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Washington - Losing weight is tough. It would be easier if a benevolent someone concerned about your health controlled exactly how much you ate and how often you exercised, right?

Thats the situation for most dogs and cats and yet the majority are overweight or obese.

As with our own dieting woes, the unpleasant prospect of the simple solution - feeding our furry friends less - makes us reach for alternative, quick-fix strategies. Many pet parents have turned to radically new menus. These grain-free, all-meat and raw-food diets are inspired by the meals eaten by wild relatives of our fidos and felixes.

But are these diets really better for our pets? Veterinarians and pet nutrition researchers say probably not.

According to clinical veterinary nutritionists at Tufts University, grain-free foods were one of the fastest-growing sectors of the pet food market in 2016. All I ever hear is, oh, on a good diet, its grain free, said Dena Lock, a veterinarian in Texas. The majority of her pet patients are overweight.

Why have these pet diets become so popular?

Its a marketing trend, Lock said.

Grain-free is marketing. Its only marketing, said Cailin Heinze, a small-animal nutritionist at Tufts Universitys Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. A lot of foods market themselves by what theyre not including, and the implication is that the excluded ingredient must be bad.

Grain-free is definitely a marketing technique that has been very successful, said Jennifer Larsen, a clinical nutritionist at the University of California Veterinary School in Davis.

People think that if they pay a lot for food and there are a lot of exclusions on the bag, that the food is healthier, but theyre buying an idea, she said, not necessarily a superior product.

There is absolutely no data to support the idea that grain-free diets are better for pets, Heinze and Larsen noted.

Some pet owners have a false impression that grains are more likely to cause an allergic reaction, but its much more common for dogs to have allergies to meat than to grain, Heinz said. Chicken, beef, eggs, dairy and wheat are the most common allergies in dogs. And its not that theres anything particularly allergenic about these foods, she said, theyre just the most frequently used ingredients.

Marketing campaigns such as Blue Buffalos Wilderness or Chewys Taste of Wild claim that their grain-free, meat-forward formulations better reflect the ancestral diets of our dogs and cats evolutionary predecessors, but the veterinarians I spoke with also questioned this logic.

For one, our pets wild cousins arent all that healthy. People believe that nature is best, Larsen said, but animals in the wild dont live that long and they dont lead very healthy lives.

For dogs, we know they have diverged from wolves genetically in their ability to digest starches. Dogs arent wolves, said Robert Wayne, a canine geneticist at UCLA. They have adapted to a human diet. Research in Waynes lab showed that most wolves carry two copies of a gene involved in starch digestion, while dogs have between three and 29 copies. According to Heinze, the average dog can easily handle 50% of its diet as carbs.

For cats, this argument makes a little more sense.

Cats are carnivores rather than omnivores, so they have higher protein requirements than dogs, but cats can digest and utilise carbohydrates quite well, said Andrea Fascetti, a veterinary nutritionist at the University of California Veterinary School in Davis.

Many grain-free pet foods are made with starch from potatoes or lentils and they may be higher in fat. If you cut grains but increase calories, your pet is going to gain weight, Heinze said.

Pets are almost always spayed and neutered which is risk factor for obesity. Theres no one magic diet for every animal. Experts recommend working with your vet to find a diet that works for your pet. When it comes to navigating marketing claims in the pet food aisle, find a company that employs a veterinary nutritionist and does feeding trials.

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Look, were not new in town. We know about some of the weird diets people have undertaken in the past. The baby food diet. The beer diet. The potato diet. But a diet of ordering and consuming a large pizza from Dominos every single day for a leap year and a day is kind of a new one.

But TODAY reports that Brian Northrup of Scotch Plains, NJ just completed that diet by ordering and consuming an entire Domino's pizza every day for 367 consecutive days.

The kicker? He lost almost six pounds in the process. Heres the end result:

According to his Instagram, Northrups goal was to show that even if youre not eating the best diet in the world (like, say, a large pizza every day) its still possible to lose weight and get in shape if you work out enough. Northrup claims that in a years time he increased his strength, speed, and cardiovascular endurance, has not gotten sick, and has not suffered any sort of injuries. He also states that he visited a doctor, both before beginning the program ("program" is a generous word here) and throughout the year to keep tabs on his blood pressure, cholesterol, and other vital signs in case they spiked. Weirdly enough, they did not.

