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<channel><title>SizeNet Health Files</title><link>http://heath.sizenet.com</link><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SizenetHealthFiles" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">SizenetHealthFiles</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item><title>Is swine flu hitting the plus sized harder?</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1402</link><description><![CDATA[<pThe Swine Flu is still in the news and many more are being infected. However, details are emerging that a disproportionate amount of plus sized people are becoming severely ill. Bloomberg has a report (<a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&amp;sid=aM.7Dg3Z_msI"Obese Exposed as Swine Flu Collides With Fat Epidemic (Update1)</a ) that covers the latest news...</p
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<pDoctors tracking the pandemic say they see a pattern in hospital reports from Glasgow to Melbourne and from Santiago to New York. People infected with the bug who have a body mass index greater than 40, deemed morbidly obese, suffer respiratory complications that are harder to treat and can be fatal.</p
<pWith the new virus on a collision course with the obesity epidemic, the World Health Organization says it s gathering statistics to confirm and understand this development. Drugmaker Roche Holding AG is combing through studies to determine whether heavier people should get bigger doses of its Tamiflu antiviral.</p
<p"Morbid obesity is one of the most common findings turning up in severely ill patients," said Nikki Shindo, who is leading the investigation of swine flu patients at the WHO in Geneva. "It s a huge problem."</p
</blockquote]]></description></item><item><title>Study shows that overweight people live longer</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1395</link><description><![CDATA[<pThe continuing debate on how fat you have to be to shorten your life span, has new research to keep it going. The Science Daily has published a report that says that being overweight means you live longer that those of normal weight. Extremely obese and underweight people have the shortest life span. From <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623133523.htm"Can A Little Extra Weight Protect People From Early Death? Underweight, Extremely Obese Die Earlier Than People Of Normal Weight</a...</p
<blockquote"It s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk of dying, but it is surprising that carrying a little extra weight may give people a longevity advantage," said David Feeny, PhD, coauthor of the study and senior investigator for the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.</blockquote
<pThe New York Times has picked up on this as well, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/health/26weight.html?_r=1"Excess Pounds, but Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life</a.</p]]></description></item><item><title>Japanese boneless belt aids weight loss</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1372</link><description><![CDATA[<pThis totally unbelievable contraption is suppose to help you loose weight. As you might of guessed,  it comes from Japan. Apparently by dividing up the belly up in to seperate  bubbles  with this   boneless belt  it makes it easier to burn off the fat.</p
<pFrom the Gimodo article, <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5242956/boneless belt separates your fat into small segments shames you"Boneless Belt Separates Your Fat Into Small Segments, Shames You</a where they tell us how it works...</p
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<pIn effect, the structure of the rubber belt is a large mesh grid that splits the dieter s belly, side and back fat into easily manageable blobs. This allows for increased metabolic consumption of calories and raises the propensity for increased blood flow values. More blood flow = more heat = more burning of fat.</p
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<pThere is more information from the InventorSpot blog,<a href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/boneless_belt_weight_loss_solution_lifts_separates_disturbs_27359" Bizarre Weight Loss Solution Lifts, Separates, Disturbs</a</p]]></description></item><item><title>Russian chief Doctor recommends diet changes</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1355</link><description><![CDATA[<pAn <a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1010/42/374852.htm"article in the Moscow times</a from 27th February reports that Russia s chief Doctor want citizens to stay away for fizzy drinks and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding"kolbasa</a. It comes at a time were the economic situation is griping harder and obesity has become a larger issue for Russian society. The list of dietary recommendations    dubbed the "anti crisis diet" by Komsomolskaya Pravda    was published by the Federal Consumer Protection Service, headed by Gennady Onishchenko.</p
<pThe report states that the recommendations are "accessible to lower income groups"...</p
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<pThe menu   drawn up on the advice of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Sciences    allows people to "economize and satisfy the demands of their bodies," Onishchenko said in presenting the report last week, Interfax reported.</p
<pRussians need to cut down on kolbasa and other fatty, low nutrition foods, Onishchenko says in the report. "When it come to obesity, Russian women are among the leaders in Europe," he says</p
</blockquote]]></description></item><item><title>Weight loss drug Alli now available, with side effects</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1332</link><description><![CDATA[<pAlli the  wonder  diet pill is now available over the counter in the UK. However there are concerns over the side effects. The European Commission has passed the drug for safety and effectiveness but there are many who worry about what else it effects.</p
<pAccording to an article in the UK newspaper, the Sun, undigested fat leaves your body along with calories...</p
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<pAlong with the fat you lose in your stools, you also lose fat soluble vitamins including D and A. Of the two, vitamin D is the bigger concern. <br /More and more research is indicating its vital role in our health above and beyond the building and maintenance of strong bones by helping calcium to be absorbed. Any vitamin D we get from the few dietary sources that provide it should not be rejected by our body because of a pill. <br /And it is crucial to understand that losing weight is not simply a case of swallowing a tablet and watching the pounds fall off. <br /You still have to put in a real effort   you must change the way you eat and burn more calories. <br /You also need to consider whether you can put up with the side effects of taking the pills   one is charmingly described as "anal leakage".</p
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<pRead more from, <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/article2197903.ece"Diet pill s not Alli it s cracked up to be</a</p]]></description></item><item><title>Research looks at weight loss 'ripple' effect</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1319</link><description><![CDATA[


	
	
	
	
	
	

<pRecent research published on the PubMed
website suggests that the partners of those who were under a weight
loss program also lost weight. The trial, part of a study on
cardiovascular outcomes, relied on the partners to collect data on
exercise and food consumption. A comparison was made between couples
who were part of an intensive lifestyle intervention program (ILI)
against other couples with a partner with diabetes and under the
diabetes support and education program (DSE). 
</p

