" weight loss claims over Enviga beverage(NewsTarget) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has decided to serve notice on Coca-Cola and Nestlé -- the companies behind the beverage Enviga -- stating that both companies are marketing the drink using calorie-burning and weight loss claims that are fraudulent. The CSPI group...Exercise works better than cutting calories when trying to lose weight(NewsTarget) Exercising is a more effective way to lose weight than cutting calories alone, according to a new study recently published in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology. Researchers from St. Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences recruited 34 people between...Eating protein boosts hormone that staves off hunger (press release)The amount of a hunger-fighting hormone can be increased by eating a higher protein diet, researchers report in the September issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press. The hormone, known as peptide YY (PYY), was earlier found by the researchers to reduce food intake by a third in...Hopes for weight loss drug dashed by failure in human trials(NewsTarget) Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it would be putting the development of its formerly promising weight loss drug MK-0557 on hold because of the pill's failure to deliver in real-world human trials. The 10-year trial -- reported in the October issue of Cell Metabolism...Transforming your beliefs for health, performance and success: A review of The Hypnosis NetworkAchieving a state of health is more than just a physical or chemical affair; it requires engaging the mind. The mind directly controls your physiology, often in surprising ways such as when a single thought causes you to blush or drool (or both, depending on what you're thinking about). But that's just...Brown seaweed found remarkably effective at breaking down fat cells, treating diabetes(NewsTarget) At the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting held in San Francisco today, Dr. Kazuo Miyashita from Hokkaido University reported on animal studies that suggest wakame -- a brown seaweed often used to flavor Asian soups and salads -- can promote weight loss and fight diabetes. ...Weight Loss Improves Bladder Control in Women with Prediabetes (press release)Losing a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity reduces the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) in women with prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet diabetic. This finding comes from a new study, published...High-protein diets curb hunger through PYY production(NewsTarget) High-protein diets such as the Atkins diet are often successful in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss, and although the reason for this is not known, a study by the Medical Research Council team at University College London found the PPY released into the body when a person...Eating habits of successful weight losers shift (press release)A recent study suggests that the fat intake of successful weight losers entering the National Weight Control Registry has increased over the past decade, while carbohydrate intake has declined. This is the finding of a research paper appearing in the April 2006 issue of Obesity Research by researchers...Weighing up new data in research (press release)Results from a comprehensive meta-analysis, presented today at the 2006 EULAR congress suggest weight reduction in patients with knee osteoarthritis significantly reduces physical disability and has an impact on pain. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of joint disease, and it is often...High-Carbohydrate Diet and Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Women (press release)In a clinical trial of over 48,000 post-menopausal women, a low-fat diet that includes increased consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is not associated with weight gain over an average of 7.5 years, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA. The prevalence of obesity in...Hoodia update: Counterfeit rate reaches 80 percent, but genuine hoodia is still availableHere's a quick update on the state of the hoodia gordonii supplement industry. You probably already know that I don't sell hoodia products nor do I make any commissions on any such sales, so I've been looking into this as a consumer advocate, trying to sort out fact from fiction for those people interested...Off-label prescribing rampant as doctors give patients amphetamines, psychotropic drugs for weight loss(NewsTarget) Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal reported that many doctors engage in "off-label" drug prescribing to help patients lose weight, which involves prescribing medications for weight loss that have not been approved by the FDA for that purpose. According to WSJ's article, doctors...Reducing Teens’ Intake of Sugary Drinks: Intervention Leads to Weight Loss (press release)Children’s intake of sugar-sweetened drinks – sodas, sports drinks, “juice drinks,” iced teas, lemonades and punches – has surged in recent decades, in step with the rise in childhood obesity. Now, in the March issue of Pediatrics, researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston report that a novel intervention...See all 77 weight loss feature articles.Concept-related articles:lose weight:The Palm Springs Diet Promises to Help You Lose Weight, But Does It Really Work?Why weight loss requires strength training, even in women and seniorsDo CLA supplements help you lose weight and prevent breast cancer?sugar:American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodasweight control:New Weight Control Nasal Spray Uses Hot Peppers, Licorice and Green Tea (press release)obesity:DHEA for weight loss: miracle drug or unproven experiment?hoodia:Consumer Alert: Hoodia Gordonii weight loss pills scam exposed by independent investigationhoodia gordonii:Diet Pill Supplement Scam: Two-Thirds of Hoodia Gordonii Pills Sold In the United States Are Counterfeitappetite:Losing weight with appetite suppressing drugs, herbs and macronutrientsatkins diet:The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 3: All Foods Shown On the Atkins Pyramid Are Unrefined, Unprocessed Foodssaturated fat:The Great Fat Debate - Why Virgin Coconut Oil Is BestAtkins:The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 3: All Foods Shown On the Atkins Pyramid Are Unrefined, Unprocessed Foodssmoking:Clearing the air – links between smoking and osteoporosis strengthened (press release)prescription drugs:If prescription drugs are so good, where are all the healthy drug takers?lifestyle changes:Elderly women benefit strongly from nutrition and lifestyle changes, new research revealstoxicity:Hearing loss from chemotherapy underestimated (press release)prescription drug:The great direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising con: how patients and doctors alike are easily influenced to demand dangerous drugsnutrition:Institute for Integrative Nutrition offers a new education path for health-minded adults; a conversation with founder Joshua Rosenthal Testimonials From Current Subscribers"Mike Adams is the best health and natural products writer on the scene today." - Ronnie Cummins, founder, Organic Consumers Association "Your newsletter is even better than books I've paid for!" - S. 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