Along the way, Northrup pretty much ran the ingredient gamut, keeping his pies interesting by trying out all sorts of ingredient and sauce combinationsthough his hat game varied considerably less.

TODAY also reported that Dominos had nothing to do with this attempt, but that they did wish Northrup well and hoped he was a member of their loyalty program.

Wed say ordering 367 days of Domino's pizza is the ultimate definition of loyalty.

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It was during his senior year at Michigan State, around the time he was preparing for the NFL draft, that Kirk Cousins met with an applied kinesiologist about a range of fitness issues, and the subject of diet came up.

Cousins had always had a fast metabolism, lean for his height through adolescence, so his personal dietary guidelines were only slightly more sophisticated than that of the typical college student. I thought, as long as I didnt go crazy and have doughnuts at every meal, I could have pizza and burgers and the occasional chocolate milkshake and not see any extra weight, Cousins recalls.

The specialist told him otherwise, but at the time, Cousins now concedes, he wasnt ready to hear it.

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Today, roughly six years later, Cousins has joined the growing list of NFL quarterbacks who have radically overhauled their diets with an eye toward prolonging their careers and preventing injury. Their mentor is New Englands four-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, who enters his 18th NFL season, at age 40, as light, limber and effective as he has ever been. Their ranks include New Orleanss Drew Brees, 38, who spurns gluten, dairy and nuts, and Green Bays Aaron Rodgers, 33, who adheres to a quasi-vegan diet with minimal lean meat.

It took the fourth or fifth time hearing, You need to do this, and then reading about Drew Brees and Tom Brady and others who are your peers doing it, Cousins said, explaining his dietary conversion in a recent interview. I realized, If I want to hang with these guys, then its time to stop playing around.

Notoriously meticulous in his approach, Cousins did more than simply try to adopt Bradys highly restrictive diet, which bans refined sugar, white flour, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, many fruits and such vegetables as potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant while leaning heavily on organic vegetables and grain, with modest servings of lean meats.

Cousins sought out a scientific explanation of the way his body processes food based on bloodwork analysis. The test, which he underwent in January, around the time of the Pro Bowl, identifies the type of food the body is sensitive to and, as a result, must expend extra energy to process. Then he repeated the bloodwork this past spring, roughly three months later, to confirm the initial findings and rule out any quirky results.

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The test showed that my sensitivities were to nearly all dairy, eggs, wheat and gluten and a couple random things like green beans, Cousins said. All the findings (including green beans, for whatever reason) were confirmed by the retest.

As a result, Cousins now follows a highly regimented diet that cuts out eggs, dairy and wheat-based foods and consists primarily of poultry, lean beef, fish and fruits and vegetables. Staying the course demands plenty of planning, no impulse eating at airports and more frequent meals to ensure he gets the total calories he needs.

It is just the latest in Cousinss drive to improve his performance each year in a sport that has little use for athletes who plateau.

As an upshot, Cousins, who turned 29 Saturday, said he has lost between five and 10 pounds. Its not as noticeable as the weight Redskins left tackle Trent Williams has shed (27 pounds) after his own dietary overhaul two years ago and a recent vegan conversion or the 23 pounds lost this summer by Redskins Coach Jay Gruden, whose 50th birthday, rising blood pressure and worsening joint pain and stiffness were a wake-up call.

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But it has made a difference, says Cousinss personal trainer, Wisconsin-based Joe Tofferi, who for the past four years has worked with the quarterback on a year-round fitness regimen that focuses on flexibility and agility and prioritizes lengthening his muscles rather than bulking up.

You can still be strong, but a quarterbacks muscles must be long and elastic, Tofferi said. A muscle is like a rubber band. So if you want to shoot a rubber band a long way, you have to pull it way back. Our strategy with Kirk is to keep him as elastic as possible.

That approach, Tofferi explained, works hand in hand with a diet that doesnt tax his digestive system.

