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Newswise Washington, DC (March 1, 2012) Weight-loss surgery is safe for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are obese, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The study is the largest of its kind to focus on the impact of kidney function on patients health following weight-loss surgery.

Its not known whether weight-loss surgeryalso known as bariatric surgeryis safe for patients with CKD or how diminished kidney function might impact the risks of the procedure. To find out, Nicole Turgeon, MD, John Sweeney, MD (Emory University School of Medicine), and their colleagues analyzed information from 27,736 patients who underwent weight-loss surgery between 2006 and 2008.

The researchers found that patients with more severe CKD experienced more complications following surgery. Complication rates ranged from 4.6% for those with stage 1 CKD or normal kidney function to 9.9% for those with stage 5 CKD.

Even though patients with more severe CKD experienced more complications, complication rates remained below 10%. This work provides strong evidence that it is safe to proceed with bariatric surgery in kidney failure patients who suffer from obesity, said Dr. Sweeney.

The findings are encouraging because maintaining weight loss is challenging for CKD patients, many of whom have a decreased ability to exercise. Also, obesity can limit CKD patients eligibility for kidney transplants. Whether the potential benefits of weight-loss surgery outweigh the risks in this population requires further study, though.

Study co-authors include Sebastian Perez, Max Mondestin, MD, S. Scott Davis, MD, Edward Lin, DO, Sudha Tata, MD, Allan Kirk, MD, PhD, Christian Larsen, MD, DPhil, Thomas Pearson, MD, DPhil (Emory University School of Medicine).

Disclosures: The authors reported no financial disclosures.

The article, entitled The Impact of Renal Function on Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery, will appear online at http://jasn.asnjournals.org/ on March 1, 2012, doi: 10.1681/ASN.2011050476.

The content of this article does not reflect the views or opinions of The American Society of Nephrology (ASN). Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the author(s). ASN does not offer medical advice. All content in ASN publications is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions, or adverse effects. This content should not be used during a medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. Please consult your doctor or other qualified health care provider if you have any questions about a medical condition, or before taking any drug, changing your diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. Do not ignore or delay obtaining professional medical advice because of information accessed through ASN. Call 911 or your doctor for all medical emergencies.

Founded in 1966, and with more than 13,500 members, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) leads the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for patients.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT)-Learning how to eat properly can be one of the best things you cando for your health.

It may take some getting used to, but in as little as 21 days you can create new habits and teach your taste buds to crave the good foods and avoid the bad.

Fad dietswill alwayscome and go, but thepositive results won't last.

It's bestif you stick to the basics to helpyou lose weight, have more energy and improve your overall health.

Sonia Nelson, a registered dietician, owner of Nutrition in Motion, says she is seeing more and more people become pre diabetic, even if they are young or thin. That's why, she explains, that fueling our bodies with the right foods and quantities isn't only for someone who is overweight or older, but rather something that everyone needs to do.

Consuming too much sugar is one of the biggest obstacles that people have. A reason for this is that sugar is often lurking in many foods that we don't associate as sweet, such as ketchup or energy bars.

Nelson explained that sugar comes in different forms- fructose, lactose and sucrose.

Fructose is the kind that is naturally found in fruit and is ok to consume.

Lactose is found in many dairy product,such as milk and yogurt and is also ok.

Sucrose is the bad sugar and should be avoided. Nelson says we should limit these sugars to about three to four cubes a day.

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Its true: You are what you eat. Food cant substitute for the perfect eyeliner or lip gloss, but defying aging and looking your best even without makeup takes proper nourishment. A diet that is rich in fiber, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables and healthy fats can naturally boost your beauty:

Poultry

Hair is made up of protein, so it makes sense that getting enough of it is essential for healthy, beautiful locks. Protein is also a component of collagen, which is responsible for the structure of your skin. For smooth skin and strong, glossy hair, eating lean protein is the way to go.

Protein also builds up keratin, the substance nails are made of - getting enough through your diet helps keep them strong and moisturized. Aim to get about 20 percent of your daily calories from lean protein, such as lean chicken or turkey.

