Weight Loss in the News

May 30th 2007

Acomplia, (Rimonabant) the new wonder diet pill, which was approved for use in the UK last year, is now available online. Rimonabant can be purchased online with worldwide shipping offered too. Check out the Rimonabant page at 123 Diet Pills 4 Weight Loss to order.

The Motivational Diet Kick-Start

March 20th 2007

Often the hardest part of any diet is getting started. Many would-be dieters mooch around for months whinging about how fat they have become and vowing every week, that next week is when their diet starts. But for many, the first day of a diet is the hardest, you feel hungry all day, and obsess about food every minute and the time just drags between meals, so by the time the evening comes, many would be losers, give up and start snacking in front of the TV. If that sounds familiar, here's one way to get on the slimming route faster......

Hoodia - Weightloss industry's latest hope
February 21st 2007

Africa's poor may profit from appetite-suppressing plant called hoodia. Hoodia gordonii is no beauty, but this humble plant is Africa's latest cash crop, priced at $40 an ounce. The plant, which grows wild in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, was once used by indigenous tribes to suppress hunger and thirst when hunting. Now it's such a darling of the international dieting industry that......

The Low Down on Size Zero

February 12th 2007

... It’s the ideal status symbol, fuelled by a world in which skinny celebrities and models fit right in; where coffee and cigarettes replace food ....

"Don't Steal Our Meals" Campaign Launched By UK Weight Control Charity

October 4th 2006

... against what it says is a disturbing new escalation in the Food Industry's hard sell.
Extra pressure is reported to be piling up on the millions of people already suffering confusion and panic regarding what they should do next about their growing dieting and weight worries....

When will the EU Diet Pill Acomplia be on Sale in Canada or Mexico?

June 29th, 2006

With Sanofi planning to launch its diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) in the UK, some Americans are trying to obtain this highly touted diet pill even though it has not yet been approved by the FDA for sale in the United States ........

Can foods help burn fat?

May 21st, 2006

Some experts insist they can.

Here is our list of diet-friendly foods that are rumoured to fight flab! Fat-Burning Food Guide

Immediate Craving Buster

January 20th, 2006

Millions of British viewers watched Paul McKenna's TV series on Sky one last night and were amazed at the weight loss techniques Paul showed them. One such amazing technique called the Craving Buster, showed how to immediately remove food cravings!

Marijuana Munchies help produce New Diet Pill

January 18th, 2006

A marijuana joint might seem an odd starting point in the search for weight-loss secrets.

Yet a compound switching off the same brain circuits that make people hungry when they smoke cannabis looks set to become the world’s first blockbuster anti-obesity medicine, with sales tipped by analysts to top $3 billion a year.

Diet Soda May Not Help You Lose Weight

June 17th, 2005

Drinking diet soda may not be helping you lose weight ! In fact, scientists at the University of Texas found people who drink had a higher risk of obesity ........

You CAN lose weight and eat !

May 31st, 2005

Now, losing weight does not mean starving yourself or spending hours at the Gym to get that perfect hourglass figure or those six pack abs, a new diet called the Greek Doctor's Diet helps you lose weight while eating.

Soy reduces cholesterol & blood sugar levels, aiding weight loss:-

April 12th, 2005

Soy may prove much more beneficial than your general assumptions. Soy proves helpful in losing weight , reducing cholestrol and blood sugar levels besides being helpful in weight loss ,says a study published in the journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Nasal Spray for Weight Loss on the way!!

October 1st, 2004

A new drug based on the hormone, which is sent to the brain to signal the person has eaten enough, undergoes clinical trials.

If all goes well with the testing, it could reduce patients' daily caloric intake by 30 percent, which would translate into an approximate 50-pound weight loss over a year, based on the 2,800 calories a day the average American eats.

Gastric pacemaker could help weight loss

June 22nd, 2004

People wanting to lose weight may be in for a shock. Literally!

A new type of pacemaker that sends mild electrical pulses to the stomach is being tested to see whether it can help people control their appetites and lose weight.

To lose weight fast, eat meat

June 6, 2004

Atkins diet works faster initially than low-fat diet, and may improve blood fat levels, say new studies

Can Nuts Help Weight Loss?

June 3, 2004

Researchers at Purdue University have found that adding almonds to a calorie-controlled eating plan can assist in weight loss.

Low Carb Diets still need to be Calorie Controlled

May 8, 2004

Those who have chosen the latest Low Carb diet craze still need to count calories the old fashioned way in order to lose weight. Many dieters hoping for low carb weight loss without regard for their total calorific intake are fooling themselves research shows.

2nd May 2004

Mesotherapy - New Fat Removal Technique

Is it possible that an injection of vitamins could help you lose weight?

Mesotherapy has been used all over France and Europe for a number of years, and now Doctors are trying the method in the UK and the US.

Those who have tried it, swear by it, but what exactly is it?

22nd April 2004
Fat cell hormone causes weight loss
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have established in an animal model that the hormone adiponectin secreted by fat tissue acts in the brain to reduce body weight. In contrast to leptin, a related hormone, adiponectin can cause weight loss by raising metabolic rate while not affecting appetite.