Weight Loss Program

New Weight Loss Treatments Target the Brain

Kathleen Blanchard RN — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:42:19 -0600

Losing weight is difficult. Much research has been devoted to developing drugs that promise weight loss. Few weight loss programs have been successful. Bariatric surgery has become an option, but it is not without risks. According to a study published November 26 in the journal Cell, scientists have isolated a natural compound that promotes weight loss in mice by curbing appetite. The compound, called NAPES, when injected into mice in the lab, stimulated neurons in the brain that halted hunger.

SRT1720 Red Wine Drug May Help To Lose Weight Without Effort

hareyan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:26:14 -0600

SRT1720 is a sirt1 activator and the new hope for a calorie restriction mimicker, which may lead to an increase in human lifespan.

New Standard Established For Liposuction, Fat Harvesting

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:06:12 -0500

Eclipsemed, Ltd is pleased to announce availability of Body-Jet, an innovative water-assisted liposuction solution, manufactured by Human Med based in Germany. Body-Jet is the first of its kind, offering patients a new and safer liposuction option.

Post-Surgical Care Critical To Optimal Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:39:49 -0500

Those patients who were most compliant with surgeon recommendations after bariatric surgery lost 35 percent more weight the first year and tend to keep more weight off even after five years, according to new patient and bariatric surgeon surveys conducted by Harris Interactive, for the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

Green Valley Spa Now Offers hCG Weight Loss Therapy

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:28:42 -0500

During this time of economic instability, there is a different type of belt tightening going on at a luxury destination spa in Utah's red rock canyon country. Green Valley Spa has become the first destination spa in the U.S. to offer a medically guided weight loss program founded on the Simeons hCG hormone diet. Average weight loss on the 23-day program is a pound a day. The minimum stay for the hCG weight loss program at Green Valley is seven nights with a cost of $995.00 above the basic, all-inclusive spa package.

National Weight-Loss Effort Targets Black Community

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:32:00 -0500

The Washington Post on Saturday examined the 50 Million Pound Challenge, which seeks to reduce obesity and encourage healthy lifestyles in the black community. Two of every three men, four out of five women and one in five children in the black community are overweight, according to the challenge's Web site.

Health Canada Warns Against ARMA

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:41:27 -0500

Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product listed in the table below due to concerns about possible side-effects.

Source of Alert: Hong Kong Department of Health

Product Names:

* ARMA - Sin Gang San
* New ARMA - Sin Gang San

Product Description

ARMA - Sin Gang San and New ARMA - Sin Gang San are promoted for weight loss.

Reason for Warning

Health Canada Warns Against Meiti Xing

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:40:29 -0500

Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Hanguo shoushen yihao due to concerns about possible side-effects.

Hanguo shoushen yihao (meiti xing) is promoted for weight loss.

Reason for Warning

The Hong Kong Department of Health has warned against the use of Hanguo shoushen yihao (meiti xing) because it was found to contain the undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine.

Sibutramine is a prescription drug used in the treatment of obesity and it should only be used under the supervision of a health care professional.

Possible Side-Effects

Bodybugg: How Many Calories Burned Per Day

hareyan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:52:28 -0500

With the rise of obesity in USA BodyBugg helps to keep track of the number of calories one can burn day by day, minute by minute.

Many people lose weight by exercising and running. In other words, one may call this type of weight loss a traditional one or old way. However, a new device called BodyBugg helps to count calories in a new way. BodyBugg is tied to your arm and helps to measure skin temperature, air temperature, motion and perspiration.

Who Loses Weight After Gastric Bypass Surgery

hareyan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:44:35 -0500

It is known that gastric bypass surgery does not give equally successful weight loss results to all patients. A new research suggests that diabetics and those with a larger stomach pouches lose less weight than the others do.