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Should teens get extra points for being thin? Dr. Pierre Dukan, theFrench founder of the controversial Dukan Diet, thinks so. The diet guru is now facing an ethics hearing for suggesting that high school students in France be rewarded for not being overweight.
In January, Dukan whose high-protein, low-carb diet is said to be followed by celebrities like Kate Middleton suggestedthat Frances baccalaureate exam, a test that 17-year-olds have to take to finish high school and go onto college, include an anti-obesity option that students may pass by staying within a recommended weight range, the BBC reports.
Health professionals were outraged by the comment, and now the French College of Physicians says Dukan has violated the countrys medical ethics code, which states that a doctor must be aware of the repercussions his views can have on the public. According to the College, Dukans statements could be harmful to girls who are already overweight or are struggling with eating disorders like anorexia.
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Everything about this is wrong, Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, told ABC News. Its wrong because it invites eating disorders. Its wrong because weight has nothing to do with academic performance and the notion that weight is a behavior that should incentivized is just wrong. Weight is an outcome. We should incentivize things people can control.
In a second complaint, the College of Physicans accuses Dukan of prioritizing moneymaking over medicine, breaching another part of its ethics code, which states that medicine cannot be practiced like a business. Dukan has sold more than seven million copies of his diet books, which have been translated into several languages and have spawned a website providing paid-for weight-loss programs.
This isnt the first time Dukan has met with controversy or fallen under suspicion. Last year, Dukan lost a libel case against fellow nutritionist Dr.Jean-Michel Cohen, who described the Dukan Diet as dangerous, saying that only theslimming industry, doctors, pill salesmen, publishers and newspapers benefited from it, the Guardian reports.
If found guilty, the BBC reports that Dr. Dukan could be removed from the French medical registry. The hearing will occur in the next six months.
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The Dukan Diet Cookbook, the Essential Companion to the International Diet Sensation and #1 New York Times Bestselling …
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -03/27/12)- The Dukan Diet (Crown Archetype, On-Sale April 2011), has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 24 weeks, including five weeks at the #1 spot. With over 400,000 copies in print in the United States, a robust online coaching program Dukan Diet Coaching, and continued buzz as readers achieve and maintain their weight loss goals, the Dukan Diet is recognized as a diet sensation. And as millions of Dukan Dieters around the world know, delicious food and permanent weight loss can go hand in hand. Now comes the North American debut of THE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOK (Crown Archetype, On-Sale Tuesday, March 27, 2012) -- already an international bestseller -- the must-have resource for making the Dukan Diet successful and delicious.
Developed by Dr. Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent 40 years helping people to lose weight, the Dukan Diet rejects counting calories and promises permanent weight loss while allowing adherents to eat as much as they like, and to benefit from highly personalized online coaching to help them achieve and maintain their weight loss goals.
In this innovative, stand-alone cookbook, Dukan's method is outlined in detail for newcomers to the program. His famous "100 Natural Foods" list is also included, making it easy for beginners to get started, and many of the "Dr. Dukan-approved" products such as top-quality Dukan Diet Organic Oat Bran and Shirataki Noodles are found at the online Dukan store, ShopDukanDiet.com.
"I did not conceive this book as a traditional cookbook, focusing solely on flavor and pleasure, but rather as a companion to my Dukan Diet plan -- a book full not just of delicious recipes, but of delicious recipes that fit with my golden rules and that use the 100 foods that are allowable on my diet," said Dr. Dukan from the Preface.
The Dukan Diet is a high-protein, low fat, low cholesterol approach to weight loss that follows four steps: two steps to lose weight (Attack and Cruise phases) and two steps to keep it off forever (the Consolidation and Stabilization phases). Once dieters have calculated their "True Weight," they begin the Dukan Attack phase (only lean, unlimited protein supplemented by a delicious oat bran galette are consumed from two to seven days) followed by the Cruise phase (followers alternate days of pure protein with days of protein combined with vegetables until they gradually reach their desired weight).
The Consolidation phase is precisely engineered to prevent the rebound effect (unlimited protein and vegetables are allowed with other reintroduced foods, such as fruit, cheese, and bread, along with two portions of starches and two weekly celebration meals). Dieters stay on this phase for 5 days for every pound lost. The Stabilization phase is the final, maintenance stage of the plan (devotees return to eat whatever they want without regaining the weight provided that they follow 3 simple rules, including one day per week of eating unlimited lean protein for the rest of their lives).
