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Monday, February 04, 2008
Obese people burn less fat than lean people, may play a role in obesity
Lean people burned the most fat, and obese people burned the least fat according to a new study. "The observed reduction in dietary fat oxidation in subjects with a higher percentage body fat may play a role in human obesity," the researchers concluded.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
EPHEDRA AND CAFFEINE
Women given ephedra and caffeine lost 15.8 lbs vs 4.9 lbs for the control group
Women given a supplement containing ephedra and caffeine before breakfast and lunch lost an average of 15.8 pounds in nine months compared to 4.9 pounds for women given a placebo.
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Sunday, March 05, 2006
METABOLISM
Boosting metabolism: Ephedrine, caffeine and theophylline boosts metabolism 8% or 150 calories a day
A pill sold in England known as the "Do-Do" pill, which at the time contained 22 mg ephedrine plus 30 mg caffeine plus 50 mg theophylline, increased the number of calories burned by 8 percent per day which represents 153 calories per day or 15 pounds per year.
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Wednesday, March 01, 2006
GREEN TEA
Tea polyphenols increase thermogenesis
AN IN VITRO STUDY using brown adipose tissue from a rat found that a preparation of dried tea leaves increased thermogenesis when used alone and more strongly when combined with ephedrine.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
EPHEDRA
Two-thirds of ephedra-related psychiatric reports occurred in patients with preexisting conditions
There have been a number of case reports of psychiatric side effects associated with the use of the herb ephedra. However, "two-thirds of these psychiatric cases involved patients with pre-existing psychological/psychiatric conditions and/or use of other mood-altering medications or illicit substances" according to an analysis by the RAND Corporation of Santa Monica, California.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Meridia vs ephedrine: A single dose of Meridia increases resting metabolism, ephedrine does not
A single 10 mg dose of Meridia (sibutramine) increases resting metabolism, whereas a single dose of ephedrine sulphate does not according to a study from researchers at the University of North Carolina's School of Pharmacy.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Most diet drugs similar to dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline
Diet pill critics often like to say that diet pills are amphetamine-like, refering to their chemical structure. It should be noted that the basic chemical structure of most diet pills is also similar to the neurotransmitters dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline as pointed out in a recent review paper by Halpern and Mancini (2003, p. 28, col. 1).
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Friday, May 07, 2004
Phentermine: Drug interactions
People taking the following medications should not take phentermine because of possible drug interactions unless instructed to do so by your physician.
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Monday, April 05, 2004
Green Tea Extract for fat loss: An interview with researcher Dr. Abdul Dulloo
"An extract of Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content," says obesity researcher Abdul Dulloo, M.D., Ph.D. from the Institute of Physiology at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Diet drugs save money
"We found that treatment with obesity medications reduced overall pharmacy costs with the added benefit of weight loss," concluded a 1999 study.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Ephedra: Is the FDA telling the truth?
A history of deception about other supplements casts doubts about the FDA's honesty about ephedra.
Lawmakers are deciding whether to ban the sale of ephedra. They say it's an issue of safety, but is it? What else could it be? Read the entire article | Email this article
Lawmakers are deciding whether to ban the sale of ephedra. They say it's an issue of safety, but is it? What else could it be? Read the entire article | Email this article
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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