Archive for June, 2008»
Device forces smaller bites
Did you know that you can limit calorie intake by taking smaller bites? I never thought about it, but it does make sense. A small company is introducing a device that restricts jaw movement, forcing you to take smaller bites. I came across it through Google, the news article is from last year. To me the device doesn’t actually look comfortable. Won’t it cause problems with your jaw? They’ve tested the device on 50 Europeans, and will be starting trials in the US soon. If approved in the US it would be the first oral-weight loss device gaining approval.
Small Bite Inc. CEO Denis Mulder displays his company’s device, which is designed
to help people lose weight by making them take smaller bites, ultimately reducing the
amount of food they eat. The Haverford company hopes to start patient clinical trials
in Philadelphia early next year.Americans perennially try to lose weight. They try diets. They try pills and
supplements. Some even opt for surgery to make their stomachs smaller.
But many of these methods don’t work long-term, or, in the case of bariatric surgery,
not everyone is ready for such a drastic step.
Now one company, Small Bite Inc., thinks it may have an answer.Full article in PDF format, right here.
World’s Heaviest Man Blames Junk Food
Don’t we just love freaky news? Whether it’s about a man with 3 nipples, a woman with a beard or the world’s fattest man – we can’t get enough of it. Mexican heavyweight Manuel Uribe has been in the news recently because he is getting married. Fat people can get married? Who would have thought! Beside that, he lost hundreds of kilograms making him the biggest fat loser on Earth. He got that big because of fast food, which he got addicted to while staying in the US. Pictures and videos of Manuel and his girlfriend have now been seen by millions. I don’t feel that overweight any more after seeing him.
The 42-year-old was once the world’s heaviest man and can do little more than sit up in bed.
But as this video shows he has already shed nearly 40 stone and now looks set to scoop another world record – the greatest loser of weight – as he tones up for his wedding to hairdresser Claudia Solis.
More here, including a video and photos of mister Uribe.
