The Honeymoon's Over, Now Lose the Weight Together Jul 5, 2008
And it often leads to brides and grooms crash dieting in order to fit into their dress and tux. But once the big day and honeymoon are over, newlyweds are prone to gaining back the pounds they lost before the wedding and then some. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Binge Eating, Crash Dieting Reduce Lifespan May 6, 2008
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Crash diets 'may reduce lifespan' May 2, 2008
Scottish scientists have found that binge eating and crash dieting may significantly reduce life expectancy. Researchers from Glasgow University observed that fish given a "binge then diet" food regime had a reduced lifespan of up to 25. (BBC News -- Health)
Yoyo dieting as a teenager could shorten life expectancy May 2, 2008
Tests show that the strain of spurts of bingeing followed by crash dieting can cut lifespan by a quarter. Although the experiments were carried out on fish, the scientists believe the finding may have relevance to people, with children and teenagers most likely to be affected. (Daily Mail)
French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too Thin Apr 16, 2008
Since 2000, such Web sites have multiplied in many languages, offering blunt tips on crash dieting, bingeing, vomiting and hiding weight loss from concerned parents. The bill would make it illegal to provoke a person to seek excessive weight loss by encouraging prolonged nutritional deprivation that would have the effect of exposing them to risk of death or endangering health. (New York Times)
France acts to outlaw anorexia Web sites Apr 16, 2008
Since 2000, the Web sites have multiplied in different languages with blunt tips on crash dieting, binging, vomiting and hiding weight loss from concerned parents. Today in Europe. (International Herald Tribune)
French lawmakers target pro-anorexia websites Apr 16, 2008
Since 2000, the websites have multiplied in different languages with blunt tips on crash dieting, binging, vomiting, and hiding weight loss from concerned parents. In Spain, support groups have emerged to counter the influence of pro-ana websites, and government authorities prodded Microsoft to close down four such groups on its social networking site, Live Spaces. (Boston Globe)
Cycles of nature and diet Apr 4, 2008
Crash dieting is not the answer. In summary, when you look at life and see it as a continuous cycle that supports evolution and growth, you will become ever more aware of the significance of the seasons and the religious traditions that so elegantly coincide with these transitions. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
NZ groups outraged at bimbo site Mar 26, 2008
An internet game aimed at girls to create the perfect virtual body is sweeping the world - a game that encourages them to stay attractive using plastic surgery and crash dieting. But child advocates around the world including in New Zealand have condemned the Miss Bimbo website saying young girls could see the characters as role models. (TVNZ)
Follow this eat-right plan to fortify... Nov 16, 2007
"Considerable evidence shows crash dieting, anorexia, or nutrient deficiencies increase a person's susceptibility to infections, but overconsumption of calories can also have harmful effects on cell production in the immune system," Meydani says. "This could be because overconsumption of calories leads to increased production of compounds called prostaglandins, which have a suppressive effect on T-lymphocyte cell production." Fewer T-cells patrolling the body increases the chances of an antigen... (CNN -- Law)
Author loses 30 pounds, with help from her dog Jul 24, 2007
The writer said her book doesn't propose crash dieting or avoiding any particular cuisine. Now a size six, Lawson said having a dog has taught her to be happy with where she's at on the scale and in life. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Weight Loss: Myth Vs. Reality Jun 5, 2007
We all would love to be able to lose weight this fast, but no one we know would agree it was possible to lose 5 pounds of fat in 5 days without some seriously dangerous crash dieting and massive amounts of exercise ... Myth #4 Skipping meals and crash dieting is a great way to lose weight ... Another negative effect of skipping meals or crash dieting is that the human body is designed to go into starvation mode if enough calories are not consumed. (CBS New York, NY)
It’s the dreaded class reunion Jun 4, 2007
We find ourselves religiously working out, crash dieting, and looking for the perfect outfit, or maybe the perfect date. The dreaded class reunion. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007, stays true to herself May 30, 2007
The new Miss Universe also criticised crash dieting. "I had a friend with an eating disorder, but she always looked unhappy. She was never confident with her body, even though she was so thin," she said. (Hindu)
