Hello Mr. Sufian,
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sponsored a public conference on
evaluating consumer oriented weight loss products and programs
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1998/9803/weightlo.rpt.htm.
You might also be interested in contacting The Weight-control Information
Network for further information.
1 WIN Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3665
Phone: (301) 984-7378 or 1-800-WIN-8098
Fax: (301) 984-7196
E-mail: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm
Otherwise, the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) links to a
variety of "Diet" related Web sites that may be of interest to you.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000060.html#xtocid2381852
Best regards,
Jennifer Smith, RD
Nutrition Information Specialist
Food and Nutrition Information Center
USDA/National Agricultural Library
E-mail: jsmith@nal.usda.gov
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Sufian [mailto:sufiansk@erols.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 7:51 AM
To: fnic@nal.usda.gov
Subject: evaluating wieght loss products
Greetings,
Do you know of sosurces of original papers containing evaluations
(experiments, user surveys) of specific weight loss products and programs.
Examples of specific products are those produced by Herbalife, Freelife,
Rexall. Examples of programs are Weight Watchers and Overeaters Anonymous.
Thanks,
Stephen K. Sufian
I checked out briefly, the FTC site. It looks very rationally considered.
One recommendation that seems to be commonly made is that improvements in
diet are enhanced considerably by appropriate (moderate) amounts of
exercise.
Hope this proves useful
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry W. Decker <jdecker@keelynet.com>
To: <interact@keelynet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 10:39 PM
Subject: Weight Loss - two ways
> Hi Folks!
>
> In the interest of better health and weight loss;
> -----------------
> There was a segment on Extra (01/12/00) about a guy who
> claims to have lost 245 pounds over one year by doing
> nothing but eating two submarine sandwiches per day.
>
> He chose Subway and said he ate no cheese, no oil, no
> mayonaisse.
>
> For lunch he had a meat with trimmings sandwich, usually
> turkey, for dinner, he ate a vegetarian sandwich and would
> periodically reward himself with a bag of chips.
>
> He allowed himself mustard as a condiment along with a mix
> of vegetables as trimmings on the 6 inch sandwich. Note
> that is two 6 inch sandwiches per day, total food intake!
>
> It did not specify but I suspect he drank only water, no
> sodas (sugar) and it did say he limited his total caloric
> intake to 1,000 calories per day.
>
> 245 pounds over a one year period is incredible and they
> brought up health concerns but he said he experienced no
> side effects. That comes to about tp a weight loss of about
> 1.5 pounds per day. He is now at a size 34 waist. Quite
> amazing.
>
> If anyone has any additional info on this story, please
> chime in...as I'm thinking it might be a neat thing to try
> for a month...that's 1.5 pounds per day lost which over a
> month could be about 30-45 pounds if one could stick with
> it.
> --------------------
> With regard to electronic weight loss, Dr. Bob Beck reported
> weight loss when he connected each electrode of his Beck
> Blood cleanser electrical unit to his inside ankle.
>
> He said he would let it run for 30 minutes or so per day and
> could read or work without any discomfort. Bob is a big
> boned guy anyway and I don't know the numbers but you can
> tell he has lost an amazing amount of weight, probably from
> about 280 down to 160 or so.
>
> He indicates it as a beneficial side effect of the blood
> cleanser stimulating his immune system and helping to
> destroy toxins and bacteria which would normally sap his
> energy to fight.
>
> But with the added stimulation and zapping of bacteria and
> virii from the pulser, it gave him a lot more energy free to
> use. He reported he had more energy, felt better and
> required less sleep.
> -------------------
> I wonder what would happen if you combined the two, possibly
> even with something like the Slimfast drinks as an
> alternate. And I understand a periodic fast of 3 days or
> so, drinking nothing but water is good for you too.
>
> So there ya go, something to add to your New Year
> resolutions if you need to lose some weight as I do. The
> older we get, the greater our chances for heart attack
> and/or stroke from overstraining the heart with extra
> weight, so I think that will be one of my New Years
> resolutions, using the pulser and restricting calorie
> intake...
> --
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