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We all have a problem with fat. Actually, most of us have two problems with fat. I’m sure you are familiar with the first problem – that our bodies overproduce fat. Statistically speaking, most Americans just need to look down at the waistline to see how big the problem is for them.

Recent studies have shown that the diet soda you drink hoping to lose weight may in fact be doing the opposite. Though diet sodas have little or no calories, they can still increase your waist size up to five times because of the artificial sweeteners contained in the drinks. A study done at the Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio tracked over 450 people ages 65 to 74 for around a decade measuring their height, weight, and waist circumference. The results have shown that drinking one diet soda every day could increase your waist size up to 70% over three years.

Now that we are a few weeks into January, many people have forgone their hopeful New Year’s Resolution to lose weight by dieting. But, don’t feel bad. A diet is not the right way to go about losing weight, anyhow. In honor of Healthy Weight Week (Jan. 16-22), here are 7 good reasons why dieting isn’t the way to go. In fact, for 2011, you should resolve NOT to diet. 1. Dieting is Unhealthy

Crevax is an herbal weight loss supplement that assures you results in as few as six days. According to the manufacturer, the efficacy of two natural ingredients in Crevax are supported by clinical research. However, an important fact to keep in mind is that Crevax and other herbal weight loss supplements are classified by the FDA as dietary supplements — not drugs for weight loss.