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Sunday, September 28, 2003

Fen-Phen Heart Valve Damge: “A huge number” of false claims

"A huge number" of people asking to share in the $3.75 billion trust fund for people who took fen-phen may not have suffered heart valve damage according to an attorney for the trust. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 28, 2003 11:37 am | [6] comments

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Ephedrine review by RAND: Weight Loss

"Short-term use of ephedrine at high doses, or of ephedrine and caffeine, ephedra, and ephedra with herbs containing caffeine, promotes weight loss in selected patient populations," concluded researchers from the RAND Corporation in a meta-analysis of ephedrine studies. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 8:30 pm | [0] comments

Ephedrine review by RAND: Athletic Performance

Ephedrine and caffeine increases athletic performance 20 to 30 percent according to a review of ephedrine studies by the RAND Corporation. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 8:20 pm | [0] comments

Ephedrine review by RAND: Adverse Effects, Serious

"The majority of case reports are insufficiently documented to make an informed judgment about a relationship between the use of ephedrine- or ephedra-containing dietary supplements and the adverse event in question," according to a review of ephedrine studies by the RAND Corporation. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 8:10 pm | [0] comments

Ephedrine review by RAND: Adverse Effects, Less Serious

"Ephedrine and ephedra are associated with 2 to 3 times the risk of psychiatric symptoms, autonomic symptoms [hyperactivity], upper gastrointestinal symptoms, and heart palpitations," according to researchers from the RAND Corporation in a meta-analysis of ephedrine studies. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 8:05 pm | [0] comments

Monday, September 22, 2003

Women lose 13 percent with diet and exercise

Women who exercised at least 200 minutes per week lost 13.6 percent of their body weight according to a study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 7:49 pm | [0] comments

Overweight adults underestimate intake 300-500 calories per day

Overweight adults underestimate food intake by 300 to 500 calories per day. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 7:45 pm | [0] comments

One-fourth of U.S. children do not exercise

Approximately one-fourth of U.S. children (22.6 percent) do not engage in any free-time activity according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 7:31 pm | [0] comments

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Meridia helps adolescents lose 17.2 pounds

Adolescents who were part of a family-based, behavioral weight control program lost twice as much weight when given Meridia (sibutramine) according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 20, 2003 4:00 pm | [0] comments

Weight Watchers more effective than self-help

Weight Watchers causes more weight loss than a brief counseling and self-help program according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 20, 2003 3:17 pm | [0] comments

Obesity increased 5 percent in one year

The prevelance of obesity in the U.S. increased 5.6 percent in one year according to a telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 20, 2003 9:24 am | [0] comments

Walking reduces risk of obesity 24 percent

Brisk walking an hour a day reduces the risk of obesity by 24 percent and diabetes by 34 percent according to a study from researchers at Harvard University in Boston, Mass. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 20, 2003 8:15 am | [0] comments

Friday, September 19, 2003

Severe Obesity Shortens Lifespan 5 to 20 years

Severe obesity shortens lifespan 5 to 20 years according to a paper from researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 9:16 pm | [0] comments

Sunday, September 14, 2003

Four factors that increase glycemic index

Glycemic index, that is how much does a given amount of food raise blood sugar, is affected by several factors according to Roberts (2000). Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 10:58 am | [0] comments

Women lose more weight with Nutrasweet

Women using Nutrasweet (aspartame) lost more weight after one year than women who abstained from using Nutrasweet according to one study that they authors reviewed. These women had been part of a three month study which had them follow a diet of 1000 calories per day. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 10:26 am | [0] comments

Low-calorie more effective than low-fat

Long-term weight loss with low-fat diets is "very small" according to according to a review paper on low-fat diets published in Obesity Reveiws. They concluded that "low-fat diets are as [effective] as other weight-reducing diets for achieving sustained weight loss, but not more so." However, their results suggest that low-calorie diets are more effective. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 9:12 am | [0] comments

Sugar intake associated with lower weight in men

Higher sugar intake is associated with lower body weight in men, but not in women according to Gibson (1996). Men who consumed more sugar were thinner than men consuming less sugar (Gibson, 1996). This was true even in men consuming a high-fat diet containing more than 40 percent of their calories as fat, and after adjusting for age, smoking, energy, fat intake, and dieting. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:10 am | [0] comments

Sugar intake associated with lower weight in men (again)

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Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:10 am | [0] comments

High fat intake associated with higher body weight

High fat intake is associated with higher body weights in both men and women according to Macdiarmid et al (1998). Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:00 am | [0] comments

High-fat, sugary foods associated with obesity in women

High-fat sweet foods such as cakes, biscuits, and chocolate are associated with obesity according to Macdiarmid et al (1998). Studies have also found that obese women have a preference for these foods. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:00 am | [0] comments

Saturday, September 13, 2003

Seroquel associated with modest weight gain

The anti-psychotic drug Seroquel (quetiapine) is associated with modest weight gain that is not dose-related and does not increase over time according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 4:06 pm | [13] comments

