every year, more than 200,000 americans undergo weight loss surgery. for most, the procedure is life-saving, literally. but this kind of surgery works dramatic changes to the body and it can cause many unexpected effects. today, a new study suggests a startling link between gastric bypass and increased odds of alcohol addiction. so are patients getting thin only to become alcoholic? here's abc's deborah roberts. >> reporter: youtube is full of confessions of people who dropped weight from gastric bypass surgery and then found themselves drinking heavily. >> i'd start and pour myself a glass of wine, finish it, and then more. >> when i woke up, i was still pretty drunk. >> you have to have an addictive personality to really become a morbidly obese person. >> reporter: singer wilson was drinking up to ten martinis a day. >> i was getting drunk very fast and i was getting sober very fast. and it was frightening. it was frightening. >> reporter: andrew kahn knows that feeling, after his bypass, he, too, found himself losing control to alcohol. >> i started

my own body weight.r new boyfriend, a talent manager. they're sharing his personal trainer. ♪ in the usa >> miley cyrus. the newly engaged former disney star has dropped an estimated 20 pounds and is noticeably thin we are rumors she's extreme dieting. the 19-year-old setting the record straight, tweeting, for everyone calling me anorexic, i have a gluten and lactose allergy. it's not about weight. it's about health. >> rihanna. in just six months she went from curvy to estimates of at least 15 pounds lighter stunning everyone at the grammys in a back-lift armani. she posted these sexy shots on facebook and talked body image. >> people always want what you have and you always want what they have. no one is ever 100%. >> hilary duff. >> it's a lot tougher than i thought. >> the new mom is beginning to shed the baby weight two months after giving birth. she supposed for pictures in celebration of the new bing. >> i started doing circuit training now, which i'm kind of really sore right now but it's a good

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. >>> a new weight loss pill. you know it's already been approved by the food and drug administration, coming up. hear how one woman lost 170 pounds and has been able to keep it off. >> he was ratcheting it today. but still feeling like the mid- 90s up in chicago. we'll talk about that peak heat. >>> and we'll have the latest on the devastating wild fire out west. abc2 news comes right back in 60 seconds. >>> developing tonight out of colorado, tonight we know at least 346 homes have been destroyed. smoke made it hard for crews to get aerial pictures and the mayor thinks damage estimates may change when they can actually get inside the burned zones. >> that's our house and it's en flamed and i just started wrying. there was no way around it. i was never going to go home again. >> you see the pictures on the facebook, so far there haven't been any -- they are searching the burned out homes. they could find people who just didn't make it out in time. >>> the food and drug administration has approved a new weight los

the fact that it is here say affects how much weight is given. -- is hearsay affects how much weight it is given. chairperson hur: i think we are allowing hearsay to be admitted, and just suggesting that it might not have any weight. if you bring it in in some other way, for example -- i do not want to speculate. i would just leave it at that. unless there is some clarification you feel that you need. >> it is in the video. it is also in the statement to ivory madison. chairperson hur: i have not seen the video. whether it is in the statement to ivory madison is different than whether it should be admitted from ms. williams. i will sustain the objection, unless there is dissent from the commission. the hearsay objection is overruled. paragraph 10? i thought it was line 7, beginning with "eliana told me." >> yes. i have objected, i thought, to beginning on line 5, with eliana described. chairperson hur: line 5, beginning with "eliana described." >> that is what my objection was to. chairperson hur: i think the same rationale would apply, there. dissenting views from the commissioners?

we think of weight watchers as a way to lose weight.ss known for as much for their acting as their weight loss. it's not just for women. just keep a tight shot of me. >> working for some weight loss there? >> well, after the cake. >> after the cake. >> those of us, you know, not wearing the slimming lycra. >> easy. easy, buddy. >>> also, courteney cox will be here. >>> we want to start with some news. we go right back to josh. >> breaking news again. we're going to head overseas for it. explosives have been found at a nuclear power plant in southern sweden, prompting authorities there to raise the security level at all nuclear plants across that country. the explosives were found beneath a forklift. police call it possible sabotage. but have made no arrests thus far. >>> meanwhile, here at home today, the last chance for jerry sandusky's defense team. close arguments getting under way. jurors could begin deliberating this afternoon. and the former coach is accused of sexually assaulting 10 boys over a 15-year period. >>> now, an abc new

