Brides slim down on "Feeding Tube" diet - Fox 4

Brides slim down on "Feeding Tube" diet
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The idea is to generate ketosis which helps the body shed fat while maintaining muscle. Dr. Pietro first brought it to the United States and offered only to morbidly obese patients. But now brides like Jennifer Derrick are doing it too.
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Brides-to-be considering drastic weight loss measures - Today's TMJ4

Brides-to-be considering drastic weight loss measures
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Florida doctor, Oliver Di Pietro explains "the body rapidly goes into profound ketosis. When you're in ketosis the body starts burning fat and not muscle which is why you lose so much weight so quickly." You lose two pounds a day for 10 days.

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Monitor milk fat of fresh cows - Dairy Herd Management

Monitor milk fat of fresh cows
Dairy Herd Management
Monitoring the milk fat of fresh cows can be useful for assessing a cow's risk of ketosis. The concentration of fat in milk is much higher in early lactation than later stages, says Maurice Eastridge, professor of dairy cattle nutrition at The Ohio ...

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Starving to fit in - Cleburne Times-Review

Starving to fit in
Cleburne Times-Review
Carbohydrates are nixed completely, and the body burns fat in a process called ketosis. Patients don't get the satisfaction of chewing anything for more than a week, akin to the rules of having your wisdom teeth cut out. While the thought of rapid ...

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Brides Say 'I Do' to Feeding Tubes - Patch.com

Brides Say 'I Do' to Feeding Tubes
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The body goes into ketosis and starts to burn fat, not muscle, which is why you lose weight so quickly. This diet was only recently brought to the United States to help the morbidly obese but the shift in demand includes brides-to-be.

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Feeding tube diet latest craze with brides looking for quick weight loss - Examiner.com


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Feeding tube diet latest craze with brides looking for quick weight loss
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This forces the body into ketosis, which causes rapid weight loss. It also saps the body of energy and causes a multitude of other side effects. Ziad Osman, MD, of The Reading Hospital Medical Group indicated there are numerous problems with a diet ...
Is A Feeding Tube A Bride's Best Friend? Care2.com (blog)

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Despite the stares, South Floridians swear by 'feeding tube' diet - Sun-Sentinel

Despite the stares, South Floridians swear by 'feeding tube' diet
Sun-Sentinel
... Nutrition) is based on the same principles that have made the South Beach and Atkins diets such a hit: the use of a low-carb, high-protein regimen to send the body into the rapid weight-loss state of ketosis, where it burns fat but not muscle.

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Diet Doc's hCG Diet Programs Have Similar, Yet Longer-Lasting Effects Than ... - Houston Chronicle

Diet Doc's hCG Diet Programs Have Similar, Yet Longer-Lasting Effects Than ...
Houston Chronicle
A recent study, also publicized by Dr. Oz, found that the hCG diet puts the body in a state of ketosis where the body burns fat instead of muscle as a source of energy. When muscle is used, which is the common way of losing weight, people will find ...

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Breeding heifers by size can impact profit potential - Dairy Herd Management

Breeding heifers by size can impact profit potential
Dairy Herd Management
A few problems that can result from heifers being bred too late are increased metabolic problems at calving such as ketosis, lower milk production and wasted money on feeding the heifers. Breeding based on size of the heifer could help eliminate these ...

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Understanding Urinalysis Clues for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist - Medscape

Understanding Urinalysis Clues for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Medscape
Toohill J, Soong B, Flenady V. Interventions for ketosis during labour. Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 3, CD004230 (2008). Tamay AG, Kusçu NK. Hyperemesis gravidarum: current aspect. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 31, 708–712 (2011). Grossfeld GD, Litwin MS, ...

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