Live! Rude! Girl! Feb 4, 2007
Instead of crash dieting or apologizing for her weight, Williams chose to defend her bodacious secondary sexual characteristics: "I could lose 20 pounds and I'm still going to have these knockers and I'm going to have this ass," she told the press, "and that's just the way it is." I love this woman. There was a bittersweet note to the victory, too, when Williams accepted her trophy in memory of her sister Yetunde Price, killed in a 2003 shooting in Los Angeles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Calorie counters lose track of what really counts Nov 13, 2006
Weight gain awareness has created more of a crash dieting fanatical movementthan increased nutritional awareness, she admits, and its negative mental effect is worse than putting on a few pounds. It seems an unlikely conclusion for Turner to reach, however, after 11 paragraphs of self-flagellation, wallowing in the calorie counts of perennial student favorites and bemoaning the ignorance of her classmates when it comes to nutrition facts. (Yale Herald, CT)
Freshmen fear Faulkner, fractals, Fs, and fat Nov 6, 2006
If anything, weight gain awareness has created more of a crash dieting fanatical movement to go hand-in-hand with binge eating, rather than increased nutritional awareness. The real reality is that the negative mental effect caused by the myth is a more problematic result than the few centimeters it tips dormroom scales. (Yale Herald, CT)
Gallstones: what are they? Oct 16, 2006
You have a higher risk of developing gallstones if you are overweight, and also paradoxically if you are trying to lose weight very fast by crash dieting never a good idea anyway. What are the symptoms of gallstones. (iAfrica.com)
Model behavior: Does Yale fashion thinspire? Oct 8, 2006
Running at the gym for several miles every day and eating a diet made up almost entirely of Bear Naked granola and yogurt in the final week before the show, her behavior was typical of the crash dieting Lieb vocally opposes. Lieb said she would rather have her models be happy and full rather than unhappy and undernourished before the show, especially since she admitted that overachieving Yale women may be tempted to compete for the best bodies. (Yale Herald, CT)
Can movies motivate? Aug 14, 2006
"Fatso" (1980): This funny comedy starring Dom DeLuise as a bachelor trying to lose pounds works as a good reminder that crash dieting just doesn't work. "Requiem for a Dream" (2000): The sad depiction of a woman who fails at dieting and becomes addicted to diet pills. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
No sex in your diet? You may be anorexic Aug 6, 2006
"Sexual anorexia is an obsession where avoiding sex becomes a physical, mental and emotional tryst with oneself. Like starvation or crash dieting, depriving oneself of sexual gratification leads to a warped sense of power." As with any other altered state of consciousness, such as those brought on by chemical use, compulsive gambling or eating, or any other addiction process, the preoccupation with the avoidance of sex can seem to obliterate one's life problems. "The obsession then becomes a way... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Formula for losing pounds: fuel-dense foods plus exercise Jul 8, 2006
Now you are swearing something is wrong with the scale because, despite the crash dieting and exercise, you're still the same size. It's not the scale. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Overweight mothers' 'health risk' Jun 7, 2006
However, it also stressed that crash dieting be avoided during pregnancy. Maternity units around the north east had expressed concern about a growing number of clinically obese pregnant women. (BBC News -- Health)
Time to build a bathing-suit bod May 30, 2006
TALK ABOUT LIFESTYLE FEATURED DISCUSSION. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
theBIGfour Top heart advice is often ignored A Apr 30, 2006
Children aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables, adults aren't setting good examples with daily exercise, and the convenience of fast food and crash dieting are far too often the norm, Sopko said. He and his colleagues hope the new guides make clear that we can all take action to shore up our hearts. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
So could you fit into the new Size O (yes, zero) skinny jeans? Jan 22, 2006
Spokeswoman Amanda Johnson said: "We need to remember that models such as Kate Moss are genetically blessed and that most people won't be able to attain their slimness. Crash dieting isn't a good idea; it can cause infertility, loss of bone strength and anaemia.". Yet, curiously, a recent UK national sizing survey showed the average woman is growing. (The Independent, UK)
