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FDA Ponders Weight Loss Drug that Increases Suicidal Thinking
Instead of pondering your next meal, now a person will be able to lose weight while pondering if they would like to live. Is the benefit worth the risk? Sanofi-Aventis’s drug Acomplia is one more example of how artificially influencing appetite signals, and thus leptin, is like playing with dynamite. Leptin is powerful, it controls survival. When drugs interact directly with subconscious brain circuitry associated with acquiring food, the result is highly unpredictable.Read More: Acomplia, anxiety, mood, suicide, The Leptin Diet, weight loss
Prenatal Programming of Obesity
A new study confirms a growing body of information that the health of the mother during pregnancy has a profound affect on the potential for future obesity. In the new study it was shown that high blood sugar during pregnancy doubles the risk for obesity between ages 5-7. Women entering pregnancy in an overweight condition and/or who eat poorly during pregnancy are at risk for this problem as well as multiple other pregnancy issues....Read More: blood sugar, Leptin Diet, obesity, pregnancy, weight loss, Weight Management
Obesity Drugs are Problematic
Obesity drugs are big business, pulling in 1.2 billion in sales last year. The British Medical Journal just published a review of the three main weight loss drugs and found that Orlistat increased rates of gastrointestinal side effects and slightly lowered concentrations of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), Sibutramine lowered concentrations of HDL, raised blood pressure, and increased pulse rate, and Rimonabant increased the risk of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders.Read More: anxiety, HDL cholesterol, Mastering Leptin, mood, obesity, Orlistat, Rimonabant, Sibutramine, weight loss
What is Leptin?
I have spent more than twenty years on the front lines of clinical nutrition helping thousands of people solve very difficult health problems – naturally. In all these years I have never encountered more powerful principles of health than those relating to leptin.Read More: obesity, weight loss
Top Leptin and Weight Loss Stories of the Past Year
Leptin continues to be the key to weight management and healthy weight loss. Below is a handy index so you can quickly look up articles of interest to you. To see the full article, click on the headline. The first three links are basic articles explaining leptin. Then there is a section of feature length articles that explain leptin in the context of various important health issues. Following that is the interesting news stories of the past year. Numerous scientific references are embedded within articles as links.Read More: leptin resistance, obesity, weight loss
Sirtuin1 During Calorie Restriction – Application for Weight Management
Sirtuin1 is a longevity gene that is activated during times of food scarcity. It enables metabolism and your brain to maintain a higher-level state of function. The activation of this gene by eating less food is central to the anti-aging theory of calorie restriction. The sirtuin1 gene is also activated by the nutrient resveratrol. A novel animal study is proving new insights on how this gene works.Read More: metabolism, Resveratrol, SIRT1, sirtuin1, weight loss
Supplements of Calcium Help Weight Management in Postmenopausal Women
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial found that 1,400 or 1,500 milligrams of calcium per day in overweight postmenopausal women was associated with significantly better body/trunk composition and noticeably less weight gain. /audio/podcast_QandA/Supplements_of_Calcium_Help_Weight_Management_in_Postmenopausal_Women.mp3Read More: appetite, Calcium, metabolism, overweight, weight gain, weight loss, women
Clinical Trial Proves Water Before Meals Boosts Weight Loss
For the first time a clinical trial has proven that drinking 2 cups of water (16 ounces) before each meal resulted in an additional 5 pounds of weight loss over a 12 week period. Both the water drinking group and the non-water drinking group were on a low calorie diet in order to lose weight. The researchers suggested that water before meals helps a person feel fuller so they eat less food.Read More: dieting, metabolism, water consumption, weight loss
Green Tea Extract Supports Weight Loss
Green tea extracts continue to build their case as an effective tool for weight management support. In the current study 2 capsules per day of green tea extract was given to obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome. Over an 8 week period the average weight loss was 5 pounds.Read More: Green Tea Extract, weight loss
Abdominal Fat More Difficult to Lose
A new study analyzed the amount of abdominal and liver fat in 243 people and then put them on a diet along with moderate exercise. Those who lost the most weight had the least amount of problematic fat in the first place. This helps explain why some people have a more difficult time losing weight than others.Read More: abdominal fat, fatty liver, weight loss
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