Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 The latest weight-loss wonder, over-the-counter (OTC) orlistat (Alii), promises that "if you could lose 10 pounds through dieting, you could lose 15 pounds with hard work and Alii." Orlistat is also available by prescription as the brand-name product Xenical. Since the drug's actions rely on binding 25 percent of the fats you consume in your gut and passing them through your body unabsorbed, there's no focus on the real reason that most people get fat: too much refined carbohydrate. No wonder the drugs don't have much effect. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Almost all of these folks, including me, transitioned to a relatively low-fat diet, regardless of their initial weight-loss strategy.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
So, it's time again to slowly evolve your habits: decrease the density of the food and increase the volume of calorie-sparse food you eat so that it speeds through your system, turns off the hunger switch, and lowers your metabolism. This means gradually eating less meat, poultry, fish, and cheese and fewer grains and legumes. Want an easy way to remember this? Most cooked animal protein, grains, and legumes are brown in color. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Unproven Uses: Germander is used as a digestive aid, as a rinse for gout, as weight-loss aid, and for fever. contraindications
The drug is highly toxic and should not be used (see PRECAUTIONS). precautions and adverse reactions
Liver-cell necrosis has been observed following intake of the drug. Symptoms include jaundice and an elevated level of aminotransferase in the blood. One case of death has been recorded. For that reason, the drug is not to be administered. dosage
Mode of Administration: Germander is occasionally used in tea mixtures (see PRECAUTIONS). |
Andreas Moritz
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 The combined sales of all the diet products advertised and sold by the weight-loss industry earns $58 billion a year from consumers desperately searching for a solution to their weight challenges. In order to lower weight, Olistat is designed to block the absorption of dietary fat. Since this interferes with the absorption of vital fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K and beta carotene, users are instructed to take a daily multivitamin. Alli's official website, MyAlli. |
| Orlistat alone, stressing the importance of a good balanced diet and regular exercise—the typical disclaimer found on any weight-loss product that doesn't work.
High Protein Foods Make You Fat and Low Energy Foods Deplete Energy
Not such good news for the Atkins diet friends. The results of a four-nation study involving more than 4,000 men and women ages 40 to 59 produced a stunning conclusion in our Atkins diet-fueled society: the thinnest people on Earth eat the most carbohydrates. What is even more alarming, the people who ate the most protein in their diet were actually the heaviest. |
| A study by Scottish researchers, published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, examined the prolonged use of exceptionally low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets on gut health. The scientists at Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute found that prolonged adherence to the low-carb diet may adversely affect the gut bacterial populations that beneficially produce a substance called butyrate, which is important for keeping the gut healthy and preventing colorectal cancer. |
| Orlistat alone, stressing the importance of a good balanced diet and regular exercise—the typical disclaimer found on any weight-loss product that doesn't work.
High Protein Foods Make You Fat and Low Energy Foods Deplete Energy
Not such good news for the Atkins diet friends. The results of a four-nation study involving more than 4,000 men and women ages 40 to 59 produced a stunning conclusion in our Atkins diet-fueled society: the thinnest people on Earth eat the most carbohydrates. What is even more alarming, the people who ate the most protein in their diet were actually the heaviest. |
Bill Sardi
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 American Journal Gastroenterology 100:2724-9, 2005]
The weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical) causes deleterious changes in the lining of the intestines that can lead to polyp formation. Public Citizen has petitioned the FDA to recall this drug.
Preventive measures for colon cancer
Diet and health habits
SUMMARY ^^^^ risk for colon cancer.
Summary and recommendations
It is obvious that the state of colon cancer care today is deplorable. Much that can be done to prevent colon cancer either from occurring in the first place, or from re-occurring is not being put into practice. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 Chapter Four Resources
These resources will help you learn more about the diet and weight-loss industry. You will also find valuable information about dieting, eating disorders, nutrition, portion control and obesity. For more information and resources about these very important topics, please visit www.fitadvocate.com. positive influence
The Flip: Turn Your World Around
David Rippe andjared Rosen ISBN: 1571744746
Book Description: The Flip reveals that tens of millions of people have already made the choice to embrace the right-side-up world. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 At this point you can resume your weight-loss diet.
