23
December
2008
An Indiana couple who topped the scales with a combined weight of more than 50 stones (700 pounds) have undergone weight-loss surgery - on the same day.
Lorie and Todd Richmond both had surgery last week at the University of Chicago medical centre.
After years of failed diets, Mrs Richmond, 31, who weighed 402 pounds, and her husband, who at 35 years old weighed 305 pounds, decided to undergo the radical surgery to slim down. He had gastric bypass, she had a duodenal switch.
Dr. Vivek Prachand performed both operations, the first time he has done so on a husband and wife on the same day.
The Richmonds, who live in a town 45 miles south of Chicago, met during their first year at university in 1995, but they went their separate ways and married other people.
They were only reunited in 2006, after she looked him up on MySpace. Six months later, they married. And just over two years after they were wed, the couple underwent weight-loss surgery. “It’s like starting a journey together,” Mrs Richmond told the Chicago Sun-Times. “For me, this is such an awesome thing to do.”
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9
December
2008
Can you Stick to an Atkins Diet?
News Flash! This ‘just in’ hot off the presses…
Researches now say that Atkins and other Lo-Carb diets do not help when it comes to staying thin. In a comparison between Lo-Carb, low fat and reduced calorie diets, all participants started to regain weight after six months, and by twelve months there was little difference between the groups. “There is no clear evidence that Atkins-style diets are better than any others for helping people stay slim, despite the popularity and apparent success of the Atkins diet,” says Professor Arne Astrup of RVA University in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ok… so maybe this is a bit melodramatic, but it drives home a point. We are living in a world of dietary confusion, a Land of Oz and make-believe, where facts are hard to find and commercial diets aim to keep us in a confused state and distract us from the truth. This is just one of the many barriers that people face when trying to lose weight.
So how are we expected to deal with all this dietary misinformation? Here is a suggestion. Ignore the hype, find a safe and healthy diet that makes good common sense, and stay with the plan for life. While this might not seem like any great revelation, it‘s amazing how many dieters beat their heads against the wall struggling to lose weight, hoping that “this time” the results will be different. My friend, if this describes your experience with dieting, you are following the wrong plan and need to consider a different approach.
Think back for a moment about how many times you have heard that to lose weight you must be “disciplined” in your approach. Or to put it another way, to lose weight you must be willing to just give up eating your favorite foods (like ice cream) and dining at your favorite places (yes, those fast foods are definitely out of the question). If this ill-advice actually worked, The U.S. National Center for Health Statistics would no longer rank obesity as one of their leading health problems!!
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9
December
2008
Dean Ornish Diet, Is It For You?
The Dean Ornish diet plan became popular among heart patients for reversing heart disease. The Ornish diet is not just a diet but requires a complete lifestyle change. The plan includes meditation and exercise. The Dean Ornish diet is at the opposite end of the spectrum of the Atkins diet plan.
The diet does not really stress the amount of food you eat but rather the type of food. It is a low fat vegetarian diet plan. Basically you can eat all the vegetables you want with very limited amounts of non fat dairy and egg whites. Complex carbs are also okay and whole grains but no refined sugar, alcohol or junk foods are allowed. Less than 10% of your calories should come from fat, 20% protein and 70% carbs. Dr Ornish’s book is a must if you plan on following the Dean Ornish diet plan as it is filled with excellent recipes to keep you with in his guidlines.
Unlike Dr. Atkins plan the Dean Ornish diet gets positive feedback from most in the medical community. Limited studies have shown overall health benefits of his plan. No Dean Ornish diet review would be complete without mentioning stress management using meditation and exercise.
Typical Day on The Dean Ornish Diet Plan
Breakfast
* Oatmeal cereal with raisins and skim milk
* 1/2 Grapefruit
* Green Teat
Lunch
* Soup (tomato, lentil or other)
* Garden Salad
* Bread
* Fresh Fruit
Dinner
* The Ornish diet includes some terrific pasta dishes for dinner like Eggplant Lasanga
Hits: This might be the perfect diet for the human body. Its a complete plan of living not just a diet.Misses: This is not at all a easy diet for the average person to stick to and one of the most restrictive.
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