The cool thing about Kirk, he is always looking to get better, Tofferi said. I remember four years ago, Id have to beg him when we got done training to stop and get a nutrition shake so he would eat something. Now he has educated himself so much, I dont have to say anything. He sees the importance; he feels it. It has been quite a journey nutritionally.

Said Cousins: Its all about good health and staying healthy; its not about a number on a scale. But if I look lighter, its because I am.

Now under 200 pounds, Cousins is still trying to figure out the sweet spot in his physique for maximum performance, maximum durability and maximum longevity, eager to extend his career well into his 30s, as Brady and Brees have shown is possible.

If Im 195 on the light side but keep going out there and playing, I wouldnt say Im too light, said Cousins, who hasnt missed a game since being named the Redskins starter in August 2015. If Im getting hit and getting hurt, then yes, I could be too light.

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Explicit weight bias is well documented, as are its damaging effects on people who struggle with their weight. Yet, implicit bias can also result in discrimination and socially undesirable behavior that negatively affect people who are seriously overweight.

Weight bias is widespread in society, occurring in employment, education, the media, health care and even in relationships with family members, parents and teachers, according to Dr. Scott Kahan, director of the National Center for Weight and Wellness in Washington, D.C.

Obesity has been called the last socially acceptable form of prejudice, and persons with obesity are considered acceptable targets of stigma, Dr. Kahan wrote in a 2015 blog post. He said that weight bias occurs even in people who are otherwise fair-minded and nonjudgmental even in obesity specialists, who may not realize that it predisposes to unhealthier behaviors and more weight gain.

Whether explicit or implicit, weight-based bias can be counterproductive, impairing the ability of overweight people to lose weight and keep it off. Studies by Rebecca M. Puhl and colleagues at the University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, among others, have found that overweight and obese people who experience weight-based bias and who manage to lose weight are less able to maintain their weight loss.

Stigmatization is associated with more frequent binge eating and other maladaptive eating patterns, Dr. Puhl reported in a comprehensive review of the subject in the American Journal of Public Health. In a study of more than 2,400 overweight and obese women who belonged to a weight loss support organization, she wrote, 79 percent reported coping with weight stigma on multiple occasions by eating more food, and 75 percent reported coping by refusing to diet.

Furthermore, experiencing weight stigma can result in a poor self-image, depression and stress that in turn increase the risk of poor eating habits and difficulty losing weight and keeping it off. People can internalize weight stigma, blaming themselves for their excess weight and the social discrimination they experience.

Even people who simply think theyre overweight regardless of what they weigh may be at increased risk for weight gain and eating more in response to social threats, Dr. Puhl wrote. Three long-term studies involving more than 14,000 adults in the United States and Britain showed that adults who thought of themselves as overweight were more likely to gain weight over time, regardless of what they originally weighed and whether their self-perception of being overweight was accurate.

When weight stigma is internalized, it significantly diminishes a persons chances of maintaining weight loss over the long term, Dr. Puhl and colleagues confirmed in an online survey of 2,702 American adults.

A study by Robert A. Carels and colleagues at Bowling Green State University of 46 overweight and obese adults enrolled in a behavioral weight loss program found that both explicit and implicit weight stigmatization was linked to greater caloric intake, less exercise and energy expenditure, less weight loss and a greater likelihood of dropping out of the program.

There are very visible people in society making comments about peoples physical appearance in very inappropriate ways, Dr. Puhl noted in an interview. Where are the voices saying that this is not acceptable? That silence communicates this is socially acceptable.

Three states New York, Maine and New Hampshire have passed laws prohibiting discrimination against people based on their weight, Dr. Puhl said. And Congress has amended the Americans with Disabilities Act to protect those with severe obesity against discrimination in employment (although many people who are discriminated against because of their weight are not covered by this law).

There has also been a growing movement to improve affordable access to healthy foods in communities considered food deserts where obesity is often rampant.

Still, being overweight is one of the most, if not the most, common reason children are bullied, a problem sorely in need of intervention and prevention both in schools and organizations to head off self-image problems and eating disorders that result in lifelong weight struggles, Dr. Puhl said.

