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Newswise – It is time to scare away the myth that says that overweight children with type II diabetes can’t enjoy Halloween because of their disease. The truth is they can still enjoy sweets as long as they keep their meal plan in check and follow their health provider’s orders. Children with diabetes can enjoy any holiday?and the traditional treats?by planning ahead. And remember, if your kids are old enough to read they can learn good eating habits from Anne Strieber’s diet book. Make sure they read the previous chapter, on SWEETS.
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For severely obese people who have trouble losing weight even when they stick to reduced-calorie diets, the explanation may lie in a surprising place?their muscles. Skeletal muscle retains a metabolic memory of obesity that “programs” it to amass fat. What to do? Exercise may be the key, and you don’t need to do aerobics?a nice brisk walk every day will do the trick. Want more diet tips?all based on solid science? Read Anne Strieber’s diet book?one chapter will be posted on this website every Monday. According to a new article in the journal Cell Metabolism, the fat-building enzyme SCD-1 is three times more abundant in muscle taken from obese people than in muscle from those who are lean. Researchers examined muscle removed from lean and obese patients during surgery.read more

Using the science she’s learned from writing the unknowncountry.com news every day, Anne Strieber recently lost one hundred pounds. Many of you are familiar with her recent near death experience, and she says ironically, “People think I lost the weight when I was in the hospital, so they don’t give me credit for it, although itisn’t true. When they feed you by tube they give you enough calories to maintain your current weight, since weight loss is a bad symptom. Only when you move to solid food, do they give you a calorie-restricted diet, and then you?re about ready to go home.” If you’re struggling with your weight?or have a friend who is?pass along this wonderful?and very funny?book.read more

Obese Americans who lose a lot of weight also build wealth as they drop pounds. A new study found that the link between weight loss and wealth gains was particularly strong among white women. Black women and white men also got richer as they lost weight, but not as much as did white women. The wealth of Black men was basically unaffected by their weight. Anne Strieber, who recently lost 100 pounds, asks: “Is this because you have more energy when you?re thinner or because society sees thin people as more legitimate, and thus more hirable?”
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