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‘Extreme Weight Loss’ shocker: Contestant kicked off show for bad behavior

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Don’t give Chris Powell any excuses and you won’t find yourself in the crosshairs of this talented trainer. The fans of “Extreme Weight Loss” on Tuesday night might find themselves feeling a bit uncomfortable as there isn’t a happy ending for one participant. According to WOTV on Tuesday, for the first time ever someone gets kicked off the show and it’s not going to be the best for one person who hoped to actually transform their life.

The first participant is Kenny a 410-pound man who was a former Marine. Kenny is a 35-year-old married father of three from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to the show, Kenny’s depression and weight issues became a real concern for him and his family. After severe tornadoes ripped through his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma Kenny realized how short life really is for everyone. Vowing to turn his life around once and for all, Kenny wrote a letter to trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell asking for help.

The other contestant is Christy who is 380 pounds and looking to get fit. The 36 year-old participant has been overweight her entire life. Growing up in Las Vegas, Christy has been a victim of bullying in school and also lacked support of her family to lose weight and get healthy.. Now, a caretaker to her ailing mother, Christy doesn’t have a job or a boyfriend, and rarely leaves her house at all. Hoping to re-take control of her life, she wrote a letter to Chris asking for help.

The fans of “Extreme Weight Loss” have been wondering what could be such bad behavior on a reality show that a participant could be kicked off. While there are so many possibilities, viewers hope the scenario isn’t too embarrassing as people are looking to undergo transformations and sometimes the shock of a new environment is tough. Of course, everyone hopes for the best, but the ABC show has already warned everyone that a scandal on the show is going down (and viewers get to see it all play out too.)

Another smoking negative: earlier menopause

One in five women in Los Angeles smoke, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. A new study, published September 18 in the journal menopause, adds another reason that smoking impacts a woman’s health: earlier menopause. Study author Dr. Volodymyr Dvornyk, from the University of Hong Kong, noted that women “should be aware of this effect and possible health consequences” of smoking, in addition to its other known risks. He and his research team conducted a meta-analysis, which pooled data from six studies of approximately 6,000 women in the U.S., Poland, Turkey, and Iran. It revealed that women who smoke may enter menopause about a year earlier than nonsmokers. On the average, non-smokers reached the menopause between age 46 and 51, on average, depending on the study population. In all but two of the studies, smokers were younger: between age 43 and 50. The researchers also reviewed five other studies that used a cut-off age of 50 or 51 to stratify women into “early” and “late” menopause groups. Among the more than 43,000 women in that analysis, smokers were 43% more likely than nonsmokers to have early menopause. They wrote, “Our results give further evidence that smoking is significantly associated with earlier [age at menopause] and provide yet another justification for women to avoid this habit.”

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Dr. Dvornyk noted that the “general consensus is that earlier menopause is likely to be associated with the larger number and higher risk of postmenopausal health problems, such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and the others.” He added that early menopause is also thought to slightly increase a woman’s risk of death in the years following. Two theories regarding smoking and early menopause are (1) Smoking may alter the way a women’s body produces or removes estrogen; and (2) Certain components of cigarette smoke might kill ova (eggs). Dr. Dvornyk and his colleagues did not have information on how long women had been smoking or how many cigarettes they smoked each day; therefore, they could not determine how either of those factors may have affected age at menopause.

In addition to the foregoing health effects of smoking are cosmetic issues. Smoking increases facial wrinkles, stains your teeth, makes your voice hoarse, and gives you bad breath.

Source: HEALTH AND WELLNESS BLOG INDIA

Weight loss and Vitamin D

Los Angeles is in the Sun Belt; thus, most women in the city can increase Vitamin D levels by simply spending time in the sun. It is common knowledge that adequate Vitamin D is necessary for health; however, a new study has found that circulating Vitamin D concentrations in postmenopausal women are directly associated with weight loss, whether achieved through decreasing calories or increasing physical activity. The study was conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. The authors noted that low concentrations of circulating Vitamin D are common on obese postmenopausal women and may represent a potential mechanism explaining the elevated risk of certain cancers and cardiovascular disease observed in obese or overweight individuals. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of 12 months of weight loss through caloric restriction, exercise intervention, or both on serum Vitamin D levels.