While the ideal solution to weight bias ultimately depends on education of both lay people and health professionals, people currently struggling with weight problems cant wait for a society-wide reformation that may help to absolve them of personal responsibility for their weight.

With extreme thinness being so prevalent in the media, Dr. Puhl said, its hard to change societal attitudes.

To compete with all the well-funded messages from the diet and fashion industries, she recommends making a concerted effort at self-acceptance and engaging in positive self-talk that challenges stereotypes to help people with weight issues recognize that what really matters to self-worth is character, intelligence, ambition, effort and contributions to society.

We all need to move away from the current appearance-focused culture and recognize that other things matter more than what a person looks like, she said.

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What's the best diet for healthy weight loss?

Pick up any diet book and it will claim to hold all the answers to successfully losing all the weightyou wantand keeping it off. Some claim the key is to eat less and exercise more, others thatlow fat is the only way to go, while others prescribe cutting out carbs. So what should you believe?

The truth is there is no one size fits all solution to permanent healthy weight loss.What works for one person may not work for you, since our bodies respond differently to differentfoods, depending on genetics and other health factors. To find the method of weight loss thatsright for you will likely take time and require patience, commitment, and some experimentationwith different foods and diets.

While some people respond well to counting calories or similar restrictive methods, others respondbetter to having more freedom in planning their weight-loss programs. Being free to simply avoidfried foods or cut back on refined carbs can set them up for success. So, dont get too discouragedif a diet that worked for somebody else doesnt work for you. And dont beat yourself up if adiet proves too restrictive for you to stick with. Ultimately, a diet is only right for you ifits one you can stick with over time.

Some experts believe that successfully managing your weight comes down to a simple equation:Ifyou eat fewer calories than you burn, you lose weight. Sounds easy, right? Then why is losingweight so hard?

A different way of viewing weight loss identifies the problem as not one of consuming too many calories,but rather the way the body accumulates fat after consuming carbohydratesin particular the roleof the hormone insulin. When you eat a meal, carbohydrates from the food enter your bloodstreamas glucose. In order to keep your blood sugar levels in check, your body always burns off thisglucose before it burns off fat from a meal.

If you eat a carbohydrate-rich meal (lots of pasta, rice, bread, or French fries, for example), yourbody releases insulin to help with the influx of all this glucose into your blood. As well asregulating blood sugar levels, insulin does two things: It prevents your fat cells from releasingfat for the body to burn as fuel (because its priority is to burn off the glucose) and it createsmore fat cells for storing everything that your body cant burn off.The result isthat you gain weight and your body now requires more fuel to burn, so you eat more. Since insulinonly burns carbohydrates, you crave carbs and so begins a vicious cycle of consuming carbs andgaining weight. To lose weight, the reasoning goes, you need to break this cycle by reducing carbs.

Most low-carb diets advocate replacing carbs with protein and fat, which could have some negativelong-term effects on your health. If you do try a low-carb diet, you can reduce your risks andlimit your intake of saturated and trans fats by choosing lean meats, fish and vegetarian sourcesof protein, low-fat dairy products, and eating plenty of leafy green and non-starchy vegetables.

It's a mainstay of many diets: if you dont want to get fat, dont eat fat. Walk down any grocerystore aisle and youll be bombarded with reduced-fat snacks, dairy, and packaged meals. But whileour low-fat options have exploded, so have obesity rates. So, why havent low-fat diets workedfor more of us?

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes eating good fats and good carbs along with large quantities offresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, fish, and olive oiland only modest amounts of meat and cheese.The Mediterranean diet is more than just about food, though. Regular physical activity and sharingmeals with others are also major components.

Whatever weight loss strategy you try, its important to stay motivated and avoid common dietingpitfalls.

We dont always eat simply to satisfy hunger. All too often, we turn to food when were stressedor anxious, which can wreck any diet and pack on the pounds. Do you eat when youre worried,bored, or lonely? Do you snack in front of the TV at the end of a stressful day? Recognizingyour emotional eating triggerscan make all the difference in your weight-loss efforts. If you eat when youre:

Stressed find healthier ways to calm yourself. Try yoga, meditation, orsoaking in a hot bath.

