In these recent months, the famous supplement Hoodia has been very popular, I myself was wondering why it was getting so much attention. But it seems this supplement its not overrated after all. A doctor from Pennsylvania said if you take the real Hoodia, then you are in good steps. The doctor found some great results from this little herbal supplement.

A women called Racheal Hassan said she lost 13 pounds in only 4 weeks, taking Hoodia. She was very desperate to lose several pounds and she decided to take this supplement, and by here surprise, it worked better then she though.

Hoodia is a cactus plant that comes from South Africa, researchers found that those who sucked on the plant felt less thirsty and overall less hungry.

Dr. Richard is a clinical researcher at Bucks County and he really did not believe this plant had weight loss potential, be he was wrong. He said,“When I first heard about it I was in the total belief that it would not work and I was totally amazed when we did that study to find out that it did work. ”

They did a study on 10 people and told them to use Hoodia before meals. They also mentioned to them to not make any lifestyle changes. The result? In 28 days they had lost 10 pounds and 4 percent of there body fat.

I don’t know about you, but this is some excited news. I’m going to try this stuff out in some weeks to see how it goes. I need to lose at least 5 pounds, i will update you on my results.
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If you are a regular tea drinker like myself, then you may have heard about catchings. These little compounds play a crucial role in stopping or preventing heart disease and cancer. But, a exciting study has been shown that when you drink milk with tea - the benefits of catchings are pretty much canceled and won’t do you any good.

“If you want to consume tea to have the beneficial health effects you have to drink it without milk. That is clearly shown by our experiments.” (via Reuters)

As some of you know, Tea is the most popular drink in the word, and most of the people especially in Japan - drink there tea with milk, which can take the benefits of tea away.

Milk is very popular when it comes to weight loss and overall health, but this new study puts milk in the bad side.

McDonald’s has long been trying to get healthy foods on its menu. Like many of us know, the real money is on the fries, sodas and most importantly the burgers. Now MacDonald’s is releasing a new drink called Hugo, the 42 ounce (1.24 liters) and almost 500 calories.

But wait, didn’t they stop the super size products a while back?

Well, it looks like all they are going to do is replace the name super size with Hugo. So in other words, MacDonald’s doesn’t think this is a super size item.

In my opinion they are just lame, how in the world can they say its not a super size product. I mean common, were talking about almost 500 calories in 1 drink alone, why in earth would someone need 42 ounces of soda, i hope this product gets banned in the future.

This is not even the worse part, by the looks of it, the drink only cost about 90 cents in most outlets, what does this mean? It means that the Hugo item is going to appeal to many young folks.

What is your opinion about this Hugo product?

Weight loss has become a huge business threw out the world, especially in the US. As surprising as it may sound, a third of the American population is on some type of a diet.

It has been found that there are now more dieters in the US then any other time in the history. This may sound like great news, but if you look at it in another aspect, this also means there are more obese people then ever before. The same trend is also happening in Europe and UK according to The Calorie Control Council.

Some advised that Robin Steagall “which is a nutrition manager” said was “dieters need to keep a close eye on the calories they consume threw out the day,” “If you choose lower calorie meals and drinks and incorporate exercise, then people can maintained a fit body for life.”

In my personal opinion, the year 2007 is going to be great in terms of weight loss. I really think people are going to be more interested in there bodies and overall health. People are now understanding that being over weight causes lots of dangerous diseases and overall they are taking it more serious.

A good observation that I’m beginning to see is how fast food restaurants are beginning to include lots of healthy meals in there menu. We all know that Subway begain this trend, but now Burger King, Wendy’s, and many other places are starting to go the same route.

There is a new study from the Harvard School of Health which shows that consuming trans fat could increase women’s risk of infertility.

The study shows the fallowing 2 statements.

Getting 2% of energy from trans fats rather than from mono-unsaturated fats was associated with a high risk of ovulatory infertility.

Each 2% increase in the intake of energy from trans unsaturated fats, as opposed to carbohydrates, was associated with a 75% greater risk of infertility after adjustment for known risk factors for this condition.

This research is surprising to many, but not all agree with what the Harvard School of Public Health had to say. Some mentioned that the study did not have enough evidence to make these claims.

If you are like millions of Americans, then your New Year’s resolution maybe to lose weight. One of the simplest ways to start that goal is to drink some water.

Researchers in Oakland discovered drinking five glasses of water every single day in place of sugary beverages can help people lose weight.

According to there research, more then 70 percent of the 200 obese women studied frequently drank one surgery beverage like soda with there diet plan. And the other 30 percent only drank water as there beverage. At the end of the year, they concluded that those women who drank only water lost much more weight then those who drank other beverages.

Some women in the study lost 20 additional pounds more then the rest. And all she had to do is drink water instead of surgery beverages.

The study concluded by saying that if the cells in our bodies are hydrated, we may be able to burn much more calories. So now you know that water is essential in a effective weight loss plan.

A new study shows that a hormone called pancreatic polypeptide can lower appetite by sending signals to the Brian that you are full.

The researchers has been funded with 2.2 million to move on with there research, specifically with chewing gum.

It been shown that obese people like chewing, so looking at giving this hormone threw chewing gum is a great idea.
Some test has already been done and the results are pretty good. Patients given the hormone ate almost 26% less then what they regularly would.

I hope this study gets all the funding needed so that the researchers can finally bring out this medication for the obese people. The hard part is going to be getting it approved by the FDA.

Losing weight is great, but dd you know that losing a couple of pounds may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The American Cancer Society studied over 60,000 men and come up with this conclusion, also they found that obesity increases the risk of prostate cancer by a big percentage.

This study began in 1982, and 10 years later they reported there weight. During this time, 5,000 of them were diagnosed with prostate cancer. The men who lost 10 pounds during the years of 1982 and 1992 were half as likely as other men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Dr. Caremen Rodriguez said in a statement that, “Obesity is one of the most prevalent modifiable cancer risk factors. Previous studies have linked maintaining a healthy weight and weight loss to a decreasing risk of breast cancer. ” So the conclusion of all this is that obesity can cause many types of cancer and maintaining a healthy weight is crucial in adult life.

For those who are in the Florida area, you might be interesting in a weight loss surgery seminar that is going to take place in the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. The person who is going to present the seminar is Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord, a specialist in laparoscopic weight loss surgery.The seminar is going to start on Tuesday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord is the only certified barometric surgeon in the Northwest Florida with advanced training in weight loss surgery. He is the director of the Sacred Heart Institute.Dr. Lord is some of the few doctors in Florida who is an expert in invasive surgical weight loss procedures.

The surgeries the Dr. Lord can perform are:

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery - Its a permanent rerouting of the digestive system that leaves patients with a small stomach, creating a bypass that reroutes food around a portion of the small intestine.

Adjustable gastric banding - This is an inflatable band that is placed around the stomach, creating a small upper pouch at the top, with restricted passage to the rest of the stomach. This pouch fills quickly and creates a feeling of fullness.

You can find more information here.