Nothing Beats The Natural Ingredient
People who are interested to weight gain muscle are advised to find something to gratify their oral cravings - perhaps a toothpick, a swizzle stick or chewing gum. McLeod says some clients like to chew whole cloves, which they say has a numbing effect on the mouth.
A smoking-cessation program at North York Branson Hospital has had 10,000 clients since it began in 1959. It emphasizes over-all fitness and includes seminars on stress management and exercise. Dr. Ronald Ruskjer, director of the hospital's centre for health promotion, says the program recommends a few basic principles to avoid weight gain. These include:
* Eat three meals a day and eliminate snacking. For many people, that's the only thing they have to do to maintain their weight.
* Reduce intake of refined foods - white flour, for example - and fats, including fatty meats, cheese, whole milk products, butter and margarine. * At night, eat only a light meal of fruits, vegetables and whole grain products. * Avoid caffeine and alcohol for a time. Alcohol is loaded with calories and it cuts down on your resolve. * Drink lots of water and take vitamin-B complex supplements to help calm nerves. The P&G spokeswoman says the company feels that, because of the unique nature of the product and delays in the process and hurdles that other petitioners don't face, which have eaten away nearly its entire patent life, the extensions should be granted. She adds that FDA has publicly stated that future macro ingredient petitioners will benefit from the trail P&G is blazing. Some of NutraSweet Company's simplesse customers are due to introduce new products containing the protein-based fat replacer over the next few months, says a spokesman. The Monsanto subsidiaries brought a dry form of Simplesse and mix-in Simplesse ice cream flavors to the market during the past year. NutraSweet also began working in areas besides frozen dessert applications, including butter, cheeses, salad dressings and sour cream. Several types of cheese using Simplesse are commercially available. David Bell, project leader in technical service and development at Dow Chemical Company's foods group, which sells Methocel, says, "Suppliers are becoming more and more involved with formulators because formulators jobs are becoming bigger." He sees "a more open attitude toward interaction" between several food ingredients companies' products as a systems approach, instead of each company rigidly clinging to only its own products. Methocel, a mix of methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, is suited to bakery products, fried foods (where it acts as a barrier to prevent foods from absorbing too much grease while keeping juiciness in) and salad dressings. Mr. Bell says there is realistic potential for Methocel to be used in frozen desserts and dairy products.
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