weight loss

"In March 2021, the European Commission issued a brief in which it defined obesity as a “chronic relapsing disease, which in turn acts as a gateway to a range of other non-communicable diseases”. The brief provides obesity with the formal and bind categorisation status of a non-communicable...

I saw a cool presentation the other day, which started with a seemingly simple question, but posed to many random people, it turns few have an idea - and many have wrong hunches. So I decided to test this forum: When you lose 10 pounds of body fat, where do they go? (This is talking about the...

This may be a stupid question, but I have asked it of other people and not gotten a real answer. Where does the weight you lose actually go? Do you burn it as fuel? Excrete it? I understand that you can lose weight and fat but not the mechanism.

The health and weight loss industry has had its own Sokal hoax: http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800

One of my goals for this year is to lose weight. I finally got around to writing up a clear and concise diet plan, and would appreciate any input that might help improve it. If someone can think of a better name for it than the one I came up with, maybe it could become the next popular...

A friend of mine has recently been recruited into selling Isagenix products. He invited me to his "business/product launch" and the red flags went up immediately. For a start, it's a multi level marketing scheme, which are always dodgy at best. Secondly, the product has been very roundly...

As I've been trying to lose weight recently, it occurred to me that losing weight is a perfect example of Einstein's equation showing that mass is the equivalent of energy. You expend more energy, you take in less mass, and you lose weight. Then it occured to me that the amount of mass I've...

OK skeptics, what do you think of this weight loss system called Sensa. It supposedly works by "activating the hunger control switch" in your brain. It seems intriguing to me, but I'd like some skeptical advice first. I should warn you that this page is an advertisement and when you go to close...

The local (KMOV-TV) news last night ran a segment on a "miraculous" weight-loss technique that has the side benefits of producing less stress, improved general health, etc, etc. I watched the segment: http://www.kmov.com/video/topvideo-index.html?nvid=247220 (streaming video) Which has a...

I cast a cry out to the wonderful people on board - what is the scoop on stress/cortisol/weight? I am not a scientist or doctor, and really cannot tell whether the information I am finding on the web is worth anything. The basic tune on the web is that stress tells the body to release...

As I've said a few times before, I'm on a rather wooish e-list. A couple of days ago, somebody posted the contents of an email they'd had. It was selling anti-obesity pills and was full of sciency-sounding garbage about genes (google for 'Obesi-Trim' if you're really interested). I and...

Fucoxanthin is a (unfortunately named :)) substance found in some seaweed. There is at least one published study which presents fairly strong evidence that it makes fat rats less fat. A number of supplement companies are now selling fucoxanthin pills, usually in a blend with other...

I caught a few minutes of a new(?) informercial where the noted criminal Kevin Trudeau claims that his weight loss secrets, which have been secretly used by celebrities, rich people, and even royalty, allow people to lose 5, 8 or 10 pounds in the first 24 hours. My knowledge of physiology is...

I'm rather skeptical of the claims these people are making regarding their machine. Does anyone have more information on it regarding whether it works and if there are any side effects? If it's true, it would be great for lazy fat sonsobiches like me. Turbosonic Only 10 Minutes To Burn Fat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592587/ So makers of these scam products are making buckets of money (primarily from lower-income people, according to the survey), and, if one considers this a representative sample, two-thirds of Americans wrongly believe that the products have FDA approval and...

Mon Dieu. So Vic's Chic was talking to a friend recently who said to her, "My friend Sandy is going to get her ear stapled Saturday. It's going to help her lose weight. I'm thinking about getting it done." Vic's Chic, with her newly installed woo-alarm, says, "Wait a second. What?!" The...

Article As a friend of mine put it when I showed him the article over IM, "yea! In you face AMA! ... you want low fat Doctor? eat my a**"

I saw an ad on TV for a product called Hydroxycut, a weight loss supplement that is supposed to work wonders in achieving significant results in shedding pounds. (Obviously this is only one of many products toting such wonders.) http://www.hydroxycut.com What really cracked me up is their...