The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has partnered with Clear Channel Radio to launch a high-profile PSA campaign featuring top Hollywood celebrities, some of whom have themselves battled an eating disorder, it was announced today at a press conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif.

Recording Public Service Announcements (PSAs) on behalf of NEDA were entertainer and humanitarian Paula Abdul ("American Idol"); actress and singer Scarlett Pomers ("Reba"); award-winning, multi-platinum country music star Sara Evans ("Dancing With the Stars"), who nearly lost her best friend to an eating disorder; chart-topping, multi-platinum songstress Wynonna Judd; and Emme, model, TV host, author, lecturer and plus-sized clothing designer, who has long promoted healthy body image.

The national PSA campaign, which will begin rolling out today (Oct. 11), is intended to raise public awareness about eating disorders and how to get help if a listener believes that they, or a...

Royal DSM N.V. announces the acquisition of Lipid Technologies Provider AB (LTP), a Swedish company with a technology platform based on formulated lipids. LTP develops lipid delivery systems for functional foods (including dietary supplements) and pharmaceuticals, using lipids extracted from natural resources such as oat oil. LTP's main product is a satiety ingredient branded Olibra® which, according to substantiated evidence, has the effect of reducing calorie intake. In the area of weight management, satiety products are gaining in importance. Eating healthier and less is increasingly seen as a natural and credible way to manage weight.

"The acquisition of Lipid Technologies Provider fits seamlessly with DSM's strategic drive, Vision 2010 - Building on Strengths, in which we focus on market driven growth and innovation, with nutrition being one of the main areas," says Feike Sijbesma, member of DSM's Managing Board.

Rob van Leen, DSM'...

A poll measuring the awareness and prevalence of eating disorders on college campuses across the country, powered by GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.), a provider of global market intelligence solutions, on behalf of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), has returned some startling findings.

Most notable was the result that nearly 20% of respondents believe that at some point they have suffered from an eating disorder, versus available research that has demonstrated lifetime prevalence rates between .05-4%. Among those who said they have had one or still suffer from an eating disorder, nearly 75% of that group never received treatment.

The poll -- which queried both male and female undergraduate and graduate students of various ethnicities -- provides updated information useful in furthering NEDA's mission to expand public understanding and prevention of eating disorders.

Using GMI's online data collection technology and global respondent panels, NEDA polled 1,00...

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the US, with 65 percent of adults identified as being overweight today. When conventional weight loss techniques like supervised dieting, exercise and behavior modification fail, surgery has been the last recourse for many. The LAP-BAND® system is a safe and effective surgical intervention now available at Hartford Hospital. Using minimally invasive techniques, Dr. Darren Tishler places the band around the upper portion of the stomach, without cutting or stapling of the stomach. This is the only technique that is both reversible and adjustable. To date, almost 150,000 patients worldwide have undergone the procedure. Watch on May 10 as Dr. Tishler performs a live LAP-BAND surgery on www.OR-Live.com

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