Tylakoids Found In Spinach Reduce Appetite
November 10, 2008
Popeye was right to have reached for spinach! Researcher have found a new family of compounds found naturally in green spinach leaves called “Tylakoids .” Tylakoids can be sold as supplement since they’re derived from the green leaves of spinach. What’s interesting is that Tylakoids are what are called “lipase blockers”. Lipase is an enzyme responsible for the digestion of the fats that we eat. This is how the prescription weight-loss drug Alli works - if we inhibit fat from being absorbed, then it passes through our bodies unabsorbed and our friends start calling us “Poopy Pants “. Before you run out and start loading up on Spinach, understand that you must eat half a pound of spinach with each meal to inhibit fat absorption! Fortunately, researchers think they can replicate this effect with a concentrated supplement. Watch for Tylakoids to start appearing in weight-loss supplements in 2009.
SOURCE: Muscular Development Magazine
Alli Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
June 26, 2008
The dietary supplement industry has never been the same since GlaxoSmithKline entered “their market” with their “Alli” product offering. The first FDA-approved diet pill with REAL clinical research backing it’s claims, was something overweight consumers had been waiting for years and supplement companies have been fearing. In almost no time, Alli became the #1 selling over-the-counter diet pill in America. Alli now celebrates its one-year anniversary with a donation to a charity called “Dress for Success Worldwide”. After selling more than 4 million bottles in the first year, they have decided to donate $75,000 to this charity. Dress for Success Worldwide is an international, non-profit organization that provides disadvantaged women with professional clothing, health and wellness, career development tools and a network of support to help them thrive in work and life. In addition to the cash donation, female Alli users are urged to donate their plus-sized business attire to Dress for Success and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare. Also, because the organization needs more than donated clothing, GSK Consumer Healthcare is asking Alli users to donate time and resources to their local Dress for Success affiliate.
“Looking good and feeling good go hand-in-hand, and that’s why Alli is supporting Dress for Success with a financial donation, clothing donation and volunteers, ” said Karen Scollick, vice president Weight Control at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. “We can’t think of a better way to celebrate Alli users and the product’s anniversary than by helping others. ”
New Book Coming
As a part of the Alli anniversary celebration, a new book titled “We Lost It,” dedicated to telling the real-life stories of people who have lost weight on the Alli program, how they did it, what they’ve learned and how it has impacted their life was unveiled.
Alli Users Get Style Injection
Alli users featured in the book will get a “little black dress” designed for them by Laura Bennett and Mychael Knight, both former Project Runway finalists. A featured male Alli user will be styled by event emcee, Emmy award-winner Jai Rodriguez, formerly of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and currently seen on the Style Network’s Ultimate Style.
SOURCE:
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