﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><ttl>60</ttl><title>Slendering</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com</link><language>en</language><copyright /><itunes:subtitle> </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Dr Ted</itunes:author><itunes:summary /><description /><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Dr Ted</itunes:name><itunes:email>ted.brooks@att.net</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts" /><item><title>Overweight, Obesity &amp; Weight Management</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/overweight-obesity--weight-management.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(155, 50, 50);"&gt;Overweight, Obesity &amp;amp; Weight Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;November 2006&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Research by Dr. Ted&lt;br&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15pt; color: red;"&gt;Rates of Overweight
and Obesity in the United States?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: red;"&gt;Rates of overweight
and obesity in the United States have grown to epidemic proportions over the
last 20 years. In 2005, the Surgeon General estimated that two-thirds of
Americans were overweight or obese. The latest data from the NCHS show that 30
percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older—more than 60 million
people—are obese. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The direct costs and indirect
costs of overweight and obesity amounted to about $117 billion in 2000.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Childhood overweight and obesity
rates are especially alarming. According to the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) report, Health, United States, 2005, 16 percent of children
and adolescents aged six to 19 were overweight. The prevalence of overweight
among children and adolescents has doubled and tripled, respectively, over a
period of twenty-six years (1976-2002). Research shows that overweight children
are more likely to become overweight adults and, therefore, are at greater risk
for associated health problems. &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;In fact, 60 percent of
overweight five- to 10-year-old children already have at least one risk factor
for heart disease.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;What are the Health Implications?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;The consequences of overweight and obesity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt; can range from
psychological effects that impact quality of life (e.g. poor self-esteem,
discrimination, depression) to physiological conditions that put an individual
at risk for premature death. These conditions include the following:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Hypertension&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Dyslipidemia (high total cholesterol or high
     levels of triglycerides)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Type 2 diabetes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Heart disease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Stroke&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Gallbladder disease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Osteoarthritis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Sleep apnea and respiratory problems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Some cancers (such as endometrial, breast,
     and colon)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;In
research, the term “metabolic syndrome” has been widely used to refer to obesity,
a combination of the above health factors—diabetes, hypertension,
dyslipidemia—and signs of kidney disease. It has been suggested that the
metabolic syndrome increases the risk for heart disease more than the
individual health factors alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Most health professionals believe that the
more overweight an individual is, the higher the risk for developing health
complications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Treatment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Evidence-based
reports—such as the 2000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Practical Guide
for Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in
Adults—summarize approaches to weight loss and maintenance. The general goals
for weight loss and weight management are the following:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;1.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Reduce body weight;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;2.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Maintain a lower body weight over the long term; and,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;3.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;"&gt;Prevent further weight gain as a minimum goal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Weight
loss should be achieved at a safe and healthful rate of 1-2 pounds per week
based on a reduction of 500 to 1,000 calories per day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Originally printed in
the 2007-2009 IFIC Foundation Media Guide on Food Safety and Nutrition Retrieved May 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(155, 50, 50);"&gt;Source:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.ific.org/nutrition/obesity/index.cfm"&gt;http://www.ific.org/nutrition/obesity/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;"&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: rgb(238, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;The statements&amp;nbsp; have not been
evaluated by&amp;nbsp;the Food and Drug Administration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; The product and statement
herein are&amp;nbsp;not intended to diagnose, treat, cure and/or prevent any
disease.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; Please consult with your
healthcare professional before beginning this or another nutritional
supplement&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; program, exercise program, if
you are&amp;nbsp;diabetic, have any allergies or taking any medications. If
allergic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;reaction
occurs&amp;nbsp;immediately consult your&amp;nbsp;physician. You should not take this
