Daily Mail
Weight Loss, With Divas and Public ServiceNew York Times“Get On It,” says Ms. Jackson, in the “Success” program being introduced on Friday by Nutrisystem Inc. Even with the stellar lineup, major weight-loss brands are going beyond usual diet offerings like new or tastier food to add their voices to public …Janet Jackson's weight-loss journeyUSA [...]
Sabotage Times
The Diet To End All DietsSabotage TimesBy Olivia Foster Tried (and failed) atkins? Can't be bothered with carb cutting? Well not to worry here at Sabotage we bring you a revolutionary new diet. *Weight loss not guaranteed. Fad diets are such a bore eh? You start off so well then two weeks …
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Scandal Over Mediator, a French Weight-Loss Drug, Prompts Calls for Wide ChangesNew York TimesPARIS — In 33 years on pharmacy shelves here, the diabetes drug Mediator was prescribed to an estimated five million French patients, many of them diabetics, many others hoping simply to lose weight. When French authorities ordered the …and more »
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The 'acid' factor in your foodTimes of IndiaIf you are a celeb diet junkie, you probably know about all of them. The most well-known ones include The Atkins Diet, The South Beach Diet, The Zone and the Macrobiotic diet. But there's another diet called the Alkaline or the pH diet that is gaining …
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Los Angeles Times
Weight-loss drug Qnexa is poised for FDA approvalLos Angeles TimesAfter first being turned down by the Food and Drug Administration, makers of the investigational weight-loss drug Qnexa have promising new data to report and will ask less of the FDA this time around. …SEQUEL Trial Results for Qnexa® Published in AJCN Show 10% [...]
PR Web (press release)
What's the most searched weight loss diet?Hindustan TimesWhen it comes to weight-loss diets, the most sought-after search term among Bing users this year was Weight Watchers. most-searched diet plan over the last year, trouncing the Atkins Diet, Calorie Counting, HCG and the Cholesterol Diet. …NationalHCG.com Weight Loss Plans Address Growing Problem with [...]
Los Angeles Times
Inmate's weight loss cuts jail time thanks to judge's lose-a-pound, gain-a-day …Los Angeles Times"It's not easy to lose weight. I thought he'd lose 5, maybe, 6 pounds — not 25," said Miller, 64, who has often dished out creative sentences during her 17 years as a county judge. "It's like [sentencing] someone in [...]
Irish Palates, Enticed by Other Carbs, Are Losing Their Taste for a Signature …New York TimesThese include the mistaken belief that potatoes are fattening, the continuing influence of the protein-rich Atkins Diet on the avoidance of carbohydrates and the time it takes to prepare potatoes compared with the main alternatives. …and more »
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Top Five Diets Revealed: Dash Diet Rules, Atkins Diet Looms at the BottomInternational Business TimesThe report was based on diets that not only help you lose weight but also improve your health. Topping the list was the DASH diet, looming at the bottom were the Atkins and the raw food diet. The study reveals that [...]
Los Angeles Times
Weight-loss surgery aids transplant candidatesLos Angeles TimesMartha Magdaleno, flanked by her sisters Elvia Motta, left, and Jazmin Magdaleno, lost weight after a gastric bypass operation. It helped her qualify for a heart transplant. (Dr. Eraj Basseri / June 23, 2011) By Thomas H. Maugh II, Special to the Los …
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