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What is the best way to lose weight? Are you confused? It's bad enough that reaching and maintaining your ideal weight is such a challenge, but does it have to be so confusing too?

So how do you figure it out and discover what really is the best way to lose weight?

Some say low fat, high carb. Some say low carb, high fat. Some say you should count calories. Others tell you counting calories means you're obsessive. Some say the best way to lose weight is to eat only healthy foods, while others tell you to eat whatever you feel like eating whoops!

And many say "diets" don't work at all. But of course that's ridiculous!

The Proven Best Way to Lose Weight

Diet is what you eat and human beings have to eat to live. So everyone's on some kind of a diet. Whether or not it's a good healthy diet or a junk food diet, you're on a diet!

And your diet either keeps you slim, healthy and looking good or not.

When people say, "diets don't work," they mean temporary or fast weight loss diets. And then it's true. Temporary diets only give temporary results. They don't work in the long run.

The best way to clear up any confusion is to listen to those from the National Weight Control Registry who've lost 30 pounds or more and kept it off for at least three years. Here are the seven essential guidelines proven to be the best way to lose weight.

1. Make permanent changes. Permanent healthy weight loss requires knowing how to change habits permanently! Most people who lose weight regain it only because they go back to old eating and lifestyle habits. So you must begin with a commitment to creating new healthy habits.

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Space food is poised to evolve from dehydrated fruits and vegetables strapped to serving trays with Velcro to fresh produce -- including strawberries, bell peppers and lettuce -- grown in an on-board garden partly tended by robots who can take commands from Earth.

And a team of University of Colorado students, with the help of faculty experts, has been selected by NASA to help develop the technology behind the next generation of cosmic cuisine for astronauts on long-term missions, such as the 80-million-mile trek to Mars.

"I'm hoping that space food in the future looks a lot more like Earth food," said Heather Hava, an aerospace engineering doctoral student working on the project. "It's like the local food movement -- but for space."

Part of the CU team's work will be to determine how the tasks should be divvied up between the robots and the on-board astronauts. Hava said, for example, that perhaps the robotics are tasked with daily watering, while the flight crews might enjoy picking their food.

Now, food that astronauts eat is similar to MREs -- Meals, Ready to Eat -- that people would take camping.

"It's OK for short periods of time," Hava said. "But for missions longer in duration, it's better for their well-being, psychological and physiological, to have fresh food and flexibility in their diets."

She said the team's work also has gardening applications for people who have limited mobility, including those who have physical disabilities or the elderly in nursing homes.

The CU project is among five university proposals picked to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat Academic Innovation Challenge, allowing students to get hands-on experience designing futuristic space systems that can be used in deep space exploration. "X-Hab" is led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation.

With the $40,000 grant, the CU team will spend the next year creating a "bioregenerative" food system that can grow, harvest and compost plants. Such a system is capable of purifying water and producing food for consumption.

Already, NASA has identified 10 pick-and-eat crops that could be grown on long-term space missions: lettuce, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, green onions, radishes, bell peppers, strawberries, herbs and cabbages. NASA has plans for hydroponic growth labs, a way to grow plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water and without soil.

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PHOTOS BY Claire Kowalick/Times Record News Harvest Drug pharmacist Ginger Pino displays a new shipment of green coffee bean extract supplements Friday at the store. Pino said raspberry ketones and the green coffee bean extract have been popular weight loss supplements.

A liquid protein supplement is seen at Sunshine Natural Food Store. Manager Ashley Morrison said the supplement has been popular lately.

Dr. Mehmet Oz frequently says, "Anything strong enough to help is strong enough to hurt you," but the promise of losing six sizes in one month is tempting to even the most jaded dieter.

With swimsuit season sitting heavily upon us, people looking to lose some pounds are clearing shelves of weight-loss "miracle" solutions.

Sunshine Natural Foods Manager Ashley Morrison said the store is ordering about 10 times as much liquid protein as they used to carry. She said the rush is probably in part because of radio and Internet advertisements for similar products.

The main ingredients in a product at Sunshine are collagen hydrolysate and casein hydrolysate, providing 15 grams of protein per serving.

Morrison said the recommended dose is 1 ounce each day before going to sleep at night. She said that the protein may help reduce appetite during the day and that it may help speed metabolism.

She said they have seen several customers, with one woman claiming to have lost six dress sizes. Morrison said the woman takes the protein at night, has cut down on sweets and does some light walking for exercise.