chronic weight loss management for those individuals that are obese, struggling to lose weight with diet and exercise alone. >> clinical trials, participants who took the drug lost an average of 3% more than those on placebo after one year. for a 220 pound man, for instance, that would be a drop to 214 pounds. just over a fifth of those in the study shed at least 10% of their body weight. the reason the fda has taken 13 years to approve a new diet drug, it was forced to pull the popular appetite suppressant fen-phen in 1997 because it caused severe heart valve problems. this latest drug caused heart problems in animals but the company said it did not see them in human trials. some consumer advocates say the fda is making a big mistake. >> the idea of having a diet drug that's just going to press the magic bullet called hunger and not affect the rest of the body is delusional. the history of diet drugs is a history of one drug after another being approved, causing damage to the heart, causing strokes and heart attacks and being taken off the market. >> the fda ordered that the manufacture

we think of weight watchers as a way to lose weight. valerie bertinelli, to jessica hudson.l, after the cake. >> after the cake. >> those of us, you know, not wearing the slimming lycra. >> easy. >>> courteney cox will be here. >>> we want to start with some news. we go right back to josh. >> breaking news again. we're going to head overseas. explosives have been found at a nuclear power plant in southern sweden, prompting authority there's to raise the security level at all nuclear plants across that country. the explosives were found beneath a forklift. police call it possible sabotage. but have made no arrests thus far. >>> today at home, the last chance for jerry sandusky's defense team. closing arguments will get under way. and the former coach is accused of sexually assaulting 15 boys over a 10-year period. >>> for the first time, we're seeing video of george zimmerman, re-enacting for police the fight that broke out the night he fatally shot marnen, who was unarmed. he said he feared for his life, once martin saw his gun. >> he looked at it and said, you're going to d

weight loss management for those individuals that areobese, struggling to lose weight with diet andxercise alone. >> clinical trials, participants lost 3% more thanse on a placebo over a yearfo 220 pound, a drop to 21 4pounds. just over fifth of those in the study shed at least of their body weight. the reason the fda has taken 13 years to approve a new diet drug, it s forced pull the popular appetite suppressant fen-phen in 1997 because it caused heart problems. this latest drug caused heartpr humans. they say it's going to be a mistake. >> the idea there's a diet drug that's going to press a magic button for hunger is delual. the history of dietrugs is a history of one drug after another being approved causing damage te t, causing strokes and heart attacks and being taken off the market. >> the fda ordered that the manufacturer continue studies to look for possible dangerouside effects. robert ba, n news, york. >>> still to continue a day that aew in the uk or elsewhere thought they would ever see. kep with this horrible rash on my right side. an intense burning sensation like som

, 20 pounds to lose and over weight patients would have to have at least one weight related health condition like type two diabetes. bmi is measure of body fat relative to height and weight. fda decided not to approve it over concerns it could lead to heart problems but additional studies have done away with that. >>> in studys we have seen the most common side-effects have been mild like headache, nausea, things like that. >> the drug works on certain receptors in the brain calledserotonin receptorhelps give you the feeling of fullness take it once a day again only for certain adults obese or over weight with a weight related condition no exact date when it becomes available but soon and in trials people who took this tony and allison, were twice as likely to lose 5% of their weight than people who took the placebo. apparently it works. >> they do say with this you have to exercise and you know -- >> isn't that always the case. this would be the day to have stock in that pharmaceutical company. >> thank you. >>> all right, celebrity chefs speaking of losing weight, paula dean is showing off

the weight unit which was established by law of the english pound in gold lasted until 1914. so, with all respect for edwards' dating, we had a 200-year constant unit of value established as the currency of first england and then of course the united kingdom. the gold standard was prevailing in the united states by virtue of the coinage act of 1792. in 1792, it was a bi-metallic system, gold and silver, which edward suggested itself had certain flaws which we haven't time to get into. but by 1834, gold was the sole established weight unit of the dollar, and it was defined in law as the currency of the united states. it was constant in its purchasing power and in its definition, but for the interruption of the civil war, until 1934. so the value of a currency defined by statute in gold weight had many examples in this feeble, imperfect laboratory of human history of a very stable purchasing power. what edward i think is getting at is that there were always bankers and politicians who wished to prorobe the monetary system in order to finance political subsidies to privileged cl

so if you won't lose weight for yourself, you should do it for the weight of the planet. we could maybe in the future force you to lose weight because it hurts the planet. >> the war against smoking caused the obesity crisis. the war on obesity will kill youtube. no fat people, no fat kid falls off bike or rollercoaster. we think before you advocate the change. >> if there is no entertainment on youtube there is no entertainment indoors forcing people outside. what do young people do when they are outside? they rape and pillage. >> they cop pew late. >> this is not a good thing. >> they do that inside too. >> it is mostly in fields. i will try to drum it up to the break. >>> coming up, was joseph stalin one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century? patti ann browne explains why she named her son joseph stalin brown. i had no idea, pab. first, was this lady's cleavage not fit to fly? i can't see that. we pick up where special report left off. >>> it is bros after hoes. egypt's muslim brotherhood claimed victory to succeed mubarak. that is the greatest lead ever. but doe

