20 May 2006

20 Questions with The Reality Diet Author Dr. Steven Schnur

Not a day goes by where the media isn’t reporting another alarming study about the rapid expansion of the American waistline.В  Obesity rates continue to climb for both adults and -disturbingly- children. В Americans, meanwhile, continue to embrace the less-than-healthy lifestyle consisting of dining out, little or no exercise, and -when they do choose to eat […]

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20 May 2006

Diets in the News

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, “diets disappoint in the long run.” This doesn’t stop the more than 50 million Americans that diet annually from trying popular diets in the news, nor does it stop the diet industry from creating a new fad diet every other day.
There are many different diets […]

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10 May 2006

Q. What are some adverse effects of extreme weight loss techniques?

What are some adverse effects of extreme weight loss techniques?
Kev
A.
Weight loss supplements with Ephedra cause people to feel jittery at the least, and have resulted in a couple of deaths. People with eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia may result in death if they are not treated. Someone how has anorexia nervosa eats very […]

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