The sad truth about Redux and Fen/Phen is that they are only effective while treatment is going on. Once the drugs are stopped, 95 % of the people regain all the lost weight within five years. This is one case where the risks definitely outweigh the benefits!
Primary pulmonary hypertension is not the only health risk associated with the use of both Redux and Pondimin. Dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine cause changes in brain cells to occur. There is some controversy as to whether these changes can be defined as brain cell damage. Definite cases of brain damage have been found in laboratory animals [...]
The United States Food and Drug Authority recalled that diet pills Redux and Pendimin because of increasing evidence that they can cause damage to the heart and lungs. The researchers were questioning why the FDA had approved the use of the above mentioned drugs for a year when, in their opinion, there wasn’t enough evidences [...]
Yield: 4 servings (227 calories and 18% fat per serving) Ingredients: 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves 1/3 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/4 teaspoon dried whole basil 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 3 tablespoons frozen egg substitute, thawed Vegetable cooking spray 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder [...]
The built-in protective mechanism that ensured survival during a famine now works against a woman which she tries to starve herself in a misguided attempt to lose weight. The body cannot tell the difference between famine and a self-imposed “crash diet”. When you go on a starvation diet, biochemical changes are set into motion. One [...]
Liposuction doesn’t mean permanent fat removal in all cases. Some people may get the fat back in the same place or elsewhere, depending on their overall body metabolism. One cannot say, “well, have liposuction and you will not have to worry. You can eat anything you want.” because that is just not true. You do [...]
Don’t deny yourself. Some dieters felt that if you deny yourself from your favorite goodies, you will eventually binge and eat uncontrollably. Their strategies to stay in control include having week-end rewards, allowing yourself one goody per day, and balancing high calorie or high fat food by eating less the next meal or the next [...]
Exchanges: ½ fruit Serving Size: ½ cup Yield: 11 servings Ingredients 3 cups unsweetened pineapple juice 2 cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage ½ cup unsweetened lime juice Sugar substitute to equal ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoon rum extract Orange slices (optional) Procedure: Combine first five ingredients in a large pitcher, stir well. Serve over ice [...]
Exchanges: ½ fruit Serving Size: 1 cup Yield: 6 servings Ingredients: 3 ½ cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage 2 ½ cups reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail 2 tablespoons lemon juice Procedure: Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher. Serve over ice. Tip: Regular cranberry juice cocktail contains about three times as much carbohydrate [...]
Exchanges: 1 fruit Serving Size: ½ cup Yield: 8 servings Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail Sugar substitute to equal ¼ cup sugar 1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted 2 cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage Procedure: Combine cranberry juice, sugar substitute, and orange juice concentrate in a [...]
