dieters insert a feeding tube into their nose... (audience reacts) ... which runs through-to-the stomach. they're fed a constant slow drip of protein and fat. >> stephen: by the way, ladies, add that to your reception dinner choices. (laughter) chicken, fish, or slow drip of protein and fat. (laughter) remember, fellas, it's bad luck to see the bride with the feeding tube in before the wedding day. (laughter) also, it's horrifying. (laughter) but, folks, if you already are getting a tube shoved in, why stop at the stomach? that's why prescott proud to introduce vxoduct. 29 feet of plastic tubing that goes from your mouth all the way to your anus. once installed, just shove anything you want into your face and it will just slide through your pants completely intact. (cheers and applause) with vaxoduct, you won't just hit your goal weight, you'll hit your birth weight. (laughter) side effects include vapor bones labias corpus and mao tse-tung. (laughter) next up, reproductive health. as the fight over women's birth control continues, finally the's a birth

well, now there is a website that has dieters putting wagers down on how much they can lose. and if you stick to the plan, it can really pay off. diana gonzalez has more on just how it works. >> reporter: taking steps together to lose weight. these three women are members of a team in a weight loss challenge with other teams across the country through healthy wage.com. >> we pay you money to lose weight. >> reporter: there is a lot of cash on the line. >> each member of the team pays $60 and the grand prize for the team with the highest percentage of weight loss over three months is $10,000 to split between the team. >> reporter: they call themselves the biggest winners. also on the team, shelly's husband and a friend. >> we want to be the biggest winners by being the biggest losers. >> i used to be really skinny and when i came to this country i started gaining weight. >> reporter: healthy wage also offers individual weight loss challenges. the website boasts total money won $430,100. total weight lost? 866,500 pounds. >> starting in about 2008 major academic journals publis

dieter expects more this year than the year before. they expect a higher profit. not least because of the olympic games coming up in london and the european football championship in ukraine and poland. a plus of about 5%. that is a lot. many shares losing. some say not dramatic because of gains last week. others point to spain going into recession. >> right. let's take a look at some of the market numbers and. the dax closed the day more than 0.5% down. the u.s. market down sharply. across the atlantic, we have the markets for you, and the dow jones down 0.3%. the euro roughly flat against the dollar. temperatures here in germany reached 30 degrees celsius over the weekend. >> while most sunshine-star europeans embraced the warming climate, it may be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. >> meet the asian-type mosquito. it can transmit a number of dangerous diseases to humans and is now invading europe. >> it is capable of breeding in even at man-made bodies of water like a saucer in a flowerpot. >> in 2007, the mosquito was blamed for an outbreak of a fever. epidemio

called the k.e.diet, promising to help you shed 20 pounds in 10 days, this doctor showed how it works, dieters insert a feeding tube into the nose and fed a drip of protein and fat mixed with water, zero carbs, totalling 800 calories per day. saying body fat is burned through a process called ketosis, leaving muscle intact. >> your hunger go as way, so patients are not hungry. >> he says patients are under a doctor supervision, they're in the hospitalized but carry a food solution with them. in a bag like a purse keeping the tube in the nose for 10 days straight. and depotro says there are few side affects and people with kidney issues should avoid the diet. yikts warn losing too much can be dangerous and it won't last. >> if you lose weight too quickly your smind not going to be able to catch up with the newer you. >> that is just sounding like a horrible idea. >> i can't imagine doctors prescribing this for anyone. >> this is certainly not to lose 10 pounds. >> i know. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and you ca

researchers say it tricked dieters into feeling fuller by making them the -- the food look bigger.senior member of a tech site is here. this is dumb. one of these things changes the food to a color of blue. >>guest: i brought glasses. >>shepard: for real? >>guest: you get blue glasses and the idea behind it is that, of course, that looking at food through a blue glass could make it look less appetizing. >>shepard: or you could look leak you are losing blue glasses. and then this other gadget the japanese have come up with that sends the smell of chocolate chip cookie while you eat brusselsprouts. >>guest: so someone who has to eat crackers each day going through therapy could miss chocolate so they get a chance to do that. the every day consumer will not buy there and it is at home. obviously, if you are wanting to eat chocolate you should because, otherwise, you are just imitating the state of something you should not be eating. if you are trying to lose weight. >>shepard: but do not eat a whole block. >>guest: while you look at it and eat it you think you are eating something big

