Americans Are Dieting Their Way to Obesity Says Techcentralstation.com Nutrition Expert.

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2003

With Americans painfully aware of their expanding waistlines this summer, health and nutrition expert Sandy Szwarc finds that conventional diet wisdom has made Americans fatter.

In a 10 part Techcentralstation.com series to begin Monday, July 14, 2003, Szwarc (pronounced"zwark") reviews the scientific literature, which demonstrates that, contrary to common opinion, dieters are likely to be fatter and less healthy than non-dieters.

In the series, Szwarc, a nutrition writer, longtime registered nurse, culinary professional and Techcentralstation contributor, will emphasizes new points in each article such as:

-- Sugar, junk food and portions are not to blame for obesity.

The real environmental toxin is dieting.

-- Health has nothing to do with our weight or what we look like.

-- If you diet, you are more likely to be fat. Dieting builds

fat. In fact, girls who diet increase their risk for obesity

three times more than non-dieters.

-- People who eat less are not necessarily thinner or healthier.

The genetic reality is that some bodies are naturally plumper 

than others.

-- Diets have been found to trigger physiological changes in

genes that make people fatter. There is an often-ignored

genetic component to our weight.

-- For decades, total caloric and fat intake dropped while

obesity increased dramatically. There are surprising answers

about what really makes us fat.

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