product if you are&amp;nbsp;pregnant &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; or lactating.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Product is designed for those 18 years of age, any
questions contact your health care&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; professional.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description><category>Weight Management</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/overweight-obesity--weight-management.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">ba7a94ea-3966-42d1-8a16-9c1a4c75b693</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:42:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>lost 4 Pounds and 8.5 Inches in just 10 Days.</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/lost-4-pounds-and-85-inches-in-just-10-days.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;The Slendering
NoN-Diet System allowed me to eat what I wanted, I didn't exercise and I still
lost 4 Pounds and 8.5 Inches in just 10 Days.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;S T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/lost-4-pounds-and-85-inches-in-just-10-days.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">1c3e15d0-4de7-49d9-8700-0cee45d74afa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:59:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I lost 6 Pounds in 10 days and 3 Pounds were Body-Fat!</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/i-lost-6-pounds-in-10-days-and-3-pounds-were-bodyfat.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;What I enjoyed the
most is that I wasn't paying attention to what I was eating and I lost 6 Pounds
in 10 days and 3 Pounds were Body-Fat! Plus, I dropped 12 inches off my body. I
now feel that if I do the Slendering&lt;br&gt;
NoN-Diet System for another 10 days, I will lose another 6 Pounds. This was
really easy! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;I now feel that I am
on the road to successful weight-reduction. I have not experienced this type of
easy weight-loss success before. I now plan on telling all my friends about
Slendering.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;N. A.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/i-lost-6-pounds-in-10-days-and-3-pounds-were-bodyfat.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">ea5cbd87-c87b-4623-9307-3f27ee95800b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:57:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>8 Pounds of weight in just 10 Days!</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/8-pounds-of-weight-in-just-10-days.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;The Slendering
NoN-Diet System can be summed up by saying, "Its SIMPLE! I ate what I
wanted! I ATE LATE and LOST WEIGHT and I FEEL GREAT! Plus, I lost 6 Pounds of
Body-Fat and 8 Pounds of weight in just 10 Days!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;M.S. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/8-pounds-of-weight-in-just-10-days.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">452e17db-2dd7-4b2e-9ba4-2ecfdec8c133</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>triON &amp; Slendering</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/trion--slendering.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;By: Harmony&lt;br&gt;
Date: April 26, 2008&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
I am 14 yrs. old and my mom started taking Trion in February of 2008. She
really loved it and asked me if I would like to try the Slendering product, she&amp;nbsp;wanted
to see how it would work because I have been wanting to lose weight. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;The first 10 days I lost 2 lbs. and 10 inches !!!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;The following 10 days I continued to lose a few
pounds and another 5 inches ! &amp;nbsp;I have been taking it for 60 days now and
have lost about another 5 inches and a total of 10 pounds !!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&amp;nbsp;I also share a Trion with my 2 brothers in the morning, we mix it up and
split it in 3rds. We all love it! &amp;nbsp;I feel great and so much
happier.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I started getting overweight when I was little but never
really noticed it until I was about in junior high school. The older I got the
more it really started to bother me.&amp;nbsp;The more weight I gained the more
discouraged I got about being able to lose it. I was really excited to try
Slendering, I was desperate to find a way. It was so hard for me to exercise
and go on a diet. Now I like to eat healthier food and because I've lost weight
it's easier to go to the gym.&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt; I feel more confident
and happier. I'm grateful that my mom found it and bought it for
me.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Also, thank you Dr. Ted. &amp;nbsp;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Go to triON Blog here.-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://blog.buytrion.com"&gt;triON Blog&lt;/a&gt;

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</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/trion--slendering.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">93c4e900-0bab-452b-a8fe-b353a2011bd3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:51:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Another Slendering! Testimonial</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/another-slendering-testimonial.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" ,="" serif="" ;="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" ;mso-bidi-font-family:="" times="" new="" roman=""&gt;By:
Ms. B.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" ,="" serif="" ;="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" ;mso-bidi-font-family:="" times="" new="" roman=""&gt;Update:
May 9, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" ,="" serif="" ;="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" ;mso-bidi-font-family:="" times="" new="" roman=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" ,="" serif="" ;="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" ;mso-bidi-font-family:="" times="" new="" roman=""&gt;I
was so excited about &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;dropping 6 pounds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; on