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The study group was comprised of 438 overweight and obese postmenopausal women: 118 were assigned to dietary modification; 117 were assigned to an exercise intervention; 117 were assigned to diet plus exercise; and 87 were assigned to a control group. Women receiving the dietary intervention experienced a 10% weight loss goal using a group-based reduced-calorie program. The women assigned to the exercise intervention underwent 45 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic activity daily for five days each week. The investigators measured serum Vitamin D levels at baseline and at 12 months. Women who lost the most weight had the largest increase in Vitamin D levels. The authors concluded that a greater degree of weight loss, achieved through either a reduced-calorie diet or increased exercise, is associated with increased circulating Vitamin D concentrations. They noted that although greater adiposity is associated with lower concentrations of circulating vitamin D, their findings suggest that lifestyle-based weight loss of 5% to 10% body weight is associated with a modest increase in serum Vitamin D; however, baseline vitamin D status had little effect on the achievement of weight loss in a sample of overweight and obese postmenopausal women. They recommended that further research should be conducted to better understand the role of vitamin D in pathways influencing energy balance and that this research may lead to a clearer understanding of optimal vitamin D concentrations for promoting health.

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Source: HEALTH AND WELLNESS BLOG INDIA

Weight loss and Vitamin D

Los Angeles is in the Sun Belt; thus, most women in the city can increase Vitamin D levels by simply spending time in the sun. It is common knowledge that adequate Vitamin D is necessary for health; however, a new study has found that circulating Vitamin D concentrations in postmenopausal women are directly associated with weight loss, whether achieved through decreasing calories or increasing physical activity. The study was conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. The authors noted that low concentrations of circulating Vitamin D are common on obese postmenopausal women and may represent a potential mechanism explaining the elevated risk of certain cancers and cardiovascular disease observed in obese or overweight individuals. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of 12 months of weight loss through caloric restriction, exercise intervention, or both on serum Vitamin D levels.

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The study group was comprised of 438 overweight and obese postmenopausal women: 118 were assigned to dietary modification; 117 were assigned to an exercise intervention; 117 were assigned to diet plus exercise; and 87 were assigned to a control group. Women receiving the dietary intervention experienced a 10% weight loss goal using a group-based reduced-calorie program. The women assigned to the exercise intervention underwent 45 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic activity daily for five days each week. The investigators measured serum Vitamin D levels at baseline and at 12 months. Women who lost the most weight had the largest increase in Vitamin D levels. The authors concluded that a greater degree of weight loss, achieved through either a reduced-calorie diet or increased exercise, is associated with increased circulating Vitamin D concentrations. They noted that although greater adiposity is associated with lower concentrations of circulating vitamin D, their findings suggest that lifestyle-based weight loss of 5% to 10% body weight is associated with a modest increase in serum Vitamin D; however, baseline vitamin D status had little effect on the achievement of weight loss in a sample of overweight and obese postmenopausal women. They recommended that further research should be conducted to better understand the role of vitamin D in pathways influencing energy balance and that this research may lead to a clearer understanding of optimal vitamin D concentrations for promoting health.

Another smoking negative earlier menopause

One in five women in Los Angeles smoke, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. A new study, published September 18 in the journal menopause, adds another reason that smoking impacts a woman’s health: earlier menopause. Study author Dr. Volodymyr Dvornyk, from the University of Hong Kong, noted that women “should be aware of this effect and possible health consequences” of smoking, in addition to its other known risks. He and his research team conducted a meta-analysis, which pooled data from six studies of approximately 6,000 women in the U.S., Poland, Turkey, and Iran. It revealed that women who smoke may enter menopause about a year earlier than nonsmokers. On the average, non-smokers reached the menopause between age 46 and 51, on average, depending on the study population. In all but two of the studies, smokers were younger: between age 43 and 50. The researchers also reviewed five other studies that used a cut-off age of 50 or 51 to stratify women into “early” and “late” menopause groups. Among the more than 43,000 women in that analysis, smokers were 43% more likely than nonsmokers to have early menopause. They wrote, “Our results give further evidence that smoking is significantly associated with earlier [age at menopause] and provide yet another justification for women to avoid this habit.”

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Dr. Dvornyk noted that the “general consensus is that earlier menopause is likely to be associated with the larger number and higher risk of postmenopausal health problems, such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and the others.” He added that early menopause is also thought to slightly increase a woman’s risk of death in the years following. Two theories regarding smoking and early menopause are (1) Smoking may alter the way a women’s body produces or removes estrogen; and (2) Certain components of cigarette smoke might kill ova (eggs). Dr. Dvornyk and his colleagues did not have information on how long women had been smoking or how many cigarettes they smoked each day; therefore, they could not determine how either of those factors may have affected age at menopause.

In addition to the foregoing health effects of smoking are cosmetic issues. Smoking increases facial wrinkles, stains your teeth, makes your voice hoarse, and gives you bad breath.

Source: http://www.edtreatmentindia.com

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