Whole Grains

Build-up of toxins in the bloodstream is the main cause of breakouts. High fiber foods act as a natural detox that soaks up those toxins and flushes them out of the body before they show up as blemishes. Go for whole grains such as brown rice, whole wheat and buckwheat.

Salmon

The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon arent just good for your heart; theyre also great for your skin. Omega-3s decrease inflammation and improve blood circulation, helping to prevent wrinkles and produce a luminous glow. A study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that elderly people who ate more fish and veggies over their lifetime had fewer wrinkles.

The omega-3s in salmon and other cold water fish also provide natural oil that helps prevent drying of the scalp and hair.

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London-based personal trainer, fitness and nutrition expert, Gaspari-sponsored bikini athlete and the lean queen as she's become so well known as, Alexandra Wilson will be launching her new online fitness coaching service on the 23rd March. New and existing clients in the UK and around the globe can now get access to personalised fitness, nutrition and motivational coaching from Alex online and by telephone at http://alexandrawilson.com/coaching

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Alex said, Ive found that people want help putting together a programme to fit around their lifestyle, guidance on their nutrition and to discuss their own particular likes, dislikes and challenges. Many of my clients need flexibility: they cant be in a particular place at a particular time for their training; they live all around the UK and abroad, and often travel a lot. Now, I can help them wherever they are with tailored, flexible programmes that fit around their lifestyles.

Alex is a fully qualified personal trainer with a wealth of experience in the industry, creating all-round personalised fitness plans to help her clients to accomplish their health and fitness targets safely and effectively. The advice and coaching service is adapted to each individual, but might cover:

This move follows the launch of Alexs new website http://www.alexandrawilson.com, free I Will Make You Lean e-book and 2012 'A new me, a new you? calendar, and her announcement as the UKs first Jennifer Nicole-Leeapproved JNL Master Fusion trainer. JNL said recently, Watch out for Alex shes a future international fitness celebrity in the making.

Alex, originally from Northern Ireland, has rapidly attracted attention from the media, sports brands and followers alike in the last few years. She has been featured in modelling shots in, and written articles for, a variety of magazines in the UK and abroad (Womens Fitness, Ultra Fit, Fit and Firm, ExtraFit and Fitnorama).

She is one of the UK sponsored athletes for sports nutrition company Gaspari a highly sought-after role in the fitness industry, and also the face of Biondi Coutures fitness competition range and Mark Anthonys new Body Trainer exercise device.

To find out more about Alexs one-to-one fitness and nutrition consultancy or other services (personal training, expert fitness writing, and fitness modelling) visit http://www.alexandrawilson.com or use the following social networks:

Alexs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexandra-Wilson-Fitness-Celebrity/194488277270458

Alexs YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WilsonAlexandra

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March 1, 2012

To Fitness Coordinator Jill Garrigan, Penn State fitness instructors have to be safe, effective and entertaining.

These instructors are not your typical 20-year-olds, Garrigan said.

She said they are committed and dedicated to the program. Garrigan said if she asked the instructors to physically move the building over for her, they would find a way to do it.

I am pushed every day by them, and they push each other, Garrigan said.

Two semesters are required to finish the Instructor Training Program, KINES 093, and the Junior Instructor Program, KINES 096, is also required to be considered an instructor. Each course fulfills 1.5 credits in kinesiology.

Garrigan said the programs focus on gaining experience in leadership, learning and public speaking.

The course does have exams as well as demonstrations in learning how to teach fitness classes.

It is a time-consuming 1.5 credits, Garrigan said. It is not intended to weed anyone out, but it is intended to teach skills.

She said you could earn a good grade in the class but still not be accepted as a fitness instructor.

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Time for a quick check-in with those New Year resolutions, people.

How's it all going? Still off the fags? Still drinking two litres of water a day? Still getting your five a day?

Yes? Good for you.

But if one of your resolutions was to lose a bit of weight, and you're finding it a bit of a struggle (sorry we really shouldn't have made a big deal out of pancake day) then http://www.weightwins.com could be worth a try.

They're not really all that interested in how you lose weight. As long as you do it safely and sensibly they'll reward you.

And not with badges, stickers or patronising slaps on the back either.

Here, if you lose a few pounds you gain a few pounds in the shape of reward vouchers or even cold hard cash.

