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The vices of dieting advice – sidneydailynews.com

Dec 6th, 2023
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What can we discuss while we wait for our Thanksgiving repasts to digest? Black Friday shopping? No matter what some people think, I prefer to write about things of which I have first hand knowledge and the day after Thanksgiving shopping craze isnt one of them. First of all, its badly misnamed. Black Friday is not nearly descriptive enough. It ought to be called Too Awful Friday or Crowded Madness Friday or Consumer Activities for the Insane Friday.

To someone like me, who abhors shopping under the best conditions, the prospect of rising at oh dark thirty to stand in a seething line to save five dollars on a must-have video game that will be obsolete by February defies understanding. Im not a big fan of crowds in general and that dislike escalates dramatically when the crowd in question is loud, unruly, caffeinated to within an inch of their lives, and suffering a turkey hangover. Add in the stress of obtaining the very last (insert hot toy name here) on the shelf and tempers are bound to be on the very very short side. Plus, its the day after Thanksgiving. Someone just spent about 20 hours shopping for and cooking a meal that takes the huddled masses no time at all to wolf down.

As the late, great Erma Bombeck once observed, it takes 12 minutes for Thanksgiving dinner to be consumed. Football halftime lasts 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence. No, thank you. While Ive never participated in the Black Friday debacle, Ive seen the video. Ill leave Big Time Wrestling to the professionals.

Just to prove irony didnt die the day Le Duc Tho won the Nobel Peace Prize, I think now, while we still have the aftertaste of pumpkin pie on our tongues, we should talk about conflicting diet advice. Were about five weeks early to be talking about diets, resolutions-wise, but it is never too soon to think about which of the thousands of pages of contrary opinions youd like to try to follow before, around mid-March, you say, The heck with it, Ill just live in muumuus.

You could go on the low-carb diet. This is really popular right now, understandably so. This is a plan that says eat all the meat and butter you want. Someone with a degree in marketing has jumped right on this. You cant swing a dead cat (not that I am for 1 minute suggesting that you do) in the grocery store without hitting low-carb this and low-carb that. Im not sure when carbs got to be the enemy. Im also not sure how a beer with 2 grams of carbs can still legally be called a beer. I realize anything that tastes as good as carbs cant be completely without its drawbacks but carbohydrates are very popular in some places. Like your brain, for instance. Your brain lives on sugar. It could not care less if you never eat another steak or green bean. It wants the sugar and it wants a pretty darn steady supply of it. This from a girl who never met a mashed potato she didnt like. Call it projecting.

You could go on the low-fat diet. Scarf down all the carbs you want but eat a minimal amount of fat. Tell me I can never have another steak and Ill say, okay sure. Tell me I can never have another slice of bread and my sugar-super-charged brain will find a way to thwart you.

The smart people, of course, eat everything in moderation and make the rest of us look bad. Literally and figuratively. Once again quoting Ms. Bombeck. Ive been on a diet for 40 years. Ive lost 789 pounds. By all rights, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.

Marla Boone resides in Covington and writes for Miami Valley Today.

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I have battled with my weight most of my life, but dieting hasnt worked until now – heres why – The Independent

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Brandi Mallory’s Cause of Death Revealed – PEOPLE

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Brandi Mallorys cause of death has been revealed.

According to the completed autopsy report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner released Tuesday, the former Extreme Weight Loss contestant died of complications of obesity.

The document also lists manner of death as "natural." The autopsy examination found "no evidence of significant recent injury" and the investigation found no sign of foul play, the report reads. The report notes there was trace amounts of marijuana and alcohol in her system, but they did not contribute to her death, according to the medical examiner.

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The Atlanta Police Department reported that Mallory was last seen on Nov. 8 in surveillance footage as she drove to a local Chipotle around 5:53 p.m. She entered the restaurant, returned to her vehicle with her food, but never left.

The owner of a nearby deli told police that he noticed a lone vehicle in the parking lot the following morning, noting that a woman appeared to be sleeping inside, according to the documents. The man reportedly became worried and called 911 a few hours later when he noticed the car was still there and the woman inside "did not look alert, conscious or breathing."

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office previously confirmed to PEOPLE that the former reality star died Nov. 9 at age 40 after being found in the car.

Following her death, friends and family gathered together on Nov. 20 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, to pay their last respects to the star.

"You have given us all 40 years of fabulous through fit, fun, laughter, and your captivating personality," her friend wrote on Facebook. "Baby girl you were beyond loved and your lines sisters showed up and showed out we love you Brandi. But God loves you best!"

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A public viewing took place on Nov. 19, and on Nov. 20, the funeral took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Tucker, Georgia. Mallory was buried in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Ga.

Former Extreme Weight Loss trainer and host Chris Powell told PEOPLE that Mallory was a bright, shining light for everybody around her, reflecting on how he grew close to the former reality star during their time on the show together.

