Lot of Health News Today

According to a report in my local Daily News, the latest "Biggest Loser" who is an almost boomer gives new hope to older people - you can, in fact, lose weight, even if you are older (who thinks these story lines up....kids??). She only had to work out 2 hrs in the am, 2 hrs at noon, and 2 hrs in the pm to keep the weight coming off after leaving the ranch. And of course, continue to eat a low calorie diet.

My thoughts?? I am older than she is and I do not consider myself "older folk" yet. I have helped women and men much older than this contestant lose weight and keep it off - without 6 hour a day workouts. Many of my 50+ women clients look much younger than she does, in part, because they did not lose their volume so rapidly. It is insane to think that other than a bit of inspiration and a great deal of entertainment value - this Loser approach to weight loss is intelligent, viable, and has a better long term track record than....sensible dieting and sensible exercise. Six hours a day???Seriously....nothing further need be said.

Since hypertension in kids is a growing problem, due to obesity and high salt diets, a new approach to diagnosing high blood pressure in kids may help prevent certain young patients from a missed or incorrect diagnosis. A researcher/pediatrician from Case Western Reserve University has re-vamped the current chart and schedules that dictates safe and unsafe blood pressure parmeters in children/teens. Doctors will now be able to dagnose pediatric and teen hypertension more easily and be able to offer lifestyle change recommendations or medications when needed.

Finally, the concept of "eating for 2" needs to be reserved for very few in our pregnant population. Women who are carrying extra weight or are seriously overweight might even need to avoid gaining weight during pregnancy. And healthy women may need only a bit more food daily to safely support their growing baby. Too many women are eating too many calories and gaining way to much weight in the name of "having a healthy baby." And this weight and higher calorie pregnancy diets, may actually be harmful to the growing fetus, putting a baby at risk later in life for health issues. So talk to a dietician if you are pregnant and make sure you also get in daily exercise. Walk for you and your baby!!