Less vitamin D means more adiposity, according to researchers in the US and Bogota, Columbia. Continue reading Might vitamin D deficiency make you chubby?
Category Archives: Obesity
Consumer Alert: Payouji tea and Pai You Guo Slim Capsules
Testing by the MHRA (Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) found that these supposedly natural products contain an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient called sibutramine (Meridia). Continue reading Consumer Alert: Payouji tea and Pai You Guo Slim Capsules
Benefits and potential risks of artificial sweeteners
Surprisingly, only about 15% of Americans use sugar substitutes.
What might be the public health issues associated with recommending a switch from sugar to artificial sweeteners? Continue reading Benefits and potential risks of artificial sweeteners
The cost of obesity
Obese people spend an additional $1429 a year — or 42% more — on healthcare than their normal-weight counterparts, according to research by RTI international and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading The cost of obesity
Comparing fructose- and glucose-sweetened beverages
Overweight and obese subjects consumed glucose- or fructose-sweetened beverages, and researchers from the US and Japan compared the effects.
A new TV commercial in the US claims there’s no difference. Not so, according to these results. Here are the findings, and the potential significance of this research. Continue reading Comparing fructose- and glucose-sweetened beverages
Consumer Alert: Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules
So good they had to name it “slimming” twice.
Unfortunately, Slimming Beauty contains the active pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine (Meridia), a stimulant. And the marketer, Beautiful Health Inc., formerly LL Health and Beauty, failed to list it among the ingredients on the label. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules
Reviewing the value of acupuncture for obesity
Researchers from Kyung Hee University Medical Center, in Seoul Korea reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Reviewing the value of acupuncture for obesity
Is napping “bad” for nighttime sleep?
Two published studies conclude it is not. Continue reading Is napping “bad” for nighttime sleep?
Consumer Alert: Revivexxx Extra Strength and Solo Slim
Both have undeclared ingredients, which were discovered by the FDA.
Both pose a risk to people who use them and are being withdrawn from the marketplace. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Revivexxx Extra Strength and Solo Slim
Consumer Alert: Joyful Slim Herb Supplement
It has been a big week for product recalls.
Joyful Slim Herb Supplement is the third so far. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Joyful Slim Herb Supplement
Consumer Alert: Slim-30 Herb Supplement
Slim-30 Herb Supplement is marketed as a “natural” herb for weight loss.
But an FDA lab analysis of this product revealed undeclared N-desmethyl sibutramine and traces of sibutramine (Meridia). Continue reading Consumer Alert: Slim-30 Herb Supplement
Consumer Alert: Que She
This “all-natural blend of Chinese herbs” will get this year’s award for the most fraudulently labeled supplement. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Que She
Secrets to successful weight loss among men
Reduce portion size and limit fat intake.
Following strict dietary recommendations isn’t necessary, based on data presented during the American College of Sports Medicine 57th Annual Meeting by researchers from the University of Newcastle, in Australia. Continue reading Secrets to successful weight loss among men
Asthma: Another reason to lose weight
During the 2009 annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio reported the risk of obesity in asthmatic patients. Continue reading Asthma: Another reason to lose weight
Vitamin B12 for weight loss?
At least 1 website is promoting vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) injections as a treatment to achieve weight loss. Continue reading Vitamin B12 for weight loss?
Chromium picolinate does not produce weight loss
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut conducted a study with this essential trace element and nutritional supplement. Continue reading Chromium picolinate does not produce weight loss
Hoodia from a Canadian perspective
Researchers from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia reviewed the evidence in response to a request from women who was looking for advice. Continue reading Hoodia from a Canadian perspective
Obesity and health-risk behaviors in children
Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, in Bethesda, Maryland examined the association of overweight and obesity with health-risk behaviors among US youth. Continue reading Obesity and health-risk behaviors in children
More evidence of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents
Researchers in Georgia and Massachusetts measured the vitamin D status of black and white adolescents in the southeastern United States and the relationship with adiposity. Continue reading More evidence of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents
Effects of flaxseed on the metabolic syndrome and exercise
The effects of taking flaxseed lignan complex during exercise in older adults were studied by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Continue reading Effects of flaxseed on the metabolic syndrome and exercise