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Meanwhile, a number of food producers have voluntarily begun removing trans fats from their products, including Kraft Foods and Wendy's in the United States and Unilever in Europe.

"This has turned out to be good for business," said Uauy.In the Latin American region, health officials in Costa Rica and, more recently, Argentina ha...

On the Net: www.cchmc.org/teen-LABS When is best time for weight-loss surgery?

THE ISSUE: A growing number of teenagers are fighting severe obesity and seeking ways to loss weight, including surgery.

THE QUESTION: Researchers want to know whether there are benefits to having weight-loss surgery earlier in life.

THE METHOD: A federally funded study will compare health data from teens having the surgery with data from adults having the surgery.

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This is nothing to worry about.

Your thyroid is failing to produce enough of the hormone thyroxine, and taking it in pill form helps to boost your metabolic function and thus the rate at which your body burns calories.

I think that to achieve weight loss, though, you need to take a more disciplined approach to your diet, and should eat mainly raw foods.

Also, make sure you eat plenty of steamed fish, yogurt and vegetables, especially roots.

Avoid all animal fat, fatty and oily food, red meat, dairy products other than yogurt, spicy, chilli-hot food (though aromatic cumin, coriander and turmeric all aid digestion), margarine, fizzy drinks, sugar and all refined carbohydrates.

I would also recommend including lots of fresh organic juices – try this top ten:For digestion: beetroot, ginger and carrotFor detoxification: wheatgrassTo improve the immune system: carrot, ginger, garlic and wheatgrassTo cleanse the liver: carrot, beetroot, celery and gingerFor constipation: celery For bloating and flatulence: ginger, cumin, fennel and celery For headaches: carrot, celery, parsley, spinach and coconut milk For the kidneys: parsley, asparagus, carrot, spinach,...