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[N]o matter what those contrived weight-loss infomercials say, losing weight itself is strictly a numbers game. "It's all about calorie deficits," says Jana Klauer, M.D., a weight-loss expert in private practice and research fellow at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital in New York. That is, burn more calories than you consume, and you will lose weight. More specifically, for every 3,500 calories you burn over and above what you take in, you'll lose 1 pound. All the diet gimmicks in the world won't get you around these hard numerical truths.
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[One] thing to look out for in weight loss infomercials are the add-ons. Popular diets like the Atkins diet which were not sold on infomercials, but became successful through book sales, interviews and word of mouth led to the creation of a whole host of products you didn't need that were designed to help you stay on or perform better while on the Atkins plan. Low carb foods and low/no carb candy imitations, sometimes ten times more expensive than their higher carb counterparts, flooded the airwaves. Pills designed to reduce the difficulties associated with the Atkins diet surfaced in infomercials. These items are usually designed by less than professional individuals looking to cash in on a craze they had nothing to do with in the first place.
The FTC, Muris stated, designed the Red Flag media guide to help media screening of unfeasible weight loss claims that could injure readers or listeners. The colorful 16-page page guide can either be downloaded as a pdf file or ordered from the FTC as a brochure. It lists many examples of hilarious diet ads and claims. Muris stated that the FTC has been meeting with media to discuss fraudulent diet ads. He said that as a result the Newspaper Association of America, National Association of Broadcasters, the Magazine Publishers Association and others make the guide available to their members. Magazine Publishers Assoc ... makes it available.
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~CLA - Weight Loss WonderTrade name "Tonalin" - CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) is a naturally occurring fatty acid that is found in primarily meat and dairy products, and is ... derived from safflower oil. CLA has gained a lot of attention in the past few years, due to its safe and effective use as a weight-loss product.
Essential Fats for Weight LossOver the past few decades, the cornerstone of a good, solid weight loss plan has included studying the? utrition Information?on food packaging, thumbing nervously through a 600 page (yet implausibly titled? ocket sized?... (read more)
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Weight loss specialists will tell you that attitude has a more powerful effect on losing weight than all other factors. The best plan out there won't cut it, if you don't follow it, and that can be a matter of attitude and motivation. Here are some tips to help you change your thinking and acting:
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