And what is the weight-loss diet? Actually, there are two plans—a low-carb version and a low-calorie version. (The book offers tests to help you determine which plan is right for you.) In the low-carb version, you can eat unlimited amounts of protein but you cut back on starchy and sugary carbohydrates. (The book states that "as long as you are eating the right foods, your caloric intake doesn't matter," which is complete nonsense and exactly the kind of silliness that gives thoughtful lower-carb plans a bad name). |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| There is a seemingly endless list of weight-loss supplements, fat burners and appetite suppressants on the market. Each offers their own concoction using many of the same ingredients. Then, it's up to the marketing illusion to hook you with the promise of a sleek, trim and ripped body. The manufacturers of Zantrex-3, Hydroxycut®, Xenadrine® EFX, Stacker 2®, Slimquick™, Lean System 7 and Myoplex® all want your contribution towards the big, fat lie. The hook is so strong that when buying the first bottle of supplements you are considered a repeat customer. |
| After an extensive investigation regarding fraudulent claims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally levied a hefty $25 million fine against the manufacturers of four weight-loss drugs including Xenadrine, EFX CortiSlim, One-A-Day WeightSmart and TrimSpa. Manufacturers of these types of products will now have to adjust their lies to maintain their market share.
One of the most popular ingredients to hit the supplement scene is the appetite suppressant Hoodia gordonii, a cactus found in the Kalahari Desert. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Another plant extract that has gotten a bad name is the weight-loss product, ephedria. Virtually all reports of severe reactions have been related to obvious abuse. Further, problems always will accompany any weight-loss product, especially when used by teenage girls, who often take doses far exceeding those recommended when they become desperate to lose weight. Many herbs with hypoglycemic properties also can cause problems. Many are brain stimulants and can, under certain circumstances cause mania, panic attacks, insomnia, and even seizures. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Now, this world-renowned, medically approved weight-loss method can help everyone across the world — and not just those who travel to Durham, North Carolina.
Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry S. Lodge ISBN: 0761134239
Description: Highly recommended for anyone interested in improving with age. Written by Dr. |
| Joining a fitness club or purchasing a piece of home exercise equipment to achieve your goals doesn't meet the IRS definition of a weight-loss program. So, you can go on an approved diet and get a deduction, but if you want to exercise you're ineligible. This is a clear indication that our government is clueless when it comes to health and fitness in America.
Legislation to improve fitness among young people has also been limited. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 The reason weight-loss diets fail is the same reason present cardiac rehabilitation for coronary artery disease fails: patients continue consuming fat. They may consume slightly less than they did before their heart disease was diagnosed, but this is still the very same fat that injured their arteries in the first place. Their heart disease continues to progress.
The people in my research study held their dietary fat to very low levels. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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| Antibiotics can have this effect; so can weight-loss drugs and cholesterol- Gastrointestinal lowering medicines that prevent fat or (G I) Tract cholesterol from being absorbed into The path traveled by any solid the body. Drugs used to treat acid food or drug you swallow, reflux or heartburn can change the Includes the mouth, esophagus, environment of the GI tract in a way stomach, small intestine, large that reduces absorption of needed vita- intestine (colon). and rectunn' mins and minerals.
3. Increased "burning" of nutrients. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 In addition, many over-the-counter medications (cold and cough preparations, weight-loss drugs, pain relievers) contain caffeine or caffeine-related substances and can also increase sleep disorders.
Recently, coffee and chocolate have both been touted for their high levels of antioxidants, and in fact, caffeine itself is an antioxidant. A 2005 study found that coffee is actually the top source of antioxidants in the U.S. diet. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Overall, this diet had a much more beneficial effect than either statins or weight-loss drugs, and without side effects. You'll lose weight eating this way, and you'll look and feel great.
The Bottom Line
Don't take diet pills, herbs, or supplements. Not for a few weeks, not for a few days, not ever. Not alone and not in combination with a diet program. In my opinion, diet drugs are a bad solution in the long and short term, even for people who have a lot of weight to lose (more than thirty pounds). |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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| Athletes often use carnitine supplements to enhance energy and endurance, while others use it as a weight-loss supplement. In HIV/AIDS, supplemental carnitine may be used to raise its levels in the cells; research suggests that this really helps to control nerve damage, which is a common consequence of HIV/AIDS and its treatment with drugs. (Carnitine is also useful for diabetic neuropathy, another kind of nerve damage.) Other benefits include prevention of muscle and fat wasting, and reduced levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. |
Jack Challem
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 Certain supplements can reduce appetite and hunger and can promote weight loss, but they work by improving glucose tolerance, not by being "weight-loss pills" per se.
