Weight Loss Methods

Dubious diet programs feast on obesity fears; Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig battle for your bulge Vancouver Courier Fri Feb 19 2010 Page: 34 Section: Food Talk Byline: Linda Watts Column: Linda Watts Source: Vancouver Courier Last month in New York City, Weight Watchers International, North America's largest diet franchise,...

CBC Marketplace and Dr. Freedhoff on Herbal MagicCBC Marketplace - February 5th, 2010Watch the entire episode  http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/magic_in_a_bottle/main.html

Les femmes s'acharnent à suivre des régimes malgré les échecs La Presse - January 24th, 2010Les femmes s'acharnent à suivre des régimes malgré les échecsLa Presse Canadienne Sun Jan 24 2010 Section: Nouvelles MONTREAL _ Malgré les échecs successifs et douloureux, les femmes retournent co...

MCT Regional News  Wed Oct 28 2009  Section: Medical  Byline: By Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune  Source: McClatchy-Tribune Regional News  Oct. 28--An ounce of prevention ... often adds up to a pound of malarkey. Whether it's a tablet to take with alcohol to prevent a beer belly, or a chocolaty, sweetened breakfast cereal that's fo...

Chugay Tongue Patch: Eat less by making eating painful Chicago Tribune - September 22nd, 2009Chicago Tribune Julie Deardorff column: Chugay Tongue Patch: Eat less by making eating painfulMCT Regional News Tue Sep 22 2009 Section: Medical Byline: By Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune Source: McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 22--The most barbaric weight-lo...

From plunger to Punkt-roller: a century of weight-loss quackery Canadian Medical Association Journal 180(4):432-433 (2009) Yoni Freedhoff, MD Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute, Ottawa, Ont. "People trust the quack with their lives who would not trust him with the loan of a sixpence. They seem to believe advertised testimonials as if they were ...

Letting go of the search for quick fixes to bad habits; Smoking & Obesity The National Post - March 4th, 2009 Letting go of the search for quick fixes to bad habits; Smoking & ObesityNational Post Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Page: AL4 Section: Arts & Life Byline: Dr . Yoel Abells Source: National Post All too often, we try to look for simple solu...

Editorial: Thinning the Ranks The Ottawa Citizen - February 23rd, 2009 Thinning the ranksThe Ottawa Citizen Monday, February 23, 2009 Page: A10 Section: News Source: The Ottawa Citizen You'd think by now it would be self-evident that there is no easy formula for losing weight, but apparently not. One can understand the frustration of doctors who are const...

Editorial: Group effort necessary to combat falsehoods in the weight-loss industry Vancouver Sun, February 21st, 2009 Editorial A century ago, there was the Punkt-roller, a rolling pin with suction cups attached that would magically make fat disappear when rolled across your body.Then there was a the Knead-Away, a similar contraption promoted by Sears Roe...

Dr. Freedhoff Discusses Regulating the Weight Loss Industry with CBC Newsworld   CBC Newsworld - February 17th, 2009   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o9zFWHP49w