<pIt was found that those who had the
weight loss treatment had influenced their partners. 
</p

<blockquote<pSpouses of ILI participants also had
greater reductions in reported energy intake (P=0.007) and percent of
energy from fat (P=0.012) than DSE spouses. Spouse weight loss was
associated with participant weight loss (P&lt;0.001) and decreases in
high fat foods in the home (P=0.05). CONCLUSION: The reach of
behavioral weight loss treatment can extend to a spouse, suggesting
that social networks can be utilized to promote the spread of weight
loss, thus creating a ripple effect.</p</blockquote

<pMore from PubMed   <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18762804?dopt=Abstract" target="_self"Weight loss
treatment influences untreated spouses and the home environment:
evidence of a ripple effect</a</p
]]></description></item><item><title>Red Wine drug helps weight loss and other ills</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1298</link><description><![CDATA[


	
	
	
	
	<pRed wine has been know for it
properties when it comes to the health of your heart. Now research
has found that it may also help with weight loss. A drug derived from
red wine could allow you to eat as much junk food as you want and not
put on any weight.</p

<pIt may also provide the benefits of
exercise with out doing any and at the same time prevent diabetes.
The man made drug known as SRT1720 tricks the body in to thinking
food is scarce which then burns off fat to survive.</p

<pFrom the Mail Online, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article 1083047/The red wine weight loss wonder drug lets eat junk food.html" target="_self"The red wine
weight loss wonder drug that lets you eat junk food</a</p

<blockquote<pThe brainchild of scientists at US firm
Sirtris, the drug exploits the healthy qualities of resveratrol, a
chemical found in grape skins. 
</p<pPrevious studies have endowed resveratrol with the ability to ward
off a host of ills, from old age to heart disease, cancer, obesity
and Alzheimer s disease.</p<pSirtris has already developed a concentrated form of resveratrol
in a pill. 
</p<pHowever, the new drug could be even more powerful and have fewer
side effects.</p</blockquote]]></description></item><item><title>lunch boxes in Scotland under investigation</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1279</link><description><![CDATA[


	
	
	
	
	
	

<pLunch boxes for sale for school
children in Scotland are being criticized for their contents. &quot;Muchy
Boxes&quot; which include doner meat, chips, cheese, pakora and possibly a
small amount of salad &ndash; can contain as much as 150grams of fat and
2,200 calories. The boxes which retail for around &pound;4 to &pound;5 are
currently being investigated by officials in Glasgow. 
</p
<blockquote<p&quot;It is my understanding this is not an uncommon lunch for some kids,&quot;
said one source at the council, which is desperately trying to ditch
its &quot;junk food city&quot; image for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.<br /<br /Munchy
Boxes are a well established evening treat for grown ups but reports of
lunchtime sales to children have proved too much for council officials.
</p</blockquote
<pMore from Scotland on Sunday, <a target="_self" href="http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Heart attack in a lunchbox.4535717.jp"Heart
attack in a lunchbox &ndash; is this your child s school snack?</a</p
<p<br /
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]]></description></item><item><title>Survey shows that fat and fit is real</title><link>http://health.sizenet.com/showdoc.asp?id=1262</link><description><![CDATA[


	
	
	
	
	
	

<pMore evidence is being revealed that
being fat does not mean you are unfit. The latest report in the
Archives of Internal Medicine compared weight and cardiovascular risk
factors of a sample containing more than 5,4000 adults. Half of over
weight people and a third of obese people and metabolically healthy.</p

<pFrom the New York Times health section
(Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit)</p

<blockquote<pThat means that despite their excess pounds, many overweight and
obese adults have healthy levels of &ldquo;good&rdquo; cholesterol, blood
pressure, blood glucose and other risks for heart disease.</p<pAt the same time, about one out of four slim people &mdash; those who
fall into the &ldquo;healthy&rdquo; weight range &mdash; actually have at least
two cardiovascular risk factors typically associated with obesity,
the study showed.</p</blockquote

<p<br /
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<pThe debate continues as to whether
obesity contributes to heart disease. A condition often cited as
being connected with being over weight. However a new report from the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine finds that being over weight does
not necessarily mean being unhealthy.</p

<pThe Daily News (<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2008/08/11/2008 08 11_study_shows_obesity_often_not_linked_to_.html" target="_self"Study shows obesity
often not linked to heart disease</a) reports that the latest findings,
using a wide a wide ranging survey of Americans, that, &ldquo;<emMore than
half of overweight people and almost a third of obese Americans do
not have a higher risk of cardiac disease</em&rdquo;</p

<blockquote<pThe surprising results, published yesterday in the Archives of
Internal Medicine, defy conventional wisdom that fat necessarily
leads to heart ailments. 
</p<p&quot;We kind of got it into our heads that obesity is
automatically bad for you,&quot; said Rachel Wildman, a principal
co author of the report. &quot;But this study shows that there is a
subset of obese individuals who don t develop adverse effects.&quot; 
</p</blockquote

<pThe Daily News article contains further
statistics such as;</p

<blockquote<pAlmost 32% of obese individuals, or nearly 20 million people, were
likewise found to be &quot;metabolically healthy.&quot; 
</p<p&quot;We were surprised by the magnitude,&quot; Wildman said. &quot;If
you re obese, it doesn t mean you have the risk factors, and if
you re not obese, it doesn t mean you don t.&quot; 
</p</blockquote


<pRead more from the Daily News, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2008/08/11/2008 08 11_study_shows_obesity_often_not_linked_to_.html" target="_self"Study
shows obesity often not linked to heart disease</a</p
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