Geodon has a minimal effect on body weight

The anti-psychotic drug Geodon (ziprasidone) has a minimal effect on body weight according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. However, it may cause more gastrointestinal side effects, such as an upset stomach or nausea, than drugs such as Zyprexa (olanzapine). Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 4:02 pm | [0] comments

Iloperidone causes weight gain in small percent of patients

The anti-psychotic drug iloperidone (not available in the U.S.) only causes weight gain in a small percentage of patients according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 4:01 pm | [0] comments

Abilify does cause weight gain

The anti-psychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) does cause weight gain according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. However, Abilify (aripiprazole) may lower blood sugar levels as well as blood lipid levels. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:58 pm | [0] comments

Amisulpiride causes 3-6 pound weight gain

The anti-psychotic drug amisulpiride (not available in the U.S.) causes an average weight gain of 3 to 6 pounds according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:55 pm | [0] comments

Sertindole causes 10 pound weight gain

The anti-psychotic drug sertindole (not available in the U.S.) causes an average weight gain of 7.3 pounds in six weeks according to one study and 10.1 pounds after one year according to another study. This according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:53 pm | [0] comments

Risperdal causes weight gain of 5-6 pounds

The anti-psychotic drug Risperdal (risperidone) causes an average weight gain of 5 or 6 pounds according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:49 pm | [0] comments

High-dose Zyprexa causes 26 pound weight gain

Patients taking 1 mg per day of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa (olanzapine) gained an average of 6.6 pounds, whereas those taking high doses of 12.5 mg to 17.5 mg per day gained an average of 26 pounds according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Weight gain is dose-related. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:43 pm | [0] comments

Clozapine causes 13 pound weight gain in women

The anti-psychotic drug Clozapine (Clozaril) causes an average weight gain of 13 pound in women and 7.3 pounds in men according to a recently published review paper about the weight gaining potential of anti-psychotic drugs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 3:39 pm | [0] comments

Friday, September 12, 2003

Patients prefer the word “weight” to “fatness”

Obese women greatly prefer the term "weight" to "fatness" according to a new study from Thomas A. Wadden from Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Elizabeth Didie from the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penn. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 9:51 am | [0] comments

Weight loss Doctors have a bias against fat people

Doctors who specialize in weight loss have a "very strong weight bias" against fat people according to a study published in the Sept-Oct 2003 issue of Obesity Research. Doctors tended to endorse the stereotype that obese people are lazy, stupid and worthless. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 9:43 am | [0] comments

Exercise: High intensity provides more benefits in women

Women who engaged in "high intensity" exercise of aerobic dance lost 4.6 pounds more than women who followed a "low intesity" exercise program of walking. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 9:36 am | [0] comments

Meridia: Greater weight loss with more than 15 mg

Weight loss was significantly greater when the dose of Meridia used was greater than 15 mg.

Meridia's effect on increasing systolic blood pressure was greater in patients who weighed more than 202 pounds and younger than 44-year-old. Whereas the effect on diastolic systolic was greater only in patients who weighed more than 202 pounds. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 9:24 am | [0] comments

Calcium: Low intake associated with greater body fat

A low intake of calcium is associated with an increase in body fat, especially in women concludes a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Women consuming less than 600 mg of calcium per day were heavier, had higher percent body fat, had a greater body mass index (BMI), and more belly fat than women who consumed more than 1000 mg of calcium per day. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 7:08 am | [0] comments

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Adding 5-HTP to Phen-Pro: An interview with Dr. Dennis Padla

Psychiatrist Dr. Dennis Padla 5-HTP may help patients who have plateaued but may also increase the incidence of some side effects. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 4:27 pm | [0] comments

The importance of omega-3 fatty acids: An interview with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos

Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D. is one of the world's leading experts on the effects of essential fatty acids on health and disease and is the author of "The Omega Diet". Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:56 pm | [0] comments

INTERVIEW

Adding 5-HTP to Phen-Pro: An interview with Dr. Michael Anchors

Dr. Michael Anchors says that adding 5-HTP to Phentermine-Proac helps about half of plauteaed patients to lose more weight. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:55 pm | [0] comments

Phentermine-Prozac (Phen-Pro): An interview with Dr. Michael Anchors

Michael Anchors, M.D., Ph.D. is the author of the book titled Safer Than Phen-Fen. He is a clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University and operates a family practice in Maryland. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:52 pm | [0] comments

Phentermine-Prozac (Phen-Pro) for losing weight: An update with Michael Anchors (1998)

This is an update to the interview with Michael Anchors, M.D., Ph.D. about the use of Phen-Pro, the combination of phentermine and Prozac or certain other SSRIs. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:51 pm | [0] comments

Interview with Michael Murray, N.D. about 5-HTP

Michael T. Murray, N.D., is the author of numerous books about nutritional supplements. His latest is 5-HTP: The Natural Way to Boost Serotonin and Overcome Depression, Obesity, and Insomnia. Larry Hobbs interviewed Dr. Murray by phone about the use of 5-HTP for weight loss.

This interview was first published in Obesity Research Update, June 1998, Volume 3 Number 6 Page 41. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:27 pm | [0] comments