As incentives go, it's hard to beat and we reckon this could be one really good way to drop a kilo or two and keep it dropped.

But just one more pancake first - we seem to have some batter left over

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 29, 2012) A gluten-free, casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to researchers at Penn State. The research is the first to use survey data from parents to document the effectiveness of a gluten-free, casein-free diet on children with ASD.

"Research has shown that children with ASD commonly have GI [gastrointestinal] symptoms," said Christine Pennesi, medical student at Penn State College of Medicine. "Notably, a greater proportion of our study population reported GI and allergy symptoms than what is seen in the general pediatric population. Some experts have suggested that gluten- and casein-derived peptides cause an immune response in children with ASD, and others have proposed that the peptides could trigger GI symptoms and behavioral problems."

The team -- which included Laura Cousino Klein, associate professor of biobehavioral health and human development and family studies -- asked 387 parents or primary caregivers of children with ASD to complete a 90-item online survey about their children's GI symptoms, food allergy diagnoses, and suspected food sensitivities, as well as their children's degree of adherence to a gluten-free, casein-free diet. The team's results appeared online this month in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.

Pennesi and Klein and their team found that a gluten-free, casein-free diet was more effective in improving ASD behaviors, physiological symptoms and social behaviors for those children with GI symptoms and with allergy symptoms compared to those without these symptoms. Specifically, parents noted improved GI symptoms in their children as well as increases in their children's social behaviors, such as language production, eye contact, engagement, attention span, requesting behavior and social responsiveness, when they strictly followed a gluten-free, casein-free diet.

According to Klein, autism may be more than a neurological disease -- it may involve the GI tract and the immune system.

"There are strong connections between the immune system and the brain, which are mediated through multiple physiological symptoms," Klein said. "A majority of the pain receptors in the body are located in the gut, so by adhering to a gluten-free, casein-free diet, you're reducing inflammation and discomfort that may alter brain processing, making the body more receptive to ASD therapies."

The team found that parents who eliminated all gluten and casein from their children's diets reported that a greater number of their children's ASD behaviors, physiological symptoms and social behaviors improved after starting the diet compared to children whose parents did not eliminate all gluten and casein. The team also found that parents who implemented the diet for six months or less reported that the diet was less effective in reducing their child's ASD behaviors.

According to the researchers, some of the parents who filled out the surveys had eliminated only gluten or only casein from their children's diets, but survey results suggested that parents who completely eliminated both gluten and casein from their child's diet reported the most benefit.

"While more rigorous research is needed, our findings suggest that a gluten-free, casein-free diet might be beneficial for some children on the autism spectrum," Pennesi said. "It is also possible that there are other proteins, such as soy, that are problematic for these children."

The reason Klein and Pennesi examined gluten and casein is because they are two of the most common "diet offenders."

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How does one go from being a personal trainer working for someone else to a boot camp operator working for him or herself? Sam Bakhtiar demystifies the process in a dynamic weekend workshop centered around boot camp marketing principles. More information can be found at http://www.super-trainer.com.

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Fresh out of college, many personal trainers find themselves working for a big box gym, teaching group classes for a small hourly wage and hoping to solicit one-on-one training time in the side. For this reason, the average salary for fitness industry professionals ranges from $20,000 - $30,000. This number is far too low and thats because successful career paths are not illuminated for industry professionals, says Boot Camp Marketing Expert Sam Bakhtiar, CEO of Fit Concepts in Chino Hills, California.

Think of it this way: no one ever questions that surgeons and doctors are worth every cent of their huge salaries because they literally save lives, right? Sam asks. Yet, personal trainers are saving many more lives by putting people on track to live healthier, happier lifestyles. My franchise has helped people lose tens of thousands of pounds over the years and reduced peoples risk of life-threatening disease. Never doubt your worth. Thats the first step toward making your first million in the boot camp marketing industry.

Sam Bakhtiar is organizing a fitness boot camp marketing mastermind event featuring a massive group of millionaires working in personal training, fitness franchise ownership and boot camp operation. Just being in the presence of these giants will make you feel elated and super positive about taking a new direction in your career, Sam explains. Ive been through school to get my B.S. in premed, my doctorate in chiropractics and my training credentials and no one can say I didnt learn a lot spending 20 years in the trenches but, for me, mentoring a millionaire had the biggest impact on my future career path. It was literally a life-changing meeting and I hope to provide that for everyone who attends my event.