Do You Need Nutritional Supplements?
People sometimes ask us whether supplements are necessary. The sad fact is that nutritional deficiencies are commonplace in the United States, Europe, and Asia, a sign that it is difficult for people to obtain adequate or optimal levels of nutrients from food alone. The following
207 graph, compiled from U. S. |
| Grapefruit Promotes Weight Loss
Since the Hollywood Diet of the 1930s, grapefruit has been included in a variety of weight-loss programs. A recent study found that grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and grapefruit capsules actually helped people to lose weight and improve their insulin function.
Researchers at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, California, asked ninety-one overweight patients to slightly modify their regular eating habits for twelve weeks. |
| Human studies show substantial weight-loss benefits with the addition of omega-3 fish oils. Furthermore, the omega-3s improve glucose tolerance and reduce both insulin and triglyceride levels. The omega-3 fats play important roles in maintaining normal glucose tolerance, and high levels of vegetable oils and trans fats interfere with their normal activity. We'll explain more about the benefits of the omega-3 fish oils in chapter 10.
Trans fats, soybean oil, and saturated fats appear to increase body fat. Fish oils and olive oil may help to keep people slim. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Senna is an herbal stimulant laxative that is toxic to animal muscle tissue, yet this substance is a common ingredient in many herbal teas, weight-loss supplements, vitamins, and especially laxatives.70 In fact, Senna is often prescribed as a "natural medicine" for curing constipation. Despite the alarming fact of its toxicity, senna continues to be included in hundreds of products while simultaneously causing a host of very serious health conditions, diseases, and even death in high enough concentrations. |
Jack Challem
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| Although the label suggests weight-loss benefits, we think that any weight loss results from improved blood-sugar and insulin levels.
Phase 2 Starch Neutralizer. Although we have some reservations about starch-blocking supplements, this particular brand has some scientific support for inhibiting the activity of alpha amylase, one of the gut's starch-digesting enzymes. By blocking the activity of alpha amylase, Phase 2 prevents the absorption of some carbohydrates. |
Shannon Brownlee
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 Sending patients to weight-loss clinics? Does fetal monitoring reduce the risk of a bad outcome during childbirth, or just increase the chances of a Caesarean section? Does screening for prostate cancer with the PSA test save lives? If prostate cancer is found, which treatment is best? (There are four kinds of surgeries, several types of implantable radioactive seeds, and multiple external radiation regimens to choose from.) These are just a few of the questions that can only be answered if we stop leaving the job of funding clinical research to the pharmaceutical industry. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| It has been used for centuries both for the liver and as a weight-loss aid. Its ability to stimulate the production and secretion of bile was first noted by researchers in 1875. Dandelion is also a potent diuretic, meaning it promotes the excretion of urine, which helps flush toxins from the body. A typical dose is 4 grams of dried root (available in capsule form) or 4 to 8 milliliters (ml) of dandelion extract, three times daily.
Oregon grape root (Berberis aquifolium) is considered a gentle stimulant for the liver and gallbladder. |
Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D.
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 But the majority—particularly those who are more than 30 percent above their ideal weight—need a structured weight-loss plan. Fortunately, this kind of help is everywhere. You can ask your doctor or another health care professional to help create a plan just for you. Or join an organization such as Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anonymous. Many hospitals sponsor weight-loss clinics as well.
If you're too busy or too uncomfortable to attend meetings in person, there are weight-loss programs that allow you to check in by phone. One is operated by Health Management Resources. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 A range of weight-loss problems are associated with amenorrhea, including crash diets, malnutrition, and life-threatening anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa occurs primarily in young white middle- to upper-class women under age 25, yet has also been known to occur in young men and middle-aged women. The family situation of a young woman with anorexia is very often success-achievement-appearance oriented. The pattern usually starts with a diet to control weight and a fear of excess weight when in fact the weight being gained is due to normal maturing. |
| Encouraging weight loss can help the situation tremendously, but women with polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity seem to be very resistant to standard weight-loss programs. It is possible to lose weight, but they need to be persistent and have a good support system, possibly even some help from bariatric medicine (obesity doctors).
The treatment that achieves the best symptom control is oral contraceptives. |
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