MedShape Applauds FDA Action Against Illegal Homeopathic HCG Weight Loss Products

MedShape Weight Loss Clinic, a national leader in safe and effective weight loss, announced today its strong endorsement of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement released on Jan. 24, 2011 calling for the immediate cease of the marketing and sale of “Homeopathic HCG” formulations. “This clear, decisive act should reduce confusion and fraud for […]

Bigger breakfast doesn’t help weight loss

Eating a big breakfast may help you lose weight — but only if you eat a lighter lunch or dinner, researchers in Germany say. Dr. Volker Schusdziarra of the Else-Kroner-Fresenius Center of Nutritional Medicine in Munich, Germany, and colleagues say they wanted to address previous research, which suggests that eating a big breakfast reduces total […]

Your Resolution To Lose Weight – Write It Down And Succeed

The first step to reaching your ideal weight in the New Year may be as simple as writing it down. Putting a pen to paper and keeping a daily journal of meals and snacks is one of the best strategies of successful dieters, says Dr. Christopher J. Mosunic, a specialist in weight management and diabetes […]

Weight Maintenance Tips for Eating Healthy in 2011

The IAPAM is committed to educating physicians in the industry’s best practices for medical weight loss management. In support of this commitment, the IAPAM completed a survey of several experts in the use of hCG in a medically supervised weight loss program.  As part of its research, the IAPAM reports on the following tips for […]

Overweight and Obesity Linked With an Increased Risk of All-Cause Death

Being too fat–as well as possibly being too skinny–is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to the results of a new study [1]. Among the underweight individuals, the increased risk of all-cause mortality was likely the result of preexisting disease, according to investigators, with the association attenuated when adjusted for potential confounders. […]

IAPAM’s hCG Training Prepares Physicians for Weight Loss Resolutions

The IAPAM’s December 3rd session of its comprehensive hCG Physician Weight Loss Training program is the final hCG Training Session of 2010.  For physicians who want to add hCG for Weight Loss to their practices in preparation for the flood of patients on January 1, 2011, attendance at the December 3rd seminar is the last chance to […]

Insufficient Sleep Thwarts Weight Loss Efforts

Lack of sleep appears to compromise the efficacy of dieting to lose weight, according to new research published in the October 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Many people today are overweight or obese, and diet-induced weight loss is a widely used strategy to reduce the health risks associated with excess adiposity,” write […]

HCG for Weight Loss: Fad or Good Medicine?

You’ve tried everything to lose weight. You’ve tried the latest and greatest diet or fat-melting workout. You’ve tried weight-loss supplements and prescription medications. No matter: You’re heavier than ever. You now hear about this new treatment called HCG and want to know if it works. Sound familiar? I am asked about HCG every day; interest […]