A scary looking robot is being developed by the MIT Media Lab to aid people who would like to lose weight. It’s called the Weight Maintenance Social Robot. Eerie for me..

According to the report, the robot will serve in two ways a.) to “mirror” the person’s behavior allowing him or her to keep track of the improvements or lack of it and b.) to provide social support.
If your mom or your husband can’t get you into losing those pounds, I don’t think any bicentennial man can. What do you think?
Tags: robot, MIT, sociable robot, weight loss
Were you also lured by Ab Force’s claims that it can cause one to lose weight, inches, or fat; that it cause one’s abdominal muscles to become well-defined; that it’s an effective alternative to regular exercise?
Fret no more since the Federal Trade Commission has already asked the federal district court to force the Ab Force ab stimulation belt marketers to issue refund to its customers.
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I remember an uncle of mine who had a thyroid control problem a few years ago. He lost a lot of weight when his thyroid started to go cuckoo on him. Everyone in the family who’s been having some weight management issues has started to envy him. Until one day, he passed out and had to undergo a surgical procedure. Although I don’t know if he’s ever used ThyroStart, this post I dedicate to him and all of those who are trying to tame their thyroid problems.
ThyroStart is a supplement for thyroid control which is commercialized as a way for thyroid problem sufferers to avoid too much weight gain.
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Orlistat, the generic name of Xenical and Alli , has been reportedly discovered to be able to kill cancer cells through binding with a protein called fatty acid synthase in tumor cells. This causes it stop functioning and the tumor cell eventually dies.
This protein is found in tumor cells that attack the brain, breast, colon, liver, lung and prostate.
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