Tag: health
group name: weight
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October 01, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Not long ago I drove past a store whose marquee proclaimed: “Everything You Need For Your Low-Carb Lifestyle.” A banner plastered across the marquee announced that the store was having a going . . . more
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October 09, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Several years ago I participated in a radio program in which I, a physician interested in the health risks associated with obesity, found myself pitted against an author who had recently written a book . . . more
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November 12, 2007 01:25 PM EST --
A confession: when I was about thirteen I ordered diet pills through the mail. I can’t recall, or even imagine, how I managed to get a check or money order to buy them. I do remember, though, the . . . more
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February 21, 2008 12:01 PM EST --
New Year's resolutions often serve as great motivators to get us to the gym, but what motivates you after the champagne and party hats are gone? How do you find the motivation to make it to the gym? . . . more
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December 10, 2007 05:54 PM EST --
All that glitters is not healthy So you’re in the supermarket stocking up on supplies for your new weight loss effort. Into the cart go carrots, low fat yogurt, a couple of Lean Cuisines. You . . . more
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December 03, 2007 05:58 PM EST --
I must admit, I always have to laugh when I read those lists of things you’re supposed to do when you’re feeling stressed and the urge to snack hits. “Take a bubble bath” is always . . . more
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January 21, 2008 12:14 PM EST --
A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine debunked the long held belief among doctors that obese people underestimate the number of calories they consume. It turns out that the tendency to . . . more
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February 11, 2008 03:50 PM EST --
Have you heard of the book French Women Don't Get Fat ? Apparently French women stay thin by lingering over three hour lunches, eating morsels of triple cream cheese washed down by lots of red wine . . . more
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February 25, 2008 02:30 PM EST --
Years ago in my medical practice I saw a woman in her late forties who was gaining weight despite no change in her diet or exercise. She felt tired and completely disinterested in sex, and she started . . . more
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November 19, 2007 10:23 AM EST --
I often find it useful in discussions with patients to compare weight management with personal finance. The analogy isn’t perfect—the drive to eat is more complicated and deeply rooted than . . . more
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October 15, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
Sometimes the more we learn about obesity and weight loss, the less we feel we know about it. No wonder: the topic is a minefield of paradox and contradiction. On the one hand, there’s strong evidence . . . more
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October 22, 2007 05:53 PM EDT --
We all have friends or acquaintances. Some of them are the best people that ever walked the face of the Earth. You can tell them your most private secrets and dreams. I can discuss my most sensitive . . . more
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March 03, 2008 11:42 AM EST --
The leader of a workshop offered by the program Overcoming Overeating asked participants to imagine moving to a planet where their weight would never change, never go up or down. Would they still bother . . . more
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October 01, 2007 06:01 PM EDT --
Question:
Is there any scientific proof that drinking 64 ounces of water daily will help a person lose weight?
Answer:
Water and other non-caloric beverages can depress appetite, but the effect is quite . . . more
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December 17, 2007 05:43 PM EST --
Have you ever wondered how human beings lived 50 or 100 years ago, before the era of self-improvement, health consciousness, and product safety regulations? Back in more innocent times when people had . . . more
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October 22, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
Once upon a time, weight and health were not talked about in the same breath—or even the same drag of a cigarette. In fact, smoking—the mother of all bad health habits—was once thought . . . more
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September 18, 2007 08:39 PM EDT --
I?m 8 ½ months pregnant and I have only gained 16 pounds throughout my entire pregnancy. I?m 5?9 and considered to be medium boned, not big boned, medium boned. . . . more
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September 19, 2007 10:30 PM EDT --
Okay, so most women at one time or another have tried diet pills. Let?s face it, most of us have tried many diet pills. We?ve all seen the commercials, read the magazine articles and . . . more
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March 17, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
Here's a joke my patients seem to like: A guy goes to the doctor, who tells him he has to give up smoking, drinking, and sex. Guy says, "Gee, doc…will that really help me live longer?" . . . more
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March 10, 2008 04:34 PM EDT --
Of all the many things people do to try and lose weight, consuming artificially sweetened soft drinks is probably the most common. A huge chunk of the over 40 billion dollars Americans spend annually . . . more
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