THE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOK provides 350 hunger-satisfying recipes for the Attack and Cruise Phases that offer pleasure, flavor and variety on the Dukan Diet. From Crispy Chicken Wings and Ham Souffl to Turkey Meatballs with Rosemary and Mint, Mussels Provenal and Curried Turnip Soup to Flourless Chocolate Cake and a scrumptious Vanilla Cookie -- plus all-new recipes for Shirataki Noodles -- the recipes in this book prove you don't have to put culinary delights on hold to get great results!
THE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOK is the must-have companion for anyone on the diet. You'll never feel hungry and never have to count a single calorie.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:DR. PIERRE DUKAN is a French medical doctor with 40 years of experience in clinical nutrition. While he began his medical career specializing in neurology, Dr. Dukan discovered and refined his successful weight loss formula while working with his patients to adjust their diets. Since then, he has spent his career helping people lose weight and keep it off forever.
ABOUT THE BOOK: THE DUKAN DIET COOKBOOKBy Dr. Pierre Dukan ISBN: 978-0-307-98673-3 Crown Archetype $26.00, Hardcover On-Sale Date: March 27, 2012 Visit http://www.dukandietcookbook.com or http://www.dukandiet.com
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Dukan Diet doctor faces ethics charge
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Dr Dukan, 70, whose high-protein regime was used by Carole Middleton and is said to have been used by her daughter the Duchess, is accused of offering potentially dangerous advice that could breach the French medical ethics code.
Dr Dukan faces disciplinary action or being struck off the medical register if found guilty and has a month to respond to the complaints.
Yesterday, his lawyer said he would happily provide his observations to the ethics council, arguing that his proposals were part of a doctors right to freedom of expression.
The fact that his work doesnt leave the public indifferent is proof that it highlights a major public health issue, said Isabelle Lucas-Baloup, adding that a summons does not amount to a conviction.
Dr Dukan, who has sold eight million copies of his diet book worldwide, made his ideal weight exam option proposal in his book An Open Letter to the Future President.
At its launch, he said: There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.
My idea would change nothing for those who have no need to get thinner. But for those who do, it would only motivate them to lose weight.
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Hold the Butylated Hydroxyanisole: GenoVive Survey Reveals Adults Prefer Diet Food Without a Side Order of Preservatives
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NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire -03/26/12)- Americans looking to lose weight want diet food companies to hold the preservatives according to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of GenoVive, a new weight management program that uses genetic analysis as the foundation of customized weight loss programs. The January survey of more than 2,500 adults ages 18 and older found that two out of three people surveyed (67%) would prefer that their diet foods include only all-natural ingredients without preservatives and not processed foods with other potentially harmful chemicals and additives.
"Additives such as preservatives, antibiotics, hormones, and a variety of new-to-nature components appear to negatively impact the quality of our food and potentially negatively impact our bodies," said Dr. Ruth DeBusk, PhD, RD, who is a geneticist, molecular biologist and clinical dietitian in practice in Tallahassee, Florida, and a member of GenoVive's Scientific Advisory Board.
The survey also showed that women are significantly more likely than men to prefer diet foods with all natural ingredients, with 71% of women making this choice over 63% of men.
"With women making many of the critical decisions about food in American households, it comes as no surprise that women in particular are demanding better ingredients for their diet needs and overall food choices for their families," said Dr. DeBusk. "Diet foods that are laden with additives actually work against us by disrupting the body's natural tendencies. They make the challenge of losing weight and keeping it off even more difficult."
Beverly Swango, nutritionist and director of product development at GenoVive, cautions against the proliferation of food additives in the foods we eat that exceed reasonable amounts each day.
"It's unfortunate, but today, most diet foods as well as a startling number of food items found in our supermarkets contain additives and chemicals that trigger unwanted reactions in our cells and in our genes," said Swango.
According to Swango, most consumers realize that the BPA found in water bottles is harmful yet some of the most-unsuspecting foods also contain additives. "Tortilla wraps contain anti-microbials while nutrient bars for diabetics include titanium dioxide. While some additives are considered safe in trace amounts, over time there can be cumulative effect that can have significant negative impact on consumer health. At GenoVive, we only use 'real food' that the body was designed to metabolize."
