News About Weight Loss

The News Review:

- Diet company ‘misled’ its clients
- Written by Chioma Gabriel
- Early Shirley: Paul’s life becomes an open book – NBA
- Lisa de Moraes
- Men oblivious to being fat – study
- Mariah Carey to release workout video?

Diet company ‘misled’ its clients
BBC News – Apr 11, 2008
5 stones – so I actually lost half my bodyweight. “I liked the counsellor, the way she talked, the facts she gave out. “I worried about cost but the weight loss was going to be a weight loss that came off quite quickly, quite dramatic compared to anything I’d done before and I had so much weight to lose to be a healthy BMI, that I thought this is probably the only thing that’s going to work for me, getting the weight off quickly”. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines state that very low calorie diets should only be used for a maximum of 12 weeks. Any diet of less than 600 calories should only be used under medical supervision. One counsellor was seen to be undertaking this herself with no reference to a medical professional. Another client was seen by a “locum” with only two days training – again in breach of the company’s own protocol.
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Written by Chioma Gabriel
Vanguard – Apr 11, 2008
But that’s how lucky some women could have it. People who are very familiar with Oprah Winfrey Show would agree that weight loss is not an easy task, yet, the Talk Show expert was able to reduce tremendously from what she used to be to what she is now. And of course, weight-loss has become one of the strongest points in her Show. Every time, she seems to ensure more women are introduced to the tricks of weight loss. And this week, we begin a series on how weight-gain or loss has affected people’s relationships. My husband doesn’t want me to lose weight, yet, he admires slim women; Efe, 28. Before I met my husband and married him, I was never at anytime described as a slim woman… And of course, weight-loss has become one of the strongest points in her Show. Every time, she seems to ensure more women are introduced to the tricks of weight loss. And this week, we begin a series on how weight-gain or loss has affected people’s relationships. My husband doesn’t want me to lose weight, yet, he admires slim women; Efe, 28. Before I met my husband and married him, I was never at anytime described as a slim woman. I was the voluptuous type and he said he loved my skin and the flesh. I did not add extra weight after three kids.

Early Shirley: Paul’s life becomes an open book – NBA
ESPN – Apr 11, 2008
I’m not complaining, mind you; I just don’t know if it is cool to become so familiar with the wait staff that they ask for my new address so they can come visit me when I leave their establishment. Supposedly, I will be moving to the apartment sometime this week. And then the weight loss should begin as I try to nourish myself in a foreign land. I did receive my car about 2 days ago. It is actually better than one might think.
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Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post – Apr 11, 2008
Who cares who is slightly ahead? This odd focus on ratings seems all the more peculiar because we are taking about news programs (I realize that the morning shows only barely qualify as news programs, unfortunately). The networks get the airwaves free; therefore, it is their responsibility to provide Americans with news. (And I don’t mean chatter between hosts, the latest weight-loss fad, obsessive coverage of a white woman gone missing or interviews with a young women who was kicked off a plane because of her standard of dress. )Lisa de Moraes: Yeah, I know, civic responsibility, free airwaves, yada yada yada. But it’s all about making money for shareholders — you may even be one — which means advertisers are catered to and their game is demographics, even in news programming. Granted, the news demographic sold to advertisers is 24-45, not 18-34. CBS News skewed old with Rather and CBS hoped Katie Couric would young things up a bit, because the cold hard fact that your over-80 viewers tend to become your late viewers more quickly than your 34-year-old viewers.

Men oblivious to being fat – study
NEWS.com.au – Apr 11, 2008
They said women who overestimated their weight were at risk of body image problems. "Negative perceptions of their weight status may lead to an adverse preoccupation with body weight and disordered eating and patterns of exercise. ”
And for men, while believing they were lighter had "some psychological benefits”, these men were less likely to respond to important public health messages about weight loss because they did not believe they had a problem. "The risks associated with incorrect perceptions can’t be ignored,” the researchers said. An obesity expert, Professor Ian Caterson from the University of Sydney, said the misperceptions of men were deeply entrenched in Australian culture. "The fact is most Australian men think a beer belly is normal as you age, and their female partners seems to say ‘that’s OK on him, he’s a man’,” Prof Caterson said. "And behind everything else, men still think that bigger is better.

Mariah Carey to release workout video?
NME.com – Apr 11, 2008
Speaking to The Sun’s Something For The Weekend, the singer explained that the possible release would be inspired by her recent weight loss. “I think people should be a size they’re comfortable with,” she said. “But when you’re constantly having your picture taken and on TV like I am, well, I could see I really did need to lose some of the bulk. “I might be doing a workout video, which will be a big joke anyway, but I can show how I did it. I still have curves, though.

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