Archive for February, 2009



Right Weight Loss Program for You (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 3:02 am

Many women try different thing to lose weight. There are so many programs to help, but choosing the right one can be hard and costly.

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Weight bias harms teens (New York Teacher)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 3:02 am

Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has released two free videos about obesity among teens. The videos present strategies to help combat this rapidly growing problem and demonstrate that weight bias does not motivate weight loss.

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Weight-loss advisers raise concern (Milton Ulladulla Times)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 3:02 am

PHARMACY employees are promoting and selling a vast array of unproven weight-loss products despite grossly inadequate knowledge, training and accountability, a Choice investigation has warned.

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‘Natural’ weight-loss supplements may be a health hazard (CNN)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 2:02 am

The names of the weight-loss supplements say it all: 7 Day Herbal Slim, 2 Day Diet, and even 24 Hours Diet. Those are just three of dozens of different brands touted as all-natural ways to shed pounds, and lose them super fast.

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Seattle Sutton Examines Three Popular Weight Loss Plans for their Healthfulness (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 1:02 am

OTTAWA, Ill.—-Seattle Sutton, healthy eating advocate, recently examined three popular weight loss plans for their healthfulness. Her findings reveal NurtiSystem, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers are severely lacking.

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Ontario broadens access for weight-busting surgery (CTV.ca)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 1:02 am

Ontario is investing $75 million to significantly boost its capacity to perform bariatric surgery and reduce the number of patients who must be sent to the U.S. for the weight-loss operation, Health Minister David Caplan announced Monday.

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Surgeon Announces New Web Site for Post Weight Loss Surgery in San Francisco (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 1:02 am

Oakland area post bariatric plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas McNemar has recently launched a site created to address the specific concerns of Bay Area patients before and after massive weight loss. The site offers information on post bariatric cosmetic surgery procedures, as well as resources to help patients who are still in the process of achieving their weight loss goals.

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Weight-loss plan for area bridge (The Courier News)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 1:02 am

A weight restriction on the French Road bridge over Burlington Creek took effect Monday to help preserve the bridge’s structural engineering, Kane County transportation officials say.

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Ontario expands access to weight-loss surgery (CBC Ottawa)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 12:02 am

Ontario will spend $75 million over the next three years to increase access to bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass surgery, the province’s health minister announced Monday.

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Lose weight with Biggest Loser 2009 (The Journal-Standard)

Tuesday 24 February 2009 @ 12:02 am

With the long winter infringing on outdoor exercise, many people put on extra pounds, yet there is something out there to answer the call for weight loss and it is called Biggest Loser 2009.

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