About GenoVive LLC
Founded in 2008, GenoVive, a division of Genvis Bio Group, LLC, based in New Orleans, LA, represents a new approach to weight loss and sustained healthy eating. GenoVive's geneticists and food scientists developed customized, all-natural meal and exercise programs, featuring ideal combinations of macronutrients based on individual DNA. GenoVive is sold directly to the consumer at GenoVive.com and by phone with convenient home delivery. Follow GenoVive on Twitter @myGenovive, Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GenoVive, and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/GenoVivednadiet.
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Dukan diet guru on ethics charge
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26 March 2012 Last updated at 11:50 ET
The founder of the controversial Dukan Diet, Dr Pierre Dukan, faces an ethics hearing after suggesting children could pass a new exam by staying thin.
The French College of Physicians says he breached medical guidelines that say doctors must consider the impact of their comments on the public.
He faces a disciplinary hearing within six months, and could be struck off.
His diet, said to be followed by some celebrities, recommends avoiding starch and carbohydrates.
Some nutritionists say it can be dangerous.
In January, Dr Dukan sparked controversy in France when he said the Baccalaureate exam should include a new anti-obesity option, which 17-year-old children would pass just by staying within recommended weight guidelines.
The College of Physicians said this could have a negative impact on young girls who are already overweight or anorexic.
The College said in a second complaint that Dr Dukan was focused more on commerce than medicine, in breach of a part of its code that says medicine must not be practised like a business.
And the body also said his best-selling diet books meant he was neglecting medicine.
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Mother’s strict diet for 7-year-old raises controversy, criticism
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In a controversial article appearing in the April issue of Vogue magazine, author Dara-Lynn Weiss writes about the strict diet she imposed upon her daughter after a pediatrician suggested she was clinically obese.
Bea, who stood 4-feet, 4-inches tall, weighed 93 pounds was not necessarily obese, but fat, according to Weiss, who admits to having issues with food for the past 30 years.
- Dara-Lynn Weiss, writing for Vogue Magazine
Growing up in an affluent, achievement-driven suburb, I had suffered through my own issues with food, eating and weight, Weiss wrote. Though the rest of my family had a seemingly healthy relationship to food, I was constantly battling weight gain and asking my mother to lock-up the peanut butter jar. Whether I weighed 105 pounds or 145 pounds hardly mattered. I hated how my body looked and devoted an inordinate amount of time to trying to change it.
Weiss added that she once even begged a doctor to write her a prescription for appetite suppressant fen-phen, even after it was found to cause heart valve defects and pulmonary hypertension.
Weiss article talks about the increase in childhood obesity in todays society and cites a survey that revealed parents are more comfortable talking to their kids about sex than weight.
The author admitted she wasnt very consistent with how she served Bea food sometimes Beas after school snack was a slice of pizza or a chicken gyro from a street vendor. Other days I forced her to choose low-fat soup or a single hard-boiled egg. Occasionally, Id give in to her pleas for a square of coffee cake, mainly because I wanted to eat half of it.
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When a kid at school called Bea fat and made her cry, Weiss took matters into her own hands, scheduling an appointment with child-obesity specialist Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, who assigns a red light to bad foods and green light to good foods. Weiss said she joined her daughter in dieting, and the two embarked upon a low-fat, low-cal, and reduced-portion diet.
Bea had to start exercising too she joined karate and in the summer, swam once a week.
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First new diet pill in 13 years nears FDA approval
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For more than a decade, overweight Americans have been looking for a drug what some health professionals sarcastically call "the magic pill" to help in the never-ending battle with the scale.
The federal government next month may give a diet drug that it once rejected for its side effects a shot at becoming that magic pill.
But whether the new drug, called Qnexa, can perform weight loss wizardry depends on your definition of the word "magic."
Is the pill the missing ingredient for people who desperately want to shed weight as much as 10 percent of their body weight but lack the will or ability to lose excess pounds and keep them off? Or is it a temporary and potentially dangerous solution to a problem that really requires a lifestyle change?
One thing is clear: The nearly 30 percent of adults in Pennsylvania and about 36 percent nationwide who are considered obese need something to help them shed the extra pounds that threaten their health.
Linda Shumberger has been struggling with her weight all her life and is enthusiastic about the thought of a drug that could help her lose pounds.
The 48-year-old Center Valley woman's weight went up and stayed up 22 years ago after the birth of her son. She tried everything the Atkins diet, Nutrisystem, grapefruit. "You name the diet, I tried it," she said.
