January 26, 2006 15:28 - Foods With Negligable Fat

I was just thinking about the over the counter Orlistat drug, Alli which is a gastro-intestinal fat blocker. If you're not already aware, it stops your body from absorbing fat in your diet.

Reducing fat in the diet is important, but it should not be left out altogether. Below I've listed a few foods that you can eat to reduce your fat intake without altogether excluding it.

Raw, steamed or boiled vegetables;
Fresh or canned fruit;
Fruit and vegetable juices;
baked beans;
rice and pasta;
crab and prawns cooked without oil or fat;
skim milk;
jam & sugar;
alcohol drinks;

I also thought it was interesting that the foods that are low in fat, may also be high in calories. Foods such as sugar and jam and alcoholic drinks. So it's really a big balancing act.

Source:

Saxelby, C. (2002) Nutrition For Life Hardie Grant Books P. 31

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January 29, 2006 15:34 - Elite Personal Trainer Blasts New Over the Counter Weight Loss Pill

Lynn VanDyke, Personal Trainer.

Consumers may soon be able to purchase a brand new over the counter weight loss pill. Federal health advisors have already given their go ahead, but it still needs FDA approval before it goes on sale nationwide. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is in position to offer this fat blocking pill to the public. They are shooting for a release date by the end of this year.

Consumers want to know if this is ground breaking news or if this is another attempt to rob them of their hard earned cash. The difference between this new diet pill, called orlistat and currently being sold with a doctor's prescription as Xenical, and several others from the past are that orlistat is garnering nationwide media and public interest.

"Everyone is getting excited about taking a magic pill," states Lynn VanDyke, elite personal fitness professional and fitness nutritionist. "It all sounds brilliantly simple until we read about its side effects and cost."

In 6 month clinical trials, obese people taking orlistat lost 5.3 - 6.2 pounds more than those given a placebo. Representatives from GlaxoSmithKline also announced that at $12-$25 per week for the pill over 5 million people in America would buy the drug if it sold over the counter.

VanDyke explains, "The corporations are planning on making over $1 billion per year in sales if orlistat is sold over the counter. As consumers we must educate ourselves and hold ourselves personally responsible. This drug has shown unpleasant side effects in half of the trial participants. That's just outrageous."

GlaxoSmithKline lists orlistat's possible side effects as loose and oily stools, gas, incontinence and oily spotting. Even the FDA panel members are concerned with how this diet pill will interact with diabetics, bulimics, organ transplant patients and those taking other prescription pills. Watchdog groups such as Public Citizen urged the panel to reject the company's application, calling it a "desperate attempt to revive this barely effective drug by an OTC switch."

"All in all, the magic pill leaves you bloated and oily. It stops working once you stop taking it. That adds up to between $288 and $600 per 6 months. That is how long the GlaxoSmithKline recommends taking this pill before stopping for a break. I would much rather learn a few simple tools on how to eat well and live a healthy life than take this so-called miracle pill," says VanDyke.

Consumers who are in dire straits to lose fat but are concerned with the side effects and cost of orlistat are being referred to the Melt the Fat Interactive Guide (more info at the Melt the Fat site here.). It provides detailed step-by-step processes that develop a healthy lifestyle filled with fitness, eating to live and life goal setting.

Lynn VanDyke is an elite personal fitness professional and fitness nutritionist dedicated to helping you achieve safe and life long fat loss goals. You may learn more about her and her wildly popular program at her site here.

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January 30, 2006 08:27 - The Facts About Orlistat - The Fat Blocker

• The over the counter version of Orlistat will be called Alli (pronounced Ally), and it will be only half the strength of the prescription version Xenical.
• Orlistat works as a gastro-intestinal fat-blocker and causes about 1/4 to 1/3 of the fat consumed to be flushed out of the body via stools. This raises an issue of induced vitamin deficiency in the minds of some experts. When an individual takes the drug, fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K will also be flushed out. In other words while taking the drug you may be unwittingly causing a vitamin deficiency.
• Orlistat as mentioned in the article above, has a number of unpleasant side effects which may result in involuntary oily leaking, or bowel movements. There is another similar drug, Cetilistat which is still in phase II testing, which has a similar weight loss effect to Xenical but without these unpleasant side effects.
• Orlistat is inappropriate for use by diabetics. Reports have been made that 65% of diabetic patients incorrectly thought that Orlistat was appropriate. In an over the counter situation, the potential for harm to diabetics could be quite large.

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January 31, 2006 21:01 - Tips To Achieve Weight Loss Naturally

I've got five words for you that sum it up.

A Lot Of Hard Work !

Let's face it, it's not easy to pass up the cream biscuits when the rest of the family are eating one after the other.

It's not easy to motivate yourself to go to the gym when there is so many other things to take your attention.

It's hard work.

But it can be done, it is accessible.

So how to do it? Weight loss is a complicated thing, which cannot be summarized in a couple of sentences, but I've included a couple of tips that may help you on your way to losing weight naturally.

1.  Make yourself a promise that this week, you're going to feed yourself foods that energize, not just add calories.

e.g. When everyone else is eating the cream biscuits make sure that there is a packet of air-popped pop-corn on hand.

2.  When you're out with friends for a good time, and they order a decadent chocolate desert. Make sure that you order one too and ask your partner / friend if they want to share it just for fun ! This could be fun with a big group, if everyone shares a desert.

3.  Keep motivated to keep exercising. It's the most demoralizing thing when you gain weight back because you haven't kept up your exercise. I am talking from experience. A personal trainer can help in this respect to help keep you motivated.

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