Low on energy find other mid-afternoon pick-me-ups. Try walking around theblock, listening to energizing music, or taking a short nap.

Lonely or bored reach out to others instead of reaching for the refrigerator.Call a friend who makes you laugh, take your dog for a walk, or go to the library, mall, or parkanywheretheres people.

Avoid distractions while eating. Try not to eat while working, watching TV, or driving.Its too easy to mindlessly overeat.

Pay attention. Eat slowly, savoring the smells and textures of your food. If yourmind wanders, gently return your attention to your food and how it tastes.

Mix things up to focus on the experience of eating. Try using chopsticks ratherthan a fork, or use your utensils with your non-dominant hand.

Stop eating before you are full. It takes time for the signal to reach your brainthat youve had enough. Dont feel obligated to always clean your plate.

Permanent weight loss requires making healthy changes to your lifestyle and food choices. To staymotivated:

Find a cheering section.Social support means a lot. Programs like Jenny Craigand Weight Watchers use group support to impact weight loss and lifelong healthy eating. Seekout supportwhether in the form of family, friends, or a support groupto get the encouragementyou need.

Slow and steady wins the race. Losing weight too fast can take a toll on yourmind and body, making you feel sluggish, drained, and sick. Aim to lose one to two pounds a weekso youre losing fat rather than water and muscle.

Set goals to keep you motivated.Short-term goals, like wanting to fit intoa bikini for the summer, usually dont work as well as wanting to feel more confident orbecome healthier for your childrens sakes. When temptation strikes, focus on the benefitsyoull reap from being healthier.

Use tools to track your progress.Smartphone apps, fitness trackers, or simplykeeping a journal can help you keep track of the food you eat, the calories you burn, and theweight you lose. Seeing the results in black and white can help you stay motivated.

Get plenty of sleep. Lack of sleep stimulates your appetite so you want more foodthan normal; at the same time, it stops you feeling satisfied, making you want to keep eating.Sleep deprivation can also affect your motivation, so aim for eight hours of quality sleep a night.

Whether or not youre specifically aiming to cut carbs, most of us consume unhealthy amounts of sugarand refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pizza dough, pasta, pastries, white flour, whiterice, and sweetened breakfast cereals. Replacing refined carbs with their whole-grain counterpartsand eliminating candy and desserts is only part of the solution, though. Sugar is hidden in foodsas diverse as canned soups and vegetables, pasta sauce, margarine, and many reduced fat foods.Since your body gets all it needs from sugar naturally occurring in food, all this added sugaramounts to nothing but a lot of empty calories and unhealthy spikes in your blood glucose.

Calories obtained from fructose (found in sugary beverages such as soda and processed foods likedoughnuts, muffins, and candy) are more likely to add to fat around your belly. Cutting backon sugary foods can mean a slimmer waistline as well as a lower risk of diabetes.

Even if youre cutting calories, that doesnt necessarily mean you have to eat less food.High-fiber foods such as fruit, vegetables,beans, and whole grains are higher in volume and take longer to digest, making them fillingandgreat for weight-loss.

Its generally okay to eat as much fresh fruit and non-starchy vegetables as you wantyoull feelfull before youve overdone it on the calories.

Eat vegetables raw or steamed, not fried or breaded, and dress them with herbs andspices or a little olive oil for flavor.

Add fruit to low sugar cerealblueberries, strawberries, sliced bananas. Youllstill enjoy lots of sweetness, but with fewer calories, less sugar, and more fiber.

Bulk out sandwiches by adding healthy veggie choices like lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts,cucumbers, and avocado.

Snack on carrots or celery with hummus instead of a high-calorie chips and dip.

Add more veggies to your favorite main courses to make your dish more substantial.Even pasta and stir-fries can be diet-friendly if you use less noodles and more vegetables.

Start your meal with salad or vegetable soup to help fill you up so you eat lessof your entre.

Set yourself up for weight-loss success by taking charge of your food environment: when you eat,how much you eat, and what foods you make easily available.