But then she started to lose control of her diabetes. That's when she knew she had to do something about the extra pounds.
"I wanted the band surgery," she said, referring to a procedure in which the stomach is constricted, limiting the amount of food a person can consume and making them feel full sooner. "But my diabetes was out of control."
She took another route. Working with Lehigh Valley Hospital weight loss specialist Harpreet Singh, Shumberger began taking phentermine, a drug that curbs appetite, and following a low-calorie, high-protein diet. She lost about 50 pounds, she said, and would like to lose more.
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Diet of Nelson's Navy remained 'virtually unchanged for 200 yrs'
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Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): Salt beef, sea biscuits and the occasional weevil - the food endured by sailors during the Napoleonic wars is rarely considered to be tempting.
Now a new chemical analysis technique has allowed archaeologists to find out just how dour the diet of Georgian sailors really was.
The team's findings, also reveal how little had changed for sailors in the 200 years between the Elizabethan and Georgian eras.
The research, led by Professor Mark Pollard from the University of Oxford, focused on bones from 80 sailors who served from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries and were buried in Royal Naval Hospital cemeteries in Plymouth and Portsmouth.
"An isotopic analysis of bone collagen from the recovered skeletons allowed us to reconstruct average dietary consumption," said Dr Pollard.
"By comparing these findings to primary documentary evidence we can build a more accurate picture of life in Nelson's navy."
In the late 18th century the Royal Navy employed 70,000 seamen and marines.
Feeding so many men was a huge logistical challenge requiring strictly controlled diets including flour, oatmeal, suet, cheese, dried pork, beer, salted cod and ships biscuits when at sea.
The team's analysis shows that the diet of the sailors was consistent with contemporary documentary records such as manifests and captain's logs.
As well as validating the historical interpretation of sailors' diets, this finding has implications for the amount of marine protein, which can be isotopically detected in human diets.
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Rhino Diet May Affect Reproduction
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March 22, 2012
The once thriving captive-born southern white rhinoceros population is being threatened by their diet, according to new research. San Diego Zoo Global researchers predict that phytoestrogens in the rhinoceros food may be causing reproductive failure in the females.
In a press release detailing the research, Christopher Tubbs, researcher with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research explained the importance of the study.
Understanding why the captive white rhinoceros population has been dwindling for decades is an important part of protecting the future of this species. Our work is the first step toward determining if phytoestrogens are involved in this phenomenon and whether we need to reevaluate captive white rhino diets.
Zoologists have only recently found the northern and southern white rhinoceros to be different species rather than a subspecies of the African white rhinoceros. As such, conservation efforts have been specifically designed to increase the population of the southern white rhino.
According to SanDiegoZooGlobal.org, The San Diego Safari Park has had great success in conserving the southern white rhino population and has bred more than 88 rhino calves since the Parks establishment in the early 1970s.
While there have been successes in conservation efforts, scientists at San Diego Zoo have noticed a decline in reproduction in females born into captivity.
Reproductive issues such as cystic endometrial hyperplasia; cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancers; and ovarian cysts have placed the sustainability of the captive rhinos is jeopardy. In trying to find the cause of these issues, San Diego Zoo scientists began to look at every aspect of the rhinos daily life, such as social experiences, animal density, enclosure size, premature copulations, and diet. Their research suggests examining the rhinos diet as a starting point for unlocking these reproductive mysteries.
The captive southern white rhinoceros eat a diet of alfalfa hay and soy-based, commercially made pellets. Scientists believe that these foodstuffs may contain phytoestrogens such as isoflavinoids. Previous research has shown abnormalities to occur in livestock exposed to these phytoestrogen-rich foods. The abnormalities occur particularly during embryonic development and are similar to those found in captive-born rhinos. The phytoestrogens activate estrogen sensors in the female southern white rhinos, making it difficult to conceive and reproduce. As the southern white rhino is genetically different from other species of African white rhino, the phytoestrogens affect them much differently than other rhinos, such as the one-horned rhinoceros.
Second only to elephants, the southern white rhinoceros is one of the worlds largest land animals. While captive-born populations now face the threat of reproductive difficulty, wild rhinos face the threat of poachers and sport hunting. These factors have placed the southern white rhinoceros on the International Union for Conservation of Natures near-threatened species list. According to the San Diego Zoo, there are currently 17,500 southern white rhinos in the wild, with 500 rhinos in captivity.
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