Category Archives: Weight Loss
Exercise, Part 2: The Fountain of Youth and Other Metabolic Effects
Part 1 of the Exercise series focused on how regular physical activity prevented or postponed death. Onward now to other benefits. Waist Management Where does the fat go when you lose weight dieting? Chemical reactions convert it to energy, water, and … Continue reading
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ADA Weight-Loss Guidelines for 2011
Earlier this month the American Diabetes Association published its Standards of Care in Diabetes—2011. The ADA recommends weight loss for all overweight diabetics. For weight loss, either low-carbohydrate [under 130 g/day], low-fat calorie-restricted, or Mediterranean diets may be effective in … Continue reading
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Another Good Reason to Lose the Fat: Stop Urine Leakage
For overweight and obese women, loss of between five and 10% of body weight significantly reduces urine leakage. According to the research report in a recent Obstetrics & Gynecology journal, weight loss should be the first approach to urine leakage in overweight and … Continue reading
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market
MedPageToday reported October 8, 2010, that Abbott is voluntarily removing Meridia from the U.S. market. I had written on October 8 about the higher incidence of stroke and heart attack in Meridia users who had underlying cardiovascular disease. Meridia, also known … Continue reading
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Heart and Stroke Patients: Avoid Weight-Loss Drug Sibutramine (Meridia)
The weight-loss drug sibutramine (Meridia) should be withdrawn from the U.S. market, suggests an editorialist in the September 2, 2010, New England Journal of Medicine. Based on a clinical study in the same issue, it’s more accurate to conclude that … Continue reading
Dr. John Rollo: The Original Low-Carb Diabetic Diet Doctor
In 1797, Dr. John Rollo—a surgeon in the British Royal Artillery—published a book entitled An Account of Two Cases of the Diabetes Mellitus. He discussed his experience treating two diabetic Army officers with a high-fat, high-meat, low-carbohydrate diet. Mind you, … Continue reading
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2002 Atkins Diet at a Glance
Dr. Robert C. Atkins is the modern popularizer of low-carb dieting. He was neither the first nor only low-carb advocate of the 20th century, but certainly the most influential in modern history in terms of followers. His Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution was … Continue reading
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Is a Low-Carb Diet Safe For Obese Adolescents?
High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets are safe and effective for severely obese adolescent, according to University of Colorado researchers. Childhood obesity in the U.S. tripled from the early 1980s to 2000, ending with a 17% obesity rate. Overweight and obesity together describe 32% of U.S. … Continue reading
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Low-Fat and Low-Carb Diets End Battle in Tie After Two Years, But…
Dieters on low-fat and low-carb diets both lost the same amount of weight after two years, according to a just-published article in Annals of Internal Medicine. Both groups received intensive behavioral treatment, which may be the key to success for … Continue reading
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Drew Carey Succeeds With Very Low-Carb Diet
Jimmy Moore today at Livin’ La Vida Low Carb reports on Drew Carey’s fantastic success in losing 80 pounds (36.4 kg) of fat and controlling (curing?) his type 2 diabetes. Jimmy says many Hollywood celebrities control their weight with carbohydrate-restricted … Continue reading
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