Cook your own meals at home. This allows you to control both portion size and whatgoes in to the food. Restaurant and packaged foods generally contain a lot more sugar, unhealthyfat, and calories than food cooked at homeplus the portion sizes tend to be larger.

Serve yourself smaller portions. Use small plates, bowls, and cups to make yourportions appear larger. Dont eat out of large bowls or directly from food containers,which makes it difficult to assess how much youve eaten.

Eat early. Studies suggest that consuming more of your daily caloriesat breakfast and fewer at dinner can help you drop more pounds. Eating a larger, healthy breakfastcan jump start your metabolism, stop you feeling hungry during the day, and give you more timeto burn off the calories.

Fast for 14 hours a day. Try to eat dinner earlier in the day and then fast untilbreakfast the next morning. Eating only when youre most active and giving your digestion a long break may aid weight loss.

Plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. You can create your own small portionsnacks in plastic bags or containers. Eating on a schedule will help you avoid eating when youarent truly hungry.

Drink more water. Thirst can often be confused with hunger, so by drinking wateryou can avoid extra calories.

Limit the amount of tempting foods you have at home. If you share a kitchen withnon-dieters, store indulgent foods out of sight.

The degree to which exercise aids weight loss is open to debate, but the benefits go way beyond burningcalories. Exercise can increase your metabolism and improve your outlookand its something you can benefit fromright now. Go for a walk, stretch, move around and youll have more energy and motivation totackle the other steps in your weight-loss program.

Lack time for a long workout? Three 10-minute spurts of exercise per day can bejust as good as one 30-minute workout.

Remember: anything is better than nothing. Start off slowly with small amounts ofphysical activity each day. Then, as you start to lose weight and have more energy, youllfind it easier to become more physically active.

Find exercise you enjoy. Try walking with a friend, dancing, hiking, cycling, playingFrisbee with a dog, enjoying a pickup game of basketball, or playing activity-based video gameswith your kids.

Few things are more discouraging to someone on a weight-loss plan than the oft-cited statisticthat 95% of people who lose weight will regain it within a few years. The difficulty in stickingwith a long-term weight-maintenance plan is one of the main reasons that weight-loss programsfail. To uncover clues to successful weight loss, researchers have been collecting informationon people who have lost weight and successfully kept it off for many years. This project,known as the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), records what these people did to achievetheir goals.

Below are six strategies gleaned from NWCR participants who have kept off at least 30 pounds for at least one year:

Adapted with permission from Lose Weight and Keep It Off, a special health report published by HarvardHealth Publications.

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Its a fair statement to say that at any one time, a large percentage of us are trying to lose weight. As a registered dietitian, I see this in my own practice at least 50 percent or more of the individuals who come in to see me are doing so with the hopes of dropping at least 20 pounds.

Its not easy, and many fall short of their goals. Their failures are not due to a lack of motivation or willpower; its often because they tried to make too many big changes all at once. Even their goals were too big. In fact, one study found making smaller and easier changes to eating habits on a regular basis was more likely to yield success in weight loss.

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Almost everyone can make one small change every day. One major way you can push forward with weight loss is to cut calories. Here are my top swaps that have helped take my patients to the next level in their weight-loss goals:

Instead of having a high-calorie, high-sugar caramel latte, consider a coffee with unsweetened almond milk and cinnamon instead. You can whip up the almond milk and add tons of yummy flavors with the cinnamon, all while saving you over 1,600 calories a week, which could amount to over 20 pounds lost in one year!

This is an obvious one, but probably one of the most challenging to implement. We still are drowning in soda, and its costing us our health. But giving up a 12-ounce can of cola (140 calories) for water, or a naturally flavored seltzer water, can help you lose up to 14 pounds a year. Just make sure you resist the urge to cut calories by incorporating a diet version of your favorite cola. Artificial sweeteners may have consequences to your weight as well, according to several recent studies.

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Eating zucchini noodles instead of pasta, just once a week, can help you lose over 2 pounds in a year and making it all the time can lead to even further weight loss. This habit can be especially helpful for individuals with diabetes or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by decreasing the reliance on insulin.