Harvest Drug and Gift pharmacist Ginger Pino said they struggle to keep products in stock after Dr. Mehmet Oz recommended supplements on his show.

She said they are seeing many customers looking for green coffee bean extract and raspberry ketones after Oz suggested them for weight loss on his television show.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire -06/04/12)- GenoVive, a pioneer in DNA-based, all-natural weight management solutions, today announced the company's first international partnership with Bariatric Support, one of Mexico City's leading bariatric support centers that offers a multi-disciplinary approach to prevention, wellness and weight loss. The partnership brings GenoVive's innovative approach to weight loss to Mexico, including the use of DNA testing that identifies an individual's unique genetic make-up that is the basis for customized meals and exercise plans to optimize weight loss and encourage long-term weight management.

As people in the United States and around the world continue to realize the harmful effects of obesity, GenoVive remains committed to the continued development of a long-term and comprehensive solution to weight management based on individual genetics and personalized nutrition and exercise. The company was founded to exploit the emerging field of nutrigenomics, which is the study of the effects of foods on gene expression and the role certain genes play in weight gain.

GenoVive's partnership with Bariatric Support will also allow for further research into how different cultures and ethnicity affect weight gain, loss and management. In fact, Mexico has the second highest incidence of obesity topped only by the United States.

"Bariatric Support is the ideal partner to launch GenoVive's breakthrough weight management science outside of the United States," said Vic Castellon, founder and CEO, GenoVive LLC. "Bariatric Support enjoys a solid reputation in Mexico City as a leader in weight loss programs. They have an active base of individuals who desire to lose weight in a healthy manner by getting to the root of their weight management challenges through meals and exercise programs developed specifically for their genetic profile. GenoVive remains committed to growing its program in the United States, and now internationally through this initial partnership in Mexico."

"GenoVive's innovative approach to weight loss based on DNA analysis and all-natural meal programs has already resonated tremendously with our patients in Mexico City," said Tatiana Palazuelos, nutritionist with Bariatric Support. "GenoVive's program complements our holistic and comprehensive approach to weight loss which includes physician visits and oversight plus nutrition and psychological counseling. We look forward to growing the partnership to benefit our patient base who desire customized weight loss programs that will work for the long term."

GenoVive's program starts with an easy-to-use, in-home DNA test. GenoVive analyzes the results and designs ideal weight management programs with home-delivered meals based on optimum fats, carbohydrates, proteins, plus exercise that works best with an individual's personal genetic makeup to increase the chances for long-term weight management. Each meal has been created with an optimal balance of macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, and at calorie levels that support healthy and sustainable weight loss.

Because food carries information to genes about the environment and serve as signals to our surrounding cells and can change the expression of certain genes, GenoVive is one of the only national weight management companies to offer meals that contain no growth hormones, antibiotics, preservatives, nitrates, sulfites, artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols, or other similar incidental ingredients that may not be required to appear on the label.

"We understand obesity's multifactorial causation including lifestyle, eating patterns, psychological disorders, metabolic influence of our patients," said Denise Arcila, lead psychologist at Bariatric Support. "GenoVive complements and completes our multidisciplinary approach and is the only weight management option in Mexico to offer all-natural meals designed for our patients' unique genetic profiles. GenoVive is an easy and effective tool for our patients to learn about portion control while eating nutritionally balanced, all-natural meals which will help them control their weight and health over the long run."

Claudia Gonzales, founder and dietician, Bariatric Support, has been working with obesity patients for nearly 15 years, is already seeing results from patients on the GenoVive plan. "The ability to customize our patients' meals based on their specific genes helps them see results faster and encourages them to make even more lifestyle changes that lead to sustainable weight loss."

About GenoVive LLCFounded 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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A recent weight loss study shows that when participants know their genetic make-up, they have greater success losing weight and lowering their Body Mass Index (BMI). The California Schools VEBA - Pathway Genomics Corporation study evaluated weight loss results of 179 overweight California school employees. Results at 6 months showed that when employees took the Pathway Fit genetic test (of approximately 100 different genes and their variants related to sugar and fat metabolism, eating behaviors, best diet, micronutrients, and other parameters), they had significant weight loss success (some lost up to 40 pounds) when compared to employees who had previously tried to lose weight, under similar conditions, without the genetic test.

Both groups of employees worked with a VEBA health coach to help them develop an exercise and nutrition plan, and all received the same standard of care. However, the employees who knew and utilized their genetic-based diets and behaviors obtained greater weight loss (and other positive effects like decreased blood pressure) when compared with employees who had health coaching and standard of care only.

