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Herbalife Ltd., which sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss products, rebuffed claims that its products contain high levels of lead, saying lab testing showed no unsafe quantities of lead.
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Unintentional weight loss
A significant loss of total body weight is a serious, chronic illness. Substantial, unintentional weight loss is a symptom of acute or chronic illness, especially if other evidence is present.Weight loss, for example, accompanied by insatiable thirst and hunger and fatigue may indicate diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease characterized by an abnormal accumulation of carbohydrates in the bloodstream due to insufficient production of insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas that, when secreted into the bloodstream, permits cellular metabolism and utilization of glucose.
Poor management of type 1 diabetes mellitus, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), leads to an excessive amount of glucose and an insufficient amount of insulin in the bloodstream. This triggers the release of triglycerides from adipose (fat) tissue and catabolism (breakdown) of amino acids in muscle tissue. This results in a loss of both fat and lean mass, leading to a significant reduction in total body weight. Note that untreated type 1 diabetes mellitus will usually not produce weight loss, as these patients get acutely ill before they would have had time to lose weight.
A myriad of additional scientific considerations are applicable to weight loss, including but not limited to physiological and exercise sciences, nutrition science, behavioral sciences, and other sciences.
One area involves the science of bioenergetics including biochemical and physiological energy production and utilization systems, that is frequently evidence of diabetes, and ketone bodies, acetone particles occurring in body fluids and tissues involved in acidosis, also known as ketosis, somewhat common in severe diabetes.In addition to weight loss due to a reduction in fat and lean mass, illnesses such as diabetes, certain medications, lack of fluid intake and other factors can trigger fluid loss. And fluid loss in addition to a reduction in fat and lean mass exacerbates the risk for cachexia.
Infections such as HIV may alter metabolism, leading to weight loss.[1]Hormonal disruptions, such as an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) , may also exhibit as weight loss.[2]
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Janet Pens Weight Loss Book (MuchMusic.com)
Janet Jackson is penning a tell-all book about her struggle with weight loss. The 41-year-old singer says she was inspired to write the book because so many people have asked her how she has dealt with her yo-yo weight.
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Moonstruck Chocolate comes to town (Detroit News)
Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest candy days of the year (next to Valentine’s Day, of course), Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe has opened at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi. Chocolate lovers will be thrilled with Moonstruck’s full line of classic and seasonal artisan chocolates. The Halloween fun begins with clever, hand-crafted twists such as a slice of Milk Chocolate Horror Pizza ($7), Spooky …
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From Virus To Vaccine (Seattle Times)
The back story of the new cervical-cancer vaccine includes, among its many twists: Warts, Italian nuns, a virus old as humanity, a German scientist…
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Finding a way to motivate the billion people in the world who are overweight to lose excess pounds can be an overwhelming task, but a University of Houston professor is meeting that weighty challenge with a challenge of his own. [click link for full article]
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