| Women sue makers of weight-loss products
Two Pittsburgh-area women are suing a group of Misssissauga businesses, alleging their weight-loss products failed to perform as advertised. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Catherine Cantazaro and Tara Liebert are asking for damages of more than $10,000. If the case is certified as a class action suit, the claims against the companies could exceed $5 million. The women filed their federal lawsuit yesterday against three companies based in Mississauga: NxCare Inc., NxLabs Inc. and Wellnx Life Sciences. Those companies make Slimquick, which the lawsuit said is promoted as the "world's first advanced fat burner designed specifically for women." The other product named in the suit is NV, billed as "the world's first rapid weight-loss beauty pill." The women are accusing the Mississauga companies of deceptive trade practices in violation of Pennsylvania's consumer protection law and fraud.
Mood food fights depression, helps control weight
In Susan Kleiner's view, the conventional American practice of dieting by deprivation owes more to the techniques of medieval torture than to modern science. "It's paralyzing, it's defeating, and it doesn't help," says the Seattle nutritionist, noting the high number of calorie cutters who succeed in losing weight only to regain it within a few months. Her alternative, as outlined in her new book, "The Good Mood Diet" (Springboard, $24), is to eat what makes you feel good, in the knowledge that boosting your spirit will automatically nourish your body. "It's all about what you feel, not what you weigh. Focus on what you need to eat, not on what you can't eat," she advises. "If you eat the foods that feed your brain and improve your mood, you'll raise your energy level, you'll lose weight if you need to, and you'll start doing other good things in your life, because you won't always be looking to food for satisfaction and comfort." Among the "feel-great" foods she suggests are eggs, cocoa, fish and turkey, all of which contain .
science briefs
Now that spring break is just around the corner the count down until we can all walk to class without suffering from hypotheria can commence. Soon enough bulky sweaters will be replaced with short sleeves, and warm weather means more time spent outside getting that sun kissed skin tone and all that goodness.
Somehow with short sleeves come diets and the care free vibe of spring translates to hyperspazzing over body image and weight loss.
Even though it is absolutely normal to gain a few extra pounds in the winter, the added stress of one day lounging in a sweats to lounging in a bikini is understandable. When does the transition occur?
With the return of the birds from the south comes the return of weight paranoia, or so it seems. All of the insane diet myths come leaking into conversations, gyms become filled to the brim, and suddenly your friends are on a strict orange juice diet.
Is a Healthy Diet a Get Out of Jail Free Card?
It seems there's a vitamin or food prescription for every malady of mood. Depressed? Boost your vitamin B intake. Tired? Skip caffeine and go for some omega-3 fatty acids. Tense? Find relaxation through magnesium. Oxford researchers are putting the healing power of food to the test with a new study in three prisons, including one in Scotland. According to a recent article in the Scotsman, prisoners would take part in a study that will track the influence of healthy eating on behavior. Scheduled to begin in the next three months, the study will provide 1,200 inmates with dietary supplements containing "a mixture of vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids." A select number will serve as a control group, receiving dummy pills. A similar study took place in an English prison a few years ago.
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