Skechers Toning Shoes Accused of False Weight Loss Claims

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 18, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Sometimes what seems too good to be true actually is. On Wednesday, Skechers agreed to pay $40 million to customers that bought their toning shoes and complained that they didn’t work. The toning shoe was advertised to build leg and abdominal muscles, better buttocks, and a slimmer body “without setting a food in a gym”.

Although no one claimed to get injured as a result of the shoes or needed a personal injury lawyer, Rockville MD specialist, for example, customers were very disappointed and angry at Sketchers for making such false claims.

Toning shoes have a rocker-shape sole that is designed to create instability so that the muscles must work harder to keep the body in balance. Back in 2010, toning shoes sales were a hot commodity with sales reaching $1.1 billion up from $50 million in 2008. According to Matt Powell , an analyst at SportsOneSource, sales last year dramatically declined to $500 million.

Skechers, however, have defended its products and denied that the health claims they made were false. The settlement they agreed to may be the best option in order to avoid difficult and costly court battles. They have also been fighting class-action lawsuits and dealing with a numbers of other cases with various attorneys. Needless to say it has not been an easy time for Sketchers.

 

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TV Watching May Contribute to Poor Eating in Young Students

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm

While we have long known that watching too much TV can be harmful to our health by contributing to a sedentary and inactive lifestyle, now we are also paying attention to how it can cause us to eat poorly, especially children.  Recently, a national survey that was conducted on more than 12,000 students from 5th grade to 10th grade revealed that watching television is linked to unhealthy snacking and unhealthy eating throughout the entire day.

Dallas weight loss experts help this patients learn how to practice not only healthy eating, healthy practices in general. Television is a very difficult factor to combat especially among children. It has become such a big part of our lifestyle. Many students in elementary, middle, and high school even do their homework in front of the TV, as well as eat their meals.

In this study, researchers surveyed students in grades 5 through 10 on how much TV they watch, if they snacked during their TV time, and their fruits, vegetables, candy and soda intake. They also asked if they ate breakfast or not. The amount of time spent watching television was directly linked to lower consumption of fruits and vegetables, skipping breakfast, a higher consumption of candy, sweets, and soda, and eating more fast food, all of which are very counterproductive to any successful diet clinic Dallas program.

Researchers found that in general girls watch a bit less television than boys, older children ate more fast food, and that white children were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables on a regular basis.

The study results suggest that changing out eating habits may go hand-in-hand with changing our lifestyle habits. Weight loss Dallas experts also know how important it is to look at the many individual factors that can facilitate weight loss if dealt with properly. So if you are looking to promote healthy changes for you and your children, turning off the TV is a good place to start!

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Obesity Prevention Program for Young Girls Proved Unsuccessful

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 10, 2012 at 1:04 pm

A school health program designed to prevent obesity among Australian girls did not help change diet, physical activity or body weight after a year, according to researchers.

The program was intended to prevent adulthood obesity through integrating diet, exercise and nutrition workshops into high school and middle school education for lower-income girls. Pain clinic Dallas specialists, for example, understand the importance of producing lasting, long-term results and designed their programs in order to give their patients the tools to live pain-free over time.

Unfortunately this program to teach young girls at a young age how to maintain a healthy lifestyle over time proved unsuccessful, as well as other similar programs with the same intent. What researchers found is that during middle school and high school girl’s physical activity dramatically declines. In addition, there are many psychological, sociological, environmental and biological barriers to living healthfully, according to lead researcher David Lubans, from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia.

The study was conducted in 12 schools in low-income areas of New South Wales. The researchers randomly assigned 357 eighth-grade girls to participate in the intensive obesity one year prevention program. At the conclusion of the program, girls participating in the program did not lose weight or body fat.

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Pregnancy after 40 can be less risky if women reduce their BMI

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Posted by Franco Cignelli on May 7, 2012 at 2:45 pm

Pregnancy after 40Pregnancy after 40 is a risky endeavor for most women, but a new study indicates that reducing body mass index before pregnancy can reduce chances of cesarean delivery, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension/preeclampsia, and preterm delivery.

In the United States more than 13% of pregnant women are 35 and older, and nearly 3% are age 40 and older. However, this data undermines the impact of obesity on increasing risky pregnancies in otherwise healthy women.

The study evaluated 53,480 women who were voluntarily enrolled in a pregnancy risk assessment and education program operated by Alere Health within a five years span.