Even though there is plenty of business coaching, mentoring and inspiration, dont think this boot camp marketing event will be all fluff. Sam Bakhtiar hands out step-by-step guides to replicating his success. He shares his story of training in New York City to the tune of a $20K salary and branching out into multiple revenue streams to grow his empire to over $2.4 Million in annual revenue. His track record of helping individuals succeed at their fitness businesses is nothing short of impressive. Just this month, Sam celebrated his 100th protg-turned-millionaire, in fact.

The cities, dates and times for Sams boot camp marketing events vary from month to month, but he invites any interested individuals to contact him directly to sign up for the next millionaire mastermind. In anticipation of the event, trainers may also download the Six Figures In 67 Days blueprint at http://www.super-trainer.com.

About Sam Bakhtiar

Sam Bakhtiar is a Persian-born American with over twenty years of experience in fitness training and body building. After completing B.S in Premed and Nutrition, Sam also received a degree of doctorate of Chiropractics. Along with being one of the best fitness trainers, Sam is also a business and marketing expert. After establishing a successful fitness training business with substantial income, Sam is helping other professionals in the industry to achieve their business goals. For more information, please contact using the following information.

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Published: March. 1, 2012 at 12:06 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo., March 1 (UPI) -- Many U.S. researchers said they are concerned about getting minority populations to exercise more, but interventions are not culturally tailored.

Vicki Conn, associate dean for research and Potter-Brinton professor in the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing, found that minority adults who received exercise interventions increased their physical activity levels, but these interventions were not culturally adjusted to best assist them in improving overall health.

Conn and colleagues conducted an analysis of more than 100 studies that tested exercise interventions in 21,151 participants from minority populations. The majority of the supervised exercise studies included short-term programs with weekly exercise sessions, lasting an average of 12 weeks.

"In reviewing the studies, we were surprised at how infrequently the researchers culturally tailored the motivational interventions," Conn said in a statement. "For example, in the majority of interventions for African-Americans, there is no evidence that African-Americans helped design the study, recruit participants or deliver the programs."

People are always interested in whether exercise is going to help people lose weight, Conn said.

"Although we found small reductions in weight among study participants, perhaps more interesting is that throughout the 12-week studies, people in the control group gained weight," Conn said. "It could be that exercise is more important to prevent weight gain more so than to help people lose weight."

The findings were published in the current issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

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By SAMANTHA MUNSEY Published March 1, 2012 at 12:15am Updated March 1, 2012 at 12:15am

As part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and the UAs Love Your Body Day, Campus Health Service hosted a film screening of America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments in Gallagher Theater on Wednesday.

Nationally recognized body image activist and author Carolyn Costin attended the screening. Costin, who contributed to the film and is also the executive director of the Monte Nido eating disorder treatment facility, followed up the film with a discussion session. Before the event, Costin took questions from the

Daily Wildcat about her involvement with the film and her experiences treating eating disorders.

Daily Wildcat: What made you want to get involved with the film?

Costin: I guess in a nutshell, I do a ton of work with people who have eating disorders. So this movie is a way to help with prevention. Its not like seeing the film is going to prevent people from getting eating disorders, but were trying to bring home the message that diets dont work. People need to focus on health as opposed to weight. Our culture sends a lot of messages about weight loss and the importance of being thin, but where is the antidote to that? I think this film is the antidote, just a little bit.

What has been the films response so far?

Its interesting the eating disorder community really embraces it. I found that, at times, the general public had a lot of questions about the film. It stirs them up because it covers a lot of stuff they might not know about. In that way it is kind of cool because when you show it to the eating disorder community, its like preaching to the choir, but when you show it to a college campus or a bigger population its like waking people up.

What do you want people to take away from the film?

Diets dont work. I dont know if viewers will be able to take that away from the watching the film, because the truth is we can say they dont work over and over. Take your health into your own hands. Dont just trust what you read in a magazine and newspaper. Dont just trust what a physician says. Educate yourself and learn ways to take care of yourself.

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