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The Piano Lesson Diet
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intentioned diets fail? Why isweight loss maintenance Several new prescription medications are in the works. Although none has received Rimonabant (Acomplia / Zimulti) has been filed by Sanofi-Aventis for the
treatment of obesity. It works by blocking the cannabinoid receptors, and appears to be helpful for not only weight loss, but smoking cessation and both treatment and prevention of diabetes as well. In the Rio-North America trial,3045 people were studied. At 1 year, patients lost an average of 19 pounds each. They also improved their HDL (good) cholesterol by 16 percent, and lowered their levels of insulin resistance. At 2 years, patients still maintained an average of 16 pounds of weight loss. Side effects include slightly higher incidences of depression, anxiety, irritability, and nausea. There is reasonably high likelihood that the FDA will approve this medication in 2007.
or I won’t be motivated to continue.” Orexigen is studying a variety of drug combinations to combat obesity:
Contrave is a combination of Naltrexone SR and Buproprion SR. Naltrexone
has long been used to combat opiate and alcohol addiction, while Buproprion (Wellbutrin) is a commonly prescribed anti-depressant and smoking cessation aid. Preliminary 36 week data shows an average weight loss of 8 to 9%.
Excalia is a combination of Zonisamide SR and Buproprion SR. Zonisamide is
a commonly used medication for seizures. At 24 weeks, patients lost an it in this light, the “goal-oriented” Compellis Pharmaceuticals has been issued an initial patent for a nasal
spray that aims to treat obesity by blocking the senses of smell and taste.
As obesity research continues, scientists are starting to better understand the different pathways leading to weight gain or weight loss. The above represent several novel ideas, although until further research is completed, should not be used for most patients. As new treatments become approved, we will keep our web site up to date and keep you informed with our e-Newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed, be sure to visit www.ClinicalNutritionCenter.com and sign In the mean time, Phentermine and Tenuate continue to be affordable, safe, and effective options for our patients at CNC. For some patients, there are other options, too. These include: changing from medications that causeweight gain, such as certain anti-depressants and diabetes medications, to medications that don’t, using Buproprion SR alone to combat emotional eating doesn’t work for a weight problem.
(off-label use), using Topomax to combat medication-induced increases in appetite (off-label use), Xenical to block fat absorption, Metformin to treat insulin resistance, and more. Schedule an appointment with Dr. Lazarus if you’d like to review your options.
fold. First, what if the goal isn’treached? What if the body simply have a beautiful piano that isn’t being weight loss to you. A lower number the brain gets a “failure” message.
“Why should I work so hard if I can’t beautiful piano that isn’t being played.
engaging in activities that you weren’t piano off Craig’s List, and signing up These benefits are far more tangible.
Let them provide motivation for the make it fun! Let’s face it - sitting at 7555 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 301, Denver, CO 80231 which the “right” diet is. At a recenttrip to the book store, I saw titles from HAVE YOU SEEN OUR TESTIMONIALS?
“Eat right 4 your blood type” and “The In late 2006, CNC began collecting testimonials from our patients. We hear and see these incredible stories every day, but now you can see for yourself. Our testi- monials are from real people, and are completely voluntary. These are patients on the same programs as everybody else. diet books really contain usefulinformation for the person serious Check them out in our waiting room, or at www.ClinicalNutritionCenter.com. Many of our patients are using this as a reward for achieving their weight loss goals, a sign of success. If you’ve had success with CNC and would like to share Further, just the term “diet” has lots of your story, we are happy to offer a $20 gift certificate for anybody wishing to submit a testimonial. You’ll find all the information on the web site. intervention designed to lose weight.
But then what? Back to the old Finally, we want to thank you for all of your referrals to us in 2006. For 2007, we continue to offer a $50 gift certificate for each new patient you refer to us. Thank You!
can try to control your weight byreading a book, but the results are o f w e i g h t r e g a i n e d c o m p a r e d t o 3 ) A t t e n d a n c e a t m e e t i n g s , w h i c h i n v e s t i g a t o r s e x p e c t e d t o b e h i g h e r i n t h e I n t e r n e t g r o u p c o n v e n i e n c e , w a s i n f a c t
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r e c o m m e n d a t i o n f o r w e i g h t l o s s v i c t o r y b e f o r e t h e i r e n e m y a n d w e i g h t l o s s m a i n t e n a n c e . I f t r u l y i s v a n q u i s h e d . I n t h e y o u h a v e s t r u g g l e d w i t h w e i g h t s e a r c h f o r m o r e e f f e c t i v e l o s s m a i n t e n a n c e i n t h e p a s t , i n t e r v e n t i o n s t o s u c c e s s f u l l y u s e 2 0 0 7 t o g e t b a c k o n t r a c k ! m a i n t a i n w e i g h t l o s s o v e r t h e T h i s i s a l i f e - l o n g g o a l . M o s ti m p o r t a n t : d o n ’ t g i v e u p ! you’ll actually look forward to working l o n g t e r m , R e n a W i n g , P h D , o f on it. The accountability for most B r o w n U n i v e r s i t y M e d i c a l * W i n g R R e t a l . , A s e l f - r e g u l a t i o n p r o g r a m f o r S c h o o l d e s i g n e d a s t u d y c a l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e o f w e i g h t l o s s , N E n g l J M e d , t h e St u d y t o P r e v e n t R e g a i n ( S T O P R e g a i n ) t o d e t e r m i n e w h a t w a s m o s t e f f e c t i v e . I n v e s t i g a t o r s d i v i d e d 3 1 4 p e o p l e i n t o 3 g r o u p s : f a c e - t o - f a c e c o n t a c t , c o n t a c t o v e r t h e Staff News
i n t e r n e t , o r a q u a r t e r l y Congratulations to Stephanie Muckey
n e w s l e t t e r a b o u t h e a l t h y e a t i n g .
T h e r e s u l t s s h o w e d f a c e - t o - f a c e t i m e t h e m o s t v a l u a b l e t o o l t o p r e v e n t w e i g h t r e g a i n . CNC Welcomes Heather Thomas. A
P a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e f o l l o w e d f o r 1 8 f o l l o w i n g c o n c l u s i o n s b a s e d o n CNC Welcomes Susan Ellis. A
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