John WhitcombYou can’t just dive in and lose weight? Having trouble with being a little overweight? It seems so simple. Eat less and exercise more! Well, not so easy. Which is why we are all getting fatter. Have you ever heard of the melanocortin system? I...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouDieting is prone to potentially dangerous fads and fashions. In our second Millennium issue, WDDTY exposes the worst of the slimming regimes and offers proven ways to reach your ideal weight. ...
Just 18 months after the UK’s Department of Health declared that the slimming drug Reductil (sibutramine) was safe, fresh evidence from the USA suggests that they may need to think again.
Overweight people often dream about a magic bullet that will make them slim overnight. But dexfenfluramine is one bullet that can be hit or miss, sometimes with serious consequences. ...
Wear a truss. Such a supportive garment will push an inguinal hernia back into its proper position. This is a viable option if the hernia is reducible, and should remain in place
Thousands of obese Americans are on the warpath. They've filed lawsuits claiming they have been injured by taking either Pondimin, Redux or Fen-Phen, all slimming drugs. ...
You claim to have discovered a diet that really works. Well, I’ve also made a discovery: all diets work. I have not tried a diet that did not cause some weight loss, just as I have never discovered one that kept it off - except, that is, till my...
Xenical (orlistat) is a drug that is described by its manufacturer, Roche, as the "fat controller". Roche is not trying to muscle in on the magical world of children's stories, but is attempting ...
Lose some weight. It has been shown that body weight is a major contributory factor to high blood pressure (BMJ, 1988; 297: 319-28) and that loss of weight lowers blood pressure (New Eng J Med, 1 ...
Everyone knows they should exercise - but how much is enough to provide any benefit? The good news, according to a new study from Yale University, is that a little can go a long way,