Powell, 45, boasted that you could feel how free she was and how much Mallory, a dance instructor who promoted body positivity on social media, inspired others before her death.

That girl could dance. And she always brought that energy with everything that we were doing, he said. She really owned the body positivity movement. It was great because she was very open about her struggles with her weight and everything, but the fact that she would just get out there and she would just fully express herself, you could feel how free she was. And that in turn inspired so many other people to jump on board to accept and embrace and appreciate their bodies.

I just loved it because she became a symbol for that for so many people, Powell added.

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Brandi Mallory's official cause of death has been released a month after the Extreme Weight Loss star died at age 40.

Mallory, who appeared on the ABC reality series in 2014, died from "complications of obesity," according to an autopsy report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner obtained by PEOPLE. The document lists the manner of death as "natural."

Although there were trace amounts of alcohol and marijuana in Mallory's system, the autopsy report states that they did not contribute to her death. There was also "no evidence of significant recent injury," and the investigation didn't find any signs of foul play.

Mallory was found dead in her car in in Stone Mountain, Ga., on Nov. 9.

Mallory was featured in the fourth season ofExtreme Weight Loss, which followed people who underwent rigorous regimens to lose weight. During her time on the show, Mallory went from 329 pounds to 178 pounds.

In a 2018 interview, she said her weight-loss journey was inspired by the death of a sorority sister. "It was devastating, and she wasn't as large as I was," Mallory said. "She had a heart attack. I literally was waking up every day like this may be my last day waking up, like, I don't know what's going to happen for me."

In the wake of Mallory's death, Extreme Weight Loss host and trainer Chris Powell remembered her as "an incredible person."

"That girl could dance. And she always brought that energy with everything that we were doing, Powell added. "She really owned the body positivity movement. It was great because she was very open about her struggles with her weight and everything, but the fact that she would just get out there and she would just fully express herself, you could feel how free she was. And that in turn inspired so many other people to jump on board to accept and embrace and appreciate their bodies."

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Pfizer Shares Drop as It Ends Study of Weight-Loss Pill Due to Patient Side Effects – Investopedia

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Pfizer (PFE) was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 Friday as shares dropped over 4% in early trading after the drug maker announced it was ending development of a twice-a-day weight-loss pill because too many patients experienced negative side effects.

The company indicated that a Phase 2b study of the drug, danuglipron, was effective, demonstrating statistically significant change in body weight.

However, Pfizer added that while the most common adverse effects were mild and gastrointestinal, half of those in the study chose to stop taking it, as compared to 40% who were given a placebo. The company said it would not move ahead with a Phase 3 study.

The drug maker explained that it would now research the efficacy of a different dosing of danuglipron. Dr. Mikael Dolsten, chief scientific officer and president of Pfizer Research and Development, said the company believes an improved once-daily formulation could play an important role in the obesity treatment paradigm, and we will focus our efforts on gathering the data to understand its potential profile.

Pfizer and other pharmaceutical firms are competing to produce an effective oral weight-loss treatment. Eli Lilly's (LLY) popular Mounjaro and Novo Nordisks (NVO) Ozempic and Wegovy are injectables.

The news sent Pfizer shares to their lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

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CorrectionDec. 1, 2023: This article has been corrected to state Eli Lilly is the manufacturer of Mounjaro.

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Novo Nordisk seeks to use obesity drug findings to prevent weight gain – Financial Times

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Crunchy foods can be a remedy to weight loss – Roanoke Times

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Pfizer struggles to catch up to Ozempic, Wegovy with weight-loss pill – Los Angeles Times

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Newly Approved Weight Loss Drug Now Available in US – The Messenger

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Zepbound, Eli Lillys answer to the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is now available by prescription in American pharmacies, according to a press release from the company.

People who have health insurance that includes Zepbound could pay as little as $25 for a one to three month prescription, Lilly said in a release. However, people without health insurance, or those whose plans dont cover the drug, can expect to pay at least $550 per monthand this is for people who have access to the companys savings card program. The list price, according to the company, will be $1,060 for a months prescription.

The drugs main ingredient, tirzapetide, is also used in the Indianapolis-based companys popular type 2 diabetes drug, Mounjaro. Like its major competitor semaglutide, which is behind Ozempic and Mounjaro tirzapetide was initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes only for users to also experience significant weight loss as side effect while using it.

Some studies have found that tirzapetide is more effective in helping patients lose weight than Ozempic and Wegovy.

Ozempic has been in short supply due to sky-high demand, now that its ability to treat obesity is becoming more widely known. Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of semaglutide, has been rationing starter kits of the drug as it struggles to produce enough.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, tirzapetide is also in shortage, but the list says that all dosages are available.

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