A participant in the study describes, The genetic study helped me change my overall behaviors and food choices and portion control. The understanding of my overall genes and physical health has helped me work more effectively with my VEBA health coach to achieve my weight loss goals.

The studyconducted in partnership with the California Schools VEBA (VEBA), Healthy Adventures Foundation and Pathway Genomics Corporationcollected interim results in January 2012. Principal investigator, Wendy Hileman, CEO, Healthy Adventures Foundation describes, The findings indicate that when participants have more information about their genetic predisposition, especially concerning exercise, eating behaviors, and diets, they have the validation they need to stick to a tailored program for the long haul, rather than quitting early on.

The Pathway Fit report is a health professional (M.D., D.O., N.P.) ordered saliva DNA test, where the participant simply spits in a plastic tube and sends it to Pathways lab to be analyzed. Through the analysis of genes and their variants (mutations)which are expressed in various organs, such as the brain, stomach, gut, muscle, pancreas, and directly in fat tissueparticipants gain insight about how their bodies process sugars, fats, nutrients and vitamins. This rigorous scientifically validated information is included in a detailed report that shows each participant how he or she may respond to a best diet, certain exercises and eating behaviors, traits such as bitter taste and caffeine metabolism, and his or her potential response to certain foods and micronutrients. Recently, there have been a number of double-blinded studies published showing the utility and positive psychological responses by patients of genetic testing for weight loss or nutrigenomic information (eg. Meisel, et al, Obesity, March 2012)

Michael Nova, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Pathway Genomics, whose team developed the test says, The results of this preliminary study corroborate with the results were seeing in other areas of weight loss and personal nutrition management. When participants gain more knowledge about themselves, including understanding their metabolism, eating behaviors and response to exercise, as well as suggestions on the best ways to reach and maintain a healthy weight given their genetic predispositions, it helps lead them to make better health decisions and behavior changes for the long term.

Because the results were so compelling, VEBA, along with its other study partners, applied for a grant from the Allen Foundation to help it continue to roll out the relatively inexpensive Pathway Fit test to additional high-risk employees at participating VEBA school districts.

About the California Schools VEBA

The California Schools VEBA is a trust that offers school districts and employee organizations buying power and the structure to provide control over a variety of benefit issues. Benefits trusts continue to positively influence the quality of care delivered by contracted carriers and their providers.They also help members attain superior health care choices, rate stability, portability, affordability and quality for education employees.Total participation in the trust includes 40 southern California school districts and associations. The trust serves both employees and their dependents, totaling more than 89,000 members. For more information, visit http://www.vebaonline.com

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By Victoria Wellman

PUBLISHED: 13:12 EST, 4 June 2012 | UPDATED: 14:27 EST, 4 June 2012

The personal trainer who gained 72lbs, in a bid to empathise with his clients, has revealed how he and his wife were stunned by the emotional toll it took on their marriage.

Drew Manning, 30, from Eagle Mountain, Utah, went from rippling muscles and a 34in waist to an obese 263lbs six moths ago, to better understand how it would feel to lose it.

In an interview today with Good Morning America to show how quickly he had returned to his former glory, wife Lynn described how radically her husband's personality had changed with his body.

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Still together: Drew Manning's wife told ABC how hard it was to watch her the personal trainer pile on 72lbs in six months and how he became a different person because of the weight gain

Though the experiment was inspired by physical appearance, Mrs Manning admitted that her husband, a usually hands-on father, became lazy.

'I was shocked because I really thought this was only going to be a physical transformation, that Drew was going to pack on the weight and lose it because it was "on purpose",' the mother-of-two said.

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Editors note: Nothing stirs up questions for Carolyn Hax like a wedding. And many a bridesmaid has wondered how to navigate the role as supporting cast. Here, we round up some of Carolyns most interesting advice for members of the wedding party from the last 15 years.

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997 as a weekly feature for The Washington Post, accompanied by the work of relationship cartoonist Nick Galifianakis. She is the author of Tell Me About It (Miramax, 2001), and the host a live online discussion on Fridays at noon.

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May 2010: Nixing a bridesmaid for being too fat

Dear Carolyn:

So college friend A just disinvited college friend B from being a bridesmaid -- because B is fat and would ruin the pictures and the look of her big day. Friend A did tell me that if B lost some weight, shed let her back in the wedding party.

Her rationale is that B promised to lose the weight by the wedding but didnt, and that whenever there is a big bridesmaid everyone is looking at her and not the bride.

