Healthy meals from Medical Weight Loss

June 22, 2010 by  
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National weight-loss surgery considered
The new National Health Board is considering a New Zealand-wide programme for stomach-stapling surgery.

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What exercise is best for weight loss?
Home > Topics > What Exercise Is Best For Weight Loss? What exercise is best for weight loss?

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Healthy meals from Medical Weight Loss
Tracy Strieter-Mandrik, Regional Supervisor of Medical Weight Loss Clinic, appeared on Action News  to talk about meals that are both delicious and healthy.

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Dr. Wendy Abraham, Medical Director of ThinSpa Cautions Against Purchasing HCG Products Online

June 11, 2010 by  
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Penn State study: Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence
Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers who do not drink soda, according to a Penn State study. The ten-year study showed that girls who drank soda at age five had diets that were less likely to meet nutritional standards for the duration of the study, which ended at age 15. Girls who did not drink soda at age five did not meet certain nutritional …

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Really Local Diets: Where the UN Gets it Wrong [Casaubon's Book]
A newly produced UN Report rightly points out , among other things, that the western model of meat and dairy production simply won’t work on a planet of 9 billion people. The report, which quantifies the basic unsustainability of affluent societies and the challenges facing us in satisfying needs we’ve spent a century creating and can’t possibly actually fulfill, is generally a good one. But I …

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Dr. Wendy Abraham, Medical Director of ThinSpa Cautions Against Purchasing HCG Products Online
HCG diets are becoming well known for their rapid weight loss results, and people are seeking out affordable and accessible ways to get the product, HCG, (Human Chorionic Gonadropin), a natural hormone found in pregnant women. “Just because HCG is categorized as natural, doesn’t mean that people should take it unsupervised,” advises Dr. Abraham, a naturopathic physician.

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Medical Ethics Lapses Cited in Interrogations

June 7, 2010 by  
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Africa: South Africa Here We Come, By Road
Soccer fanatics travelling by road from east and central Africa to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup perhaps best underline the scale of sacrifice Africans are making to have a first hand experience of the biggest sporting festival in the world.

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Keith I. Block, M.D.: Avoid Refined Sugar, Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence
Increased consumption of refined sugar can have serious health consequences, including a greater vulnerability to cancer, and possibly, even a worse outcome.

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Medical Ethics Lapses Cited in Interrogations
Medical professionals turned detainees into research subjects, according to a new report by a human rights organization.

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Study Cites Breaches of Medical Ethics Against Terror Suspects

June 7, 2010 by  
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Eat well on a vegetarian diet
For plenty of us in this meat-and-three-veg society, the thought of turning to vegetarianism is hard to stomach.

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When you lose weight — and gain it all back
Who among us hasn’t high-fived ourselves for finally fitting into those skinny jeans once again, only to relegate them to the back of the closet a few months later, when we gain weight again? Weight loss – Health – Shopping – Clothing – Support Groups

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Study Cites Breaches of Medical Ethics Against Terror Suspects
Medical professionals turned detainees into research subjects, according to a new report by a human rights organization.

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Hackensack University Medical Center tops N.J. rankings for weight-loss surgeries

June 6, 2010 by  
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50 Cent back to bulky self after massive weight loss
New York, June 5 : Rapper 50 Cent, who lost 50 pounds to play a cancer patient in ‘Things Fall Apart,’ showed off his rejuvenated physique while performing in Denver earlier this week as part of his Invitation Tour.

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Companies Pay Workers to Lose Weight
1/3 of U.S. companies are paying its employees to lose weight. Weight loss – Health – Shopping – United States – Support Groups

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Hackensack University Medical Center tops N.J. rankings for weight-loss surgeries
Hackensack University Medical Center was ranked first in New Jersey for bariatric (weight-loss) surgery for the fifth year in a row. The HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study is the largest annual study of its kind.

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What’s More Important In The Obesity Battle – Physical Activity Or Medical Treatment?

May 29, 2010 by  
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Research shows some people don’t taste salt like others
(PhysOrg.com) — Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a newly published study by a researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The research indicates that genetics influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we like to eat.

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Lack Of Exercise Key To Increased BMI In Children
A new independent study of scientific research has revealed that, contrary to the widely held hypothesis, dietary sugars are not the driving factor behind rising body mass index (BMI) levels in children in Great Britain.The research paper, ‘Trends in energy and sugar intakes and body mass index between 1983 and 1997 among children in Great Britain’, which was conducted by independent consultant …

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What’s More Important In The Obesity Battle – Physical Activity Or Medical Treatment?
Head to head: Should health policy focus on physical activity rather than obesity?Experts disagree on bmj.com May 25 about the best way to tackle the obesity crisis.

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Repeat after me: Enforcing medical and scientific standards is not “censorship” [Respectful Insolence]

May 28, 2010 by  
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Study shows ground beef from grain-fed cattle healthier than grass-fed
COLLEGE STATION – Grass-fed beef may not have as many healthful traits as some perceive, according to results from a recent Texas AgriLife Research study. Dr. Stephen Smith, an AgriLife Research meat scientist, and a team of researchers have found that contrary to popular perception, ground beef from pasture-fed cattle had no beneficial effects on plasma lipid. However, high monounsaturated fat …

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N.C. bill proposes healthful living courses be honors classes
A bill in the General Assembly is looking to draw more teens to “healthful living education” by making them honors classes, which can potentially improve GPAs because they come with a higher point scale than regular classes.

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Repeat after me: Enforcing medical and scientific standards is not “censorship” [Respectful Insolence]
I don’t mean to beat up on Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick. I really don’t. I realize I rather harshly criticized him yesterday for being so hostile to the concept of “denialism,” to the point where he characterized even the use of the term as a means of “suppressing” free speech. Normally, that criticism would have been enough. If Dr. Fitzpatrick answered, that would be all well and good; if he didn’t …

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