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	<itunes:author>Ron Merk</itunes:author>
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		<title>WLS Bypass Increases Risk for Kidney Stones</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Ron Merk
Source &#8211; Newswise
We&#8217;ve heard this before and the latest study confirms that Weight Loss Surgery patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery have a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The reason is that the bypass surgery results in changes in their urine composition most likely due to the mal-absorption  of various minerals via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbohydrates &amp; Glycemic Index &#8211; Made Simple</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author
Ron Merk
I use to love the &#8220;Made Simple&#8221; series of books. This is way before the &#8220;Books for Dummies&#8221; series of books, so I&#8217;m probably dating myself. Some how &#8220;Dummy Books&#8221; just don&#8217;t sit well with me. Call me old fashion, but I&#8217;d rather have a book or article that says, &#8220;Here &#8211; read this. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different Fat Types Improve or Worsen Teen Girls Bone Mass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newswise — According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &#38; Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips for Changing Your Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpt taken from 10 Steps to Healthy Eating – author Leslie Beck RD
(Leslie Beck is a Canadian registered dietitian, a leading Canadian nutritionist and author of several nutrition books.  Leslie also writes a weekly nutrition column in The Globe and Mail and is a regular contributor to CTV&#8217;s Canada AM.)
1. Make a list of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Healthy Offer &#8211; You Can&#8217;t Refuse!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blamar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to cut your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and stroke?  You can increase your metabolism and lose weight.  You will increase your brain power, relieve stress, and improve your moods.  For men, you will decrease your chances of erectile dysfunction.  Can you believe there is something out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr Gabor Mate &#8211; BCABA Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a preview of what you can expect from just 1 of the many expert presenters at the upcoming BCABA Conference. For complete info on “Bariatrics and Beyond: The WLS Journey” goto our article at: http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/canadian-convention-bariatric-surgery-1470/
To watch Dr Mate&#8217;s video -
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292158-1





		
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		<title>Miracle Pasta for Dieters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is there such a thing as a pasta that dieters and weight conscious people can eat? What if you could lose weight and still eat noodles in all those great Italian dishes we love? Can there even be a carbohydrate that weight loss people can even look at, never mind put in their mouths? The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Your Nearest Mall Food Court</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/surviving-your-nearest-mall-food-court-1535/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some great videos from Canadian Dr. Melissa Hershberg on how to go shopping AND survive the required food break in the Food Court. It&#8217;s all about making the best choices. You might want to lose just a few pounds or many. Dieting and weight loss is difficult at the best of times. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Curse of the Yo-Yo Dieter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[psychological]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s an old saying, everyone knows it, ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again’. Good advice unless the task at hand happens to be going on a diet. When it comes to diets it should read, “Don’t try, don’t try again”. Now don’t get me wrong, if you’re overweight and intent on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Run, Walk or Crawl 21st TC10K WLS-Biggest Losers Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday April 25 something good is going to happen and you can be a part of it.  Thousands of people are going together in Beacon Hill Park to run, walk and roll their way in the Times Colonist 10K.  Two groups benefit from you participating in the 10K: the Heart and Stroke Foundation and [...]]]></description>
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