Creepy Commercial
Ok, Roche gets my vote for creating the creepiest ad evah (!) for a weight loss product. The company’s NZ ad campaign for Xenical virtually equates losing weight with your worst nightmares. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48aQa4kpvu8] Then again, considering that “anal leakage” is one of the side effects you can get with Xenical, “worst nightmare” might be an appropriate metaphor, after...
Obesity Panacea: Myth of the Fat Burning Zone
This is something I’ve written about myself, elsewhere, but researcher/blogger Travis Saunders sums it up pretty well – with a graph from a recent lecture, no less, which helps drives the point home. It is absolutely true that in a relative sense, the lower the exercise intensity the greater the reliance on fat as a substrate for energy. As the exercise intensity increases, the relative proportion of fat oxidation...
Will Biking Prevent Weight Gain? Not Exactly…
I have mixed feelings about reports of a new study just published in Archives of Internal Medicine. On the one hand, there’s some good news: biking for as little as 5 min/day helped to reduce weight gain in premenopausal women over a 16 year period. And 30 min of biking per day was even better. This is good news, as its a good demonstration of the value of regular exercise – not to mention inexpensive, low-impact exercise...
ISSN Exercise & Sport Nutrition Review: Research & Recommendations
I thought I should put a link here to this recent research review, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sport Nutrition. It’s a loooong (43 pages) and somewhat dry read… but it IS readable, and has a LOT to say on the subject of supplements, whether for muscle-building, performance-enhancement or… weight loss. To wit: the authors looked at a LOT of the literature, to determine which supps were...
I’m Ashamed For Jillian Michaels
As well as ANYONE who watches her show or buys her products. She may not be the worst person in the world, but after watching this, there’s a place for her on my list. The woman in the video almost appears to be a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. This is NOT entertainment – nor is it necessary to help people lose fat or get into shape. There is absolutely NO excuse for treating anyone like this – ever. Michaels is a...
“Sugar-Free” May Not Mean “Low Calorie” Either
As noted by this article in the LA Times: But consumers who reach for sugarless or reduced-sugar versions of their favorite treats in the hopes of consuming fewer calories and shedding a few pounds should read product labels carefully, says Mary Ann Johnson, professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Georgia in Athens and a spokeswoman for the American Society for Nutrition. “Just because you take the sugar out of...
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