The News Review:
- Weight Loss Expert Pete Thomas, At-Home Winner of NBC’S ‘The …
- Green Valley Spa Now Offers hCG Weight Loss Therapy
- Competition Bureau Stops Unproven Claims in Weight Loss Infomercials
- Another Study Shows No Link Between Dairy and Weight Loss
Weight Loss Expert Pete Thomas, At-Home Winner of NBC’S ‘The …
Earthtimes (press release), UK
The congress will assemble employers, payers, providers and government leaders to discuss solutions for the promotion of healthier living among consumers. Thomas’ efforts on NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" earned him the $100,000 prize, and paved the way for him to bring his message of "Winning at Weight Loss" across the country through his public speaking and customized Lose It Fast, Lose It Forever (TM) weight loss program. As a weight loss coach and motivational speaker, Thomas is using his winning experience help others get fit and healthy. Thomas achieves his objective through encouraging positive psychology and providing an understanding of the science behind weight loss. Speaking across the country using his mantra, "There’s a winner within you," Pete inspires corporate employees, health care professionals and patients to overcome obstacles and pursue a healthy lifestyle. Thomas will present to the Obesity Congress on Thursday, Nov.
Green Valley Spa Now Offers hCG Weight Loss Therapy
MarketWatch
21, 2008
ST. Green Valley Spa has
become the first destination spa in the U. to offer a medically guided
weight loss program founded on the Simeons hCG hormone diet. Average weight
loss on the 23-day program is a pound a day. The minimum stay for the hCG
weight loss program at Green Valley is seven nights with a cost of $995.
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Competition Bureau Stops Unproven Claims in Weight Loss Infomercials
MarketWatch
In
addition, the company will broadcast corrective notices on television
and will cease using unsubstantiated claims in the sale and promotion
of the Velform Sauna Belt, as part of a consent agreement reached
with the Competition Bureau. The Bureau’s concerns involved the sale and promotion of the product
through television commercials (including infomercials), the
company’s Web site and Canadian retailers. The company’s commercials’
claimed the product, a waist belt, would melt away fat and cellulite,
resulting in significant and effortless weight loss. The Commissioner
of Competition concluded that these representations were false and
misleading under the Competition Act. The claims were not based on
adequate and proper testing as required. The company relied on third-party information as to the performance
of the Velform Sauna Belt without conducting its own independent
testing. “Businesses must exercise caution when making performance claims to
the public that are based solely on third party information,” said
Andrea Rosen, Deputy Commissioner of Competition.
Another Study Shows No Link Between Dairy and Weight Loss
PCRM, DC
The Swiss study, funded by Nestle, tested the hypothesis that boosting calcium intake promotes weight loss, at least in people who are not already getting adequate calcium. In a crossover design, participants took a 400 mg dairy calcium supplement or a placebo twice a day for five weeks, with a 10-week washout period between the two treatments. Neither treatment had any significant effect on resting energy expenditure or body weight. Bortolotti M, Rudelle S, Schneiter P, et al.