CHICAGO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Users of Alli, the first
weight-loss drug approved for sale over-the-counter in the
United States, are finding what they likely suspected all
along: pills are no magic substitute for diet and exercise.
Yet as Americans engage in the New Year’s tradition of
resolving to shed pounds, the market for diet aids is expected
to remain firm, even as the economy is mired in recession.
Americans spend $30 billion a year on weight-loss Read the rest of this entry »

As you contemplate that perfectly reasonable New Year’s resolution to lose 30 pounds in 2009, you would be crazy to ask boxing people how to do it. Even Manny Pacquiao, who upset the larger Oscar De La Hoya last month, has only confused issues of weight management in boxing.
First, that fight was an exception to, not a refutation of,
the rule that moving up in weight is rarely desirable. Two, it is still
nearly 15 percent in a matter of Read the rest of this entry »

Have you made a New Year’s resolution to get in shape? Chances are you have.
But even if you follow that resolution (and chances are you won’t), you still will have nothing on the elephants at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.
Since they started a new diet in 2000 affectionately called the “Dumbo Diet,” the elephants have lost 5.5 tons.
That’s about 1,000 pounds per elephant, or 11 percent of their body weight.
The senior elephant keeper Read the rest of this entry »

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Pasquotank County officials last week,
the chief executive officer of Albemarle Health insisted Saturday that a
proposed management agreement with Greenville-based University Health
Systems wouldn’t deprive the local hospital board of its authority to make
key decisions.
In fact, the agreement ensures the “local board trumps” on all staffing
decisions, Albemarle Health President/CEO Sharon Tanner said.
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s apparently the way that she lost a lot of weight after having a baby.
What is the Sleep Diet?
In its basic form, the
should, get this,
for the amount of time that best suits their body. If you are having a “no duh” moment here, you aren’t alone. Research has shown that getting a good night’s
every night, and on a regular schedule, keeps your body healthy.
Your body also continues to burn calories throughout the night while you sleep; Read the rest of this entry »

AUSTIN
— At least 36,000 children living in the areas affected by Hurricane Ike may not have health coverage next year because their families have not re-enrolled them in government health insurance programs for 2009, state officials said.
Stephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, said more than half of the 72,000 children statewide who did not re-enroll in Medicaid are from the Houston and Beaumont Read the rest of this entry »

(KTVI – myFOXstl.com)

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Mariano Favazza is the longtime St. Louis Circuit Clerk. His older brother, Lou works for the Collector of Revenue. They were both big guys, literally, around city hall. By big I mean Mariano weighed 370 pounds. Lou weighed 506 pounds. They are now just shadows of their former selves. The duo has lost more than 400 pounds between them. Mariano now tips the scales at 233. Lou is now at 236. What in Read the rest of this entry »

BY CHRISTINE BEDELL, Californian staff writer
Saturday, Nov 15 2008 12:00 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Nov 14 2008 6:53 PM
A children’s health insurance program in which about 900 Kern County children enroll each month may stop taking on more kids because of state budget woes.
Local health officials say the result of capping Healthy Families Program enrollment would be sicker children and therefore increased costs for taxpayers in the end.
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A change in diet could mean a change in your health. The best part is–you don't even have to cook.
A backyard garden contains almost everything Angela Stokes needs to put together her daily diet.
Everything she eats is raw.
It's simple and natural, eating food straight from the earth, there's no rocket science, no mystery. The mainstay of it is nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits in an unheated, unprocessed condition.
Angela says Read the rest of this entry »

Can't gain or lose weight? Blame your childhood diet: research
CALGARY — New research suggests that what you eat as a young child can influence your ability to gain and lose weight much later in life.
Researchers at the University of Calgary fed baby rats three different diets from a very young age: one with high protein, one with high fibre and a normal diet.
The adult rats were then fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet mirroring typical Read the rest of this entry »