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Sometimes, the scale can seem like your biggest foeespecially when the numbers refuse to budge after weeks of sensible eating. While you may want to chuck it out after another disappointing weigh-in, a new study says that you shouldbe weighing yourself more, not less, in order to shed those extra pounds.

Previous studies have indicated that regular weigh-ins can help dieters stay on track, but researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, both in Philadelphia, Penn., wanted to see if this held true even when people werent consciously trying to lose weight.

They recruited 294 undergraduate women of various sizes who answered questionnaires about how often they tracked weight. Body fat percentages were taken at the beginning of the study, after six months and again at two years. Researchers determined Body Mass Index using each participants height and weight, and body fat was assessed using a DXA, or Dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry, scan. The special type of X-Ray is typically used to measure bone density, but has become a popular way to track muscle and fat as its more accurate than the traditional BMI method.

The team found that women who stepped on the scale daily experienced a dip in their BMI while those who weighed themselves less frequently did not. No other changes were consciously made to their routine.

The losses in BMI and body fat percentage were modest, but still significant, especially keeping in mind that these women were not part of a weight loss program. We did not expect that, in the absence of a weight loss intervention, folks would be losing weight, said study co-author Diane Rosenbaum, Ph.D and psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, in a statement.

Surprisingly, participants who weighed themselves every day had higher BMIs and body fat percentage compared to the other women at the beginning of the study. Typically, people with lower BMIs monitor their weight more frequently.

Scientists theorize that constantly being reminded of your weight could help keep your fitness and diet goals top of mind.

Regularly weighing yourself can motivate you to engage in healthy eating and exercise behaviors, because it provides you with evidence that these behaviors are effective in helping you lose weight or prevent weight gain, said study co-author Meghan Butryn, Ph.D and associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel. Similarly, if you see weight gain on the scale, that information can motivate you to make a change.

This new study is further evidence that the best way to lose weight is by being more mindful. According to a story published by Harvard Medical School, multitasking, like eating lunch while you work or sitting in front of the TV at dinner, can cause you to eat more. A review of studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate while distracted tended to consume more during meal time as well as later on throughout the day.

To eat more mindfully, Howard LeWine, M.D., editor at Harvard Health Publications, suggests taking small bites, using chopsticks to slow down your pace and spending time appreciating the origins of your meal.

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There are two commonly held assumptions about fat, the Bradley University site claims. One is that it is unhealthy to be heavy. The other is that if they tried, heavy people could lose weight. The site also contains an entire section on fatism, or the supposed discrimination against overweight individuals.

The site is a project of Bradleys Womens Studies department and is designed to combat discrimination against overweight individuals in the United States.

Today in the U.S., millions of people who are larger than average will encounter significant discrimination, suffer unfair treatment and humiliation, and be denied equal opportunities in all areas of life, the site claims. Weight discrimination, sometimes called fatism, is a serious problem with devastating consequences both for the individuals who are discriminated against and for society as a whole.

Heavy patients are commonly advised to lose weight regardless of their state of health. And while a thin person is given medication or other appropriate treatments, a heavy person with the same symptoms may simply be told to lose weight, the site claims.

Medical science has long established that obesity leads to a myriad of health complications and increased risk factors. Obese individuals are at a higher risk for health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and cancer than are individuals with a normal weight. According to research, there are many medications that simply dont work on obese individuals, including antibiotics, fertility drugs, and birth-control pills.

Despite the seemingly obvious health risks associated with obesity, academics in the Womens Studies department at Bradley insist that dieting can be dangerous to human health.

Even though the U.S. Department of Health and the World Health Organization agree that dieting and weight lose surgery can be dangerous to human health, patients healthfulness continues to be determined by their body mass index regardless of the lack of scientific evidence supporting its use, the site claims. While some extreme forms of dieting can be harmful, medical research states that even moderate exercising and dieting can help to shed pounds and decrease risk levels for health issues.

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August 21, 2017 Staff Writer

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HGH) has ended the week in the black, yielding positive results for the shares at they ticked 0.36%.In taking a look at recent performance, we can see that shares have moved -1.03% over the past 4-weeks, 1.49% over the past half year and -1.89% over the past full year.