Researchers excluded women who reported heart disease, chronic hypertension, pre-gestational diabetes, tobacco use, and conception with assistive reproductive technology.

Data was grouped by maternal age — 20 to 29 years or 40 and older — and obesity. Those with a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher were defined as obese; those with lower BMIs were defined as normal.

Women over 40 years of age were shown to have delivered at a significantly lower gestational age, had a greater incidence of cesarean delivery, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, and both low and very-low birth weight infants, compared with controls aged 20 to 29 years.

The study indicated that both advanced maternal age and obesity influence pregnancy outcomes. Pregnancy at 40 years and older can be less risky if women modify their diets and reduce their body mass index to healthier levels, prior to conception.

It’s important to note that here were limitations to the study: While the population included both Medicaid and commercially insured women from across the United States, it cannot be assured if the same results would be observed in the general population or for those with later prenatal care. It is also important to stress that despite increased weight, the women in the study were relatively healthy.

 

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Exercise Under Prescribed for Arthritis, Says Study

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 1, 2012 at 8:51 pm

For those that suffer from arthritis, exercise is an important part of dealing with the day-to-day symptoms and to coping with the pain. Although this is a well-known fact, patients with osteoarthritis are not taking action on this advice and getting out there to exercise, according to a new study.

The importance and many benefits of exercise and physical movement are why arthritis treatment Twin Cities clinic incorporates physical therapy and rehabilitation into their treatment for this condition and other chronic conditions that cause pain. The benefits of exercise include reducing pain, easing joint stiffness, building strength, and enhancing mobility.

This new study performed by researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine tracked the level of activity of more than 1,000 people with knee osteoarthritis and what they found was that the majority of the patients were inactive while only 13 percent of men and 8 percent of women met the guidelines for activity.

What was most surprising about the findings was that almost 50 percent of the study participants were “inactive” according to the Department of Health and Human Services definition, which means that they did not sustain physical activity or moderate exercise for at least 10 minutes per week.

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Counting Calories: Is It a Good Idea?

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 29, 2012 at 12:55 pm

Counting calories seems like a good way to cut back on what you are eating, especially calorie rich foods that dieters should be avoiding. However, is such a strict regime of counting all the calories you eat really the best way to lose weight and eat less?

Weight management Dallas program experts, for example, guide their patients through healthy eating practices, healthy living rather than focusing solely on caloric intake.

According to WebMD, the practice of counting calories has been in use for a long time and became more popular at the beginning of the 20th century when the process of what it takes to burn calories into energy in the body was heavily studied.  Diet books published on this study further spread the word that gaining and losing weigh has a lot to do with the calorie. According to Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, a board-certified nutritionist and author of Living the Low Carb Life: Choosing the Diet that’s Right for You from Atkins to Zone, and The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why, the calorie has been a major focus of dieting and weight loss methodologies ever since these studies.

However, an over focus on caloric intake may have dieters neglect the larger picture of what it means to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Weight management program Dallas specialists, for example, help their patients understand how to lose the weight and keep it off by adopting healthy lifestyles. Being overly focused on the amount of calories eaten each day seems exhausting, like a lot of work, and above all, a calorie from desert or so called junk food, can’t be the same as a calorie from real food.

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Fertility and weight: The basics

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Posted by Franco Cignelli on April 27, 2012 at 10:02 am

Fertility and weight: The basicsExperts argue that before conception, it is important for parents to maintain a healthy weight, especially when studies are showing that weight can play a role in fertility. Extra pounds can interfere with a woman’s hormones, leading to infertility, the most common requiring polycystic ovarian syndrome treatment (PCOS).

PCOS is a hormonal disorder linked to insulin resistance and obesity and is the leading cause of female infertility.

Losing just 5% to 10% of your body weight can increase your chances of getting pregnant. For women, a healthy body fat range falls between 25% to 31%. To determine your body fat, there are many measurement tools available, such as calipers that pinch the skin, electromagnetic pulses that run through the body and determining body measurements.

Another approach is to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a simple equation based on height and weight. This tool can determine if you are over or under weight. A healthy range is between 18 and 25.

Through diet and exercise, you can get your body into a healthy range. To lose a pound per week, you would need to cut 500 calories per day either through diet, exercise or both. This is easier than you think.