dieters who want to get into their dream wedding dress are fed a slow drip of protein and fat and contains zero carb and 800 calories a day. they are said to lose 20 pounds in 5 days. the result is bad breath and constipation. >> one problem i don't have is bad breath and constipation. this is the bigger problem. the bigger problem are weddings and how crazy they make people that they have to do something like this. please, just [eloped|elope] and stop grossing us out. >> 20 pounds in 10 days, $1500? >> what are we talking about? >> it is dripping fat and dripping through, are you kid ?g you have to walk around like that? >> i would walk. >> here is an idea. highway about dieting less than two weeks before your wedding? i can tell you firsthand women have enough stress in their lives leading up to walking around with a tube in their nose. these people are american heros. >> you make it sound like he has a teacher's job with the summers off. >> and there is no wars. >> go away for three months and you come back and are you fat. mike, eating is boring. eliminate it. >> absolutely. it is a wa

dieters are betting on how much weight they can lose, and sticking to the plan can really pay off. the team that loses the most weight in three months could earn $10,000. website also offers individual weight-loss programs and health care professionals are available for live chat. having trouble sleeping? you are not alone. the national institutes of health report that about 25% of americans have sleep problems. one major disorder keeping them awake is sleep apnea. how serious is it, and what can you do about it? >> i wake of maybe nine, 10, 11 times at night, and i could not get back to sleep. >> mary ann driscoll those all too well what it is like not to get enough sleep. she says a lack of sleep was taking its toll on her day to day life. >> by the end of the day, you feel like a dish rag, and there's not much left of you for family. >> mary ann went for a sleep study. >> you will come into a center and in the night. and we do a lot of monitoring, including oxygen levels, it is a cagey, breathing, and brain waves to look at sleep. >> it will tell doctors how much you are sleepin

dieters inscert a feeding tube in.y are fed a constant slow drip of protein and fat mixed with water, zero carbs, totalling 800 calories a day. the doctor says body fat is burned off through a process called ketosis which leaves muscle intact. >> your hunger and appetite go away completely. so patients are absolutely not hungry at all for the whole ten days. >> reporter: he says patients are under a doctor's supervision, though they're not hospitalized. instead, they carry a food solution with them in a bag like a purse keeping the tube in their nose for ten days straight. and dipietro says there are few side effects. >> the main side effects are bad breath. there is some constipation because there is no fiber. >> reporter: critics warn losing too much weight too fast can be dangerous and ultimately it won't last. the doctor says people with kidney issues should avoid the k-e diet. doctors also say with so much pressure on brides to be perfect, it's easy to understand why this kind of rapid weight loss might seem appea

dieters insert a feeding tube into their stomach.fat is burned off through a process called ketosis. >> your hunger and appetite go away completely. patients are not hungry at all for the whole ten days. >> reporter: he says patients are under a doctor's supervision. they're not hospitalized. they carry a food solution with them in a bag, like a purse. keeping the tube in their nose for ten days straight. he says there haare few side effects. >> bad breath. constipation. but there's no fiber in the food. >> reporter: it was not easy. >> i had to talk to people. what sup with you, are you sick, dying? no, i'm not. >> reporter: the k-e diet is now in the u.s. but has been around for years. the doctor charges $1500 for the ten-day plan saying these pictures sell themselves. critics warn that losing too much weight too fast can be dangerous and ultimately, it won't last. the doctor says people with kidney issues sould avoid the k-e diet. with so much pressure on brides to be perfect, it's easy to understand why this kind of rabid weight

watched, this is a documentary that byron make it with so many resources with this book, where there is dieters like what professor neal here does. we have all those resources. we just have to make sure we actually share them as well. >> there is a free cd from the pacifica radio archives forzoqo anyone who purchased the book's pinkie want to make that comment again and hold the microphone? >> how would you say that we effectively hold barack because others came out and critique them and they got a lot of backlash for that so how do you think we can effectively hold him accountable and gain result? >> so, there was nothing wrong with the professors critique of barack obama, president barack obama. the president was the style in which he offered a critique which clearly resonated with multiples as something being less with policies and more to do with a personal affront between the two of them. and so i think that's why they got rejected. i think what is very real is if you think about mainstream media in this country, they have absolutely neglected what is very, very significant left critique