Slendering! in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" ,="" serif="" ;mso-fareast-font-family:="" ;="" mso-bidi-font-family:="" times="" new="" roman=""&gt; the first 5 days&amp;nbsp;that I call and
spoke with Dr. Ted&amp;nbsp;last Saturday evening. I will finish the 12 Day program
in&amp;nbsp;about 4 days and I will have more information in regards&amp;nbsp;to total
Inch Loss and Total Body-Fat Reduced.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/another-slendering-testimonial.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">401f0b40-dd07-4b95-9dc4-219e910ef824</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:44:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>38 pounds and counting!</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/38-pounds-and-counting.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;By: Karianne &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Date: April 21, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Hi Dr. Ted,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;" I Have Dropped &lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;38
POUNDS&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt; And Counting "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;I will be 37 years old this month and I
weighed 163 lbs in November, 2007. I started taking trion in November and I
felt great. When slendering came out in January, 2008 I was all over that. It
is April, 2008 and &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;I have lost 38 lbs.&lt;/span&gt; I now
weigh 125. I am looking to loose 7 more lbs and&amp;nbsp;I will be at the 118 I was
when I met my husband 14 years ago&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;( he is my biggest cheerleader) I was going
to wait to let you know my results&amp;nbsp;because they will be&amp;nbsp;45 lbs., but
I was so excited about Slendering that I couldn't wait any longer to say "
Thank you Dr. Ted for such a great product"&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt; I
will send you an update when I get to 45 lbs. and I know I will!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/38-pounds-and-counting.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd82593-0c73-441d-a1c3-acc612641238</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:41:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Slendering! Testimonials</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/slendering-testimonials.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Blog Master</dc:creator><description>

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;By: Barbara &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Date: April 26, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Thanks Dr. Ted, for crating Slendering!
In taking 4 to 5 capsules daily for 7 weeks, I couldn't believe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; the wonderful results! Most
exciting to me was having a daily regularity, after years of constipation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;The 9 Inches I lost was also a
huge benefit! My goal was to lose 10 Pounds and I'm halfway there. I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt; can't wait for the Slender Fiber
Snacks!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

</description><category>Slendering! Testimonials</category><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/05/29/slendering-testimonials.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">6a006fb3-b775-4ec4-ad65-0ec881219ce1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:41:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>#1 -Slender-Sleep Supports Weight-Reduction</title><link>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/04/11/autosaved-23750-pm.aspx?ref=rss</link><dc:creator>Dr Ted</dc:creator><description>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;#1-Slender-Sleep Supports Weight-Reduction&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;By Dr.Ted&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Americansare now sleeping approximately 2 hours less a night! Are you one of them?“Americans sleep less than they used to, and this could be part of the reason why more of us are now overweight,” says David Dinges, Chief of the Division of Sleep and Chronobiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Have you ever heard the statement, “Snooze and Lose”? This statement may sound funny,however it is now being supported by clinical studies. New research supports this statement.&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The “&lt;u&gt;WisconsinSleep Cohort Study&lt;/u&gt;”, which tracks the sleep habits of nearly 3,000middle-aged state government employees, reported that those employees that typically sleep less than eight hours a night were more likely to be over weight.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;In an article called, “&lt;u&gt;How Sleep Affects Your Weight&lt;/u&gt;”, David Schardt stated,&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;“...researchers at Columbia University in New York City found that people who slept 6 hours a night were 23 percent more likely to be obese than people who slept between 7and 9 hours. Those who slept 5 hours were 50 percent more likely -&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;while those who slept 4 hours or less were 73 percent more likely - to be obese.”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The bestway to develop a natural nutritional supplement that supports “Weight-Reduction”&amp;nbsp;is to follow the research. This is exactly how and why “Slender-Sleep”&amp;nbsp;wasdeveloped. I believe that there are two roads to “Weight-Reduction”, one iswell traveled and is called a “DIET”. However when science points you to a newdirection and supports it with scientific facts, new discoveries becomepossible.&amp;nbsp;This is exactly where the “NoN-Diet Weight-Loss” discoveryoriginated from.&amp;nbsp;Slender-Sleep is just one of the new tools to supportweight-reduction without dieting.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><comments>http://blog.slendering.com/2008/04/11/autosaved-23750-pm.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">893f8cd7-a50d-4824-b2f8-abb75b1aa12f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:49:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>