Traders may be narrowing in on the ATR or Average True Range indicator when reviewing technicals. At the time of writing, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HGH) has a 14-day ATR of 0.29. The average true range indicator was created by J. Welles Wilder in order to measure volatility. The ATR may assist traders with figuring out the strength of a breakout or reversal in price. It is important to note that the ATR was not designed to determine price direction or to predict future prices.

Some investors may find the Williams Percent Range or Williams %R as a helpful technical indicator. Presently, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HGH)s Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R is resting at -50.94. Values can range from 0 to -100. A reading between -80 to -100 may be typically viewed as strong oversold territory. A value between 0 to -20 would represent a strong overbought condition. As a momentum indicator, the Williams R% may be used with other technicals to help define a specific trend.

Investors may use multiple technical indicators to help spot trends and buy/sell signals. Presently, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HGH) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -26.30. The CCI was developed by Donald Lambert. The assumption behind the indicator is that investment instruments move in cycles with highs and lows coming at certain periodic intervals. The original guidelines focused on creating buy/sell signals when the reading moved above +100 or below -100. Traders may also use the reading to identify overbought/oversold conditions.

The Average Directional Index or ADX is a popular technical indicator designed to help measure trend strength. Many traders will use the ADX in combination with other indicators in order to help formulate trading strategies. Presently, the 14-day ADX for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HGH) is 21.03. In general, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would indicate an extremely strong trend. The ADX alone was designed to measure trend strength. When combined with the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI), it can help decipher the trend direction as well.

Taking a peek at some Moving Averages, the 200-day is at 30.67, the 50-day is 31.07, and the 7-day is sitting at 30.56. The moving average is a popular tool among technical stock analysts. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators that simply take the average price of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. They may also be used to help the trader figure out proper support and resistance levels for the stock.

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Trading was heavy with 107K shares changing hands by the end of trading on Tuesday. Volume was up 156.20% over the stocks average daily volume.

Here are a few other firms who have also updated their positions. As of the end of the quarter Tower Research Capital LLC (trc) had disposed of 1,133 shares trimming its position 100.0%. The value of the investment in Ascendis Pharma A/S American decreased from $32,000 to $0 a change of 100.0% quarter to quarter. As of quarter end Vhcp Management Ii, LLC had bought a total of 175,000 shares growing its holdings by 21.6%. The value of the investment in (ASND) went from $22,722,000 to $27,385,000 a change of $4,663,000 quarter over quarter.

As of the end of the quarter Morgan Stanley had acquired a total of 1,553 shares growing its stake by 103.7%. The value of the investment in ASND went from $42,000 to $85,000 increasing 102.4% since the last quarter. As of the end of the quarter Wells Fargo & Company/mn had sold 1,716 shares trimming its holdings by 33.6%. The value of the total investment in Ascendis Pharma A/S American decreased from $143,000 to $94,000 a change of 34.3% for the reporting period.

On May 11 analysts at JP Morgan began coverage giving it an initial rating of Overweight.

The company is now down since yesterdays close of $27.9.

Ascendis Pharma A/S, launched on September 21, 2006, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is involved in applying its TransCon technology to develop sustained release prodrug therapies with several product candidates in clinical and preclinical development. The Company is developing its product candidate, TransCon human growth hormone (TransCon hGH) for once-weekly administration to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and other indications. In addition to TransCon hGH, the Company has developed a pipeline of long-acting prodrug product candidates, such as TransCon Treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), TransCon Peptides for the treatment of diabetes and TransCon Ranibizumab for the treatment of ophthalmology. It is also using its TransCon technology platform to develop TransCon Parathyroid Hormone (TransCon PTH) for hypoparathyroidism, a rare endocrine disorder of calcium and phosphate metabolism. The Businesss subsidiaries include Ascendis Pharma GmbH (Germany), Ascendis Pharma, Inc. (Delaware, United States), Ascendis Pharma, Ophthalmology Division A/S (Denmark), Ascendis Pharma, Endocrinology Division A/S (Denmark), Ascendis Pharma Bone Diseases A/S (Denmark) and Ascendis Pharma Growth Disorders A/S (Denmark)..

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