I am so angry about As nastiness that I cant even think straight. Is it kosher for me to drop out in solidarity with B (with whom I am actually not that close)? What is the best way for me to communicate to A that she is a gigantic [idiot]? I dont know if I even want to be friends anymore.

B hosted a bridal shower, has come to all the fittings/food tastings/other assorted events. Shes a good egg. I heard from mutual friend C that B spent the morning crying. I would too! What can I say to B?

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Hilary Duff gave birth to son Luca Cruz Comrie only a couple of months ago, but the starlet is feeling a lot of pressure to lose the baby weight and fit in with the typical Hollywood moms who get stick thin just days after having a baby (we're looking at you, Angelina Jolie.) However, it's not exactly easy to drop baby weight when you're trying to care for a newborn.

"I think if you ask any pregnant mom, they're like 'I want my body back,' but it takes time. It takes nine months for your body to get that way and it's putting on that weight on purpose," she commented to US Weekly recently.

The actress is reportedly getting in shape with Pilates and the elliptical machine, according to various posts on Twitter. However, she's more concerned with spending time with her little guy. The latest milestones? He's rolling over and getting used to baths.

"He used to scream getting out of the bathtub, and he only does that three times a week instead of every day," she told the magazine. "And he's just happy."

A child's happiness is the most important thing when it comes to pregnancy and it seems like more and more celebrity moms are learning this. Still, others are going to extreme lengths to lose weight. Where do recent celeb moms stand on that spectrum?

Beyonce

Hey, have you heard that Beyonce had a child? Yeah, Bey has been on the receiving end of a lot of attention - and speculation - since she gave birth to first daughter Blue Ivy Carter in January. The singer returned to the stage over the Memorial Day weekend sans 60 lbs. of baby weight.

And how did she lose the weight? Lettuce and hours on the treadmill, she told the audience at the new Revel Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. However, she's actually using a trainer to push her through hours of workouts and plenty of protein shakes, water, pineapple and other healthy staples.

So, it sounds like she's doing it safely, but that's a lot of weight to lose in less than six months.

Aishwarya Rai

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Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 03 Jun 2012 - 11:00 PDT

Current ratings for: 'Mediterranean Diet Good For Mental And Physical Health'

4.67 (3 votes)

The diet is characterized by the consumption of fish, olive oil, nuts, pulses, vegetables, and fruit.

In order to determine how much the Mediterranean diet impacts quality of life, researchers examined over 11,000 university students over a period of four years. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Navarra (both in Spain), is published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Patricia Henrquez Snchez, researcher at the centre in the Canary Islands and lead author of the study, said:

At the start of the study, the researchers asked participants to provide information on their dietary intake. In order to determine whether the diet was followed, consumption of fish, fruit, pulses, nuts, cereals, and vegetables was positively valued and consumption of meat, alcohol, and dairy products was negatively valued. The researchers measured self-perceived quality of life after the four year monitoring period using a questionnaire.

The Mediterranean diet is based on lots of fruit and vegetables, and lean animal sourced proteins

The researchers found that participants who stuck to the diet more had better physical and mental well-being and significantly better physical quality of life.

Henrquez said "the Mediterranean diet is an important factor associated with better quality of life and can be considered as a healthy food model."

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Australian doctors are being assured their patients will benefit if they adopt a diet that's free of meat.

An Australian-first scientific research review, published in the Medical Journal of Australia today, has found vegetarians receive more health benefits than risks from their plant-based diet.

The Journal examined deficiencies traditionally thought to affect those who have adopted a vegetarian diet and found they were receiving adequate levels of protein, iron and zinc.

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Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton, who has written an accompanying editorial to the research papers, says the scientific evidence shows a well-planned, plant-based diet can meet the nutritional needs of adults and children.

"The evidence is quite good that people who follow a vegetarian diet are likely to have less heart disease, less colorectal cancer, less type-2 diabetes and they're less likely to be obese," she said.

While those who don't eat fish may be receiving less omega-3 fatty acids than considered desirable, the study also found vegetarians do not exhibit signs of a clinical deficiency.

Deficiencies in vitamin B12 were noted in vegans; people who shun any animal-based product including milk and eggs.

B12 is required to help make red blood cells and to keep nerves functioning and the study recommended vegans receive supplements either through eating B12-fortified foods or by taking a daily supplement.

Dr Stanton said the study was also prompted by the increase in the number of people who are looking to reduce their intake of meat for both health and sustainability.

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