Trimming 250 calories and increasing exercise to burn 250 calories per day is simple. One can of soda pop has 100 empty calories. If you switch to water or even a diet soda, you’ve already cut 100 calories per day. And exercise doesn’t have to be a burden. A 60-minute walk can burn approximately 250 calories for an average woman, and increasing the intensity level by jogging, biking or swimming increases the calories burned.

Follow these simple steps and you’ll be on your way to a healthy weight. Egg Donor NYC supports and counsels individuals on the links between weight and fertility and provides free consultations to anyone who may be experiencing infertility issues.

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Will a Land Dispute Disrupt the 2016 Olympics?

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 26, 2012 at 4:45 pm

In Brazil a land dispute is getting in the way of construction of golf course for the 2016 Summer games. Currently, lead planners project that the golf course will reach completion just in time for the test events in 2015.

Issues surrounding land entitlements, which are usually handled by an eminent domain lawyer in the United Sates, are becoming problematic and will most likely delay construction. As a result, city officials may have to start looking for another site as soon as possible. However, the recognition of the problem is a big step since officials had not acknowledged the problem to the press until recently.

The land dispute could take months or even several years in the Barra da Tijuca area, Rio de Janiero, where construction of the golf course was being planned. The two parties disputing over the area, Elmway Participacoes, and entrepreneur Pasquale Mauro, have been trying to claim this area of land for the past three years. Pasquale Mauro owns other large properties in the region and has won similar ownership court battles. In fact some of his alleged lands are also causing problems for the Brazilian soccer federation who wish to build a headquarters in an area that is claimed by Mauro. The Brazil’s Higher Court of Justice is currently evaluating the dispute over the lands in question for the Olympics.

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Diabetes and Obesity Drugs Tested On Monkeys

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 19, 2012 at 5:01 pm

In Hillsboro, Oregon a study is being conducted on a group of monkeys that have been given poor quality food high in fat and sugary drinks in order to draw some conclusions about diabetes in monkeys. The fattened up primates are also given drugs that are being tested for their ability to prevent obesity and diabetes.

While professionals, such as cardiologists in Detroit, treat heart disease and educate patients on healthy eating habits and lifestyles, there are many people still sitting in front of the television eating junk food. According to an article about this study in the New York Times last month, monkeys are similar to humans in that their physiological habits can be studies as well. Then even tend to eat when they are bored making them great models to study obesity in humans. Additionally, monitoring the food consumption of a caged monkey is much easier than monitoring that of a human.

However, the fact that this study call for caging monkeys and overfeeding them for months or even years, it has been criticized by numerous  animal rights’ groups.

Most importantly, the experiments how been revealing important findings. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company in Boston, tested their drugs on the monkey and found that after eight weeks the animals consumed 40 percent less food and lost 13 percent of their weight on average. No apparent heart problems were detected.

Whether or not caging up monkeys and giving their drugs will help specialists like cardiologists in Michigan working to cure heart disease cannot be determined at this moment, but their mission is find ways to combat diabetes and obesity in humans.

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Do Food Deserts in Poor Urban Areas Contribute to Obesity?

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 18, 2012 at 5:41 pm

In the New York Times today an article entitled “Studies Question the Pairing Of Food Deserts and Obesity” raised important questions about the lack of whole, healthy foods in poor urban neighborhoods by examining a pair of new studies that present interesting and revealing information about a food and nutrition among these communities.

Paying attention to what is at the source of the obesity epidemic is very important for cardiologists in Florida and across the country. In the last ten years obesity, a leading cause of heart rates, rates have not decrease despite numerous health campaigns, according to federal data.

What the studies found was that there are more fast food restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, supermarkets, and full-service restaurants in poorer areas than in more affluent ones. However, the access to real food in all of these types of stores is limited, For example, in October in Chicago Michelle Obama gave a speech in which this New York Times article reports her to proclaim that in poor, urban neighborhoods “if people want to buy a head of lettuce or salad or some fruit for their kid’s lunch, they have to take two or three buses, maybe pay for a taxicab, in order to do it.”

On the other hand, there are researchers that believe that before concluded that there is not healthy food in these areas, further research is need to determine if these grocery stores sell healthy food at high prices or produce that is of poor quality. Eating habits and preference are other areas of concern as well and if cardiologists in Florida, for example, and other organizations are going to fight obesity and heart disease, we need to find effective ways to increase access and to instill good health-promoting habits across the country.

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