maintaining her weight is a priority. top weight was 355 pounds. how much do you weigh now? >> 155.r: that is amazing. she credits chris for helping her reclaim her life. >> i am forever grateful. i love that he's proud of me. >> oh, jacqui, come here. >> reporter: one of the amazing things about the show and chris's work and success is i think he emphasizes working on the internal problem first. and then the external problem of losing weight and changing the diet is a much more natural and lasting effect. i want to mention that jacqui and her husband are not pregnant yet but they're trying. we wish you the best of luck. >> the show airs on sundays at 9:00 p.m. >>> we have bristol palin coming up. >> and you have news to share coming up. >> stay with us. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning. i am cynne simpson. gas prices are still falling. they have dropped 16 cents over the past three weeks. aaa report the national average regular $3.52. in d.c., $3.61. in maryland, $3.45. in virginia, of $3.32. opening statements begin today in the jerry sandusky trial. h

a normal weight until aftei had my last d, in my mid-30s. and something just changed in me after that, where i just couldn't control e. >> reporter: the 51-year-d enrolled in clinical trial, testing a new weight loss drug, called belvique. it acts on the same arof the n in one year, she lost 40 pounds, about 20% of her body weight. >> i didn't feel hungry. i felt like i had my self- control back. >> it can double, triple the number of people who can lose 10% or more of their body weight, in conjunction with a diet program. >> reporter: fda advisers had concern the drug could damage heart valves and breast and brain tumors were seen in animal studies. many doctors still feel the safest way to lose weight is through diet and exercise, not pills. >> something as simple as cutting your calories, take the liquid calories out, getting some extra walking in, helps you to lose that weight slowly and steadily. >> reporter: sutter has struggled with her weight since going off the pill. >> i started feeling extremely hungry again and started gabing --

in terms of the supreme court decision in the health care sector, one of the reasons we're equal weight, is that it's cloaked in obscurity. tomorrow is important for the sector, but the danger is if any or all of the affordable care act is upheld, the next catalyst could be the election because we know that republicans have been very vocal. >> you're maintaining a neutral position? >> i think it warrants a neutral, and it could remain in a fair amount of uncertainty. >> what's your read on all that will happen over the next two days here? >> i'm skeptical, i don't think the risk ri ward is there to play the long side right now. the range of outcomes in my view is just too wide to get really bullish on the s&p at 1330, so whether it's what's happening in europe or the fiscal cliff, i don't want to play until i see change. i know there is a lot of talk talking about the ecb cutting rates. a lot of the monetary moves it seems to me are treating everything as if it were a hammer. we need another tool now to get more bullish. >> we have been talking about whether or not, when looking through

lost weight as well, just not as much. >>> if you have significant weight to lose, taking off the poundsf the battle. that's where body contouring come in. doctors remove excess skin, sometimes up to 20 pounds of it. it's becoming more common. in 2011, more than 220,000 people had lap band surgery and later went on to get body contouring as well. abc2news.com is your place for the health news you need. check out the page, finds the headlines as well as different health categories to find the information you and your family need. with summer comes the threat of severe weather, that means trouble for people who just weathered the string of tornados in harford county. we are going back to see how they are rebuilding and bracing for the future. train versus car, caught on tape , the shocking reason this driver ended up stuck in danger. >>> jury in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial focused on two victim whose are still unknown to investigators. jurors asked the judge for details on a boy known as victim 8, the judge told them they must be satisfied there is other evidence that abuse occurred

but forgot, american es winning the battle of weight with a secret weapon, their faith. and for his daughter, a father gives up everything, everything, to fulfill his daughter's dream. >>> good evening. we begin with eight young men, some of them still teenagers who summoned the courage to step forward in public and testify against the man they call their abuser. former coach jerry sandusky. in the courtroom today, they told of calling for help, but no one heard. the prosecution is winding down as one accuser raised his arm and pointed directly at sandusky. here is abc's senior national corespondent jim avila. >> reporter: just four days of testimony in the jerry sandusky trial, but the prosecution's parade of eight alleged victims, if true, bravely telling their stories through pain and embarrassment, exposed a seemingly consistent pattern of heartbreaking abuse that had the jury crying as sandusky barely blinked an eye. the prosecution's case in my case was overwhelming and devastating. >> reporter: today, a final disturbing revelation. sandusky, prosecutors say, could

i put in all this time and hard work and i didn't lose any weight this week. that place tricks with you. you're doing the right things but not seeing the results. today i weigh 190.1. >> reporter: one calendar year from going from fit to fat back to fit one final weigh-in. you look great obviously you look hot but -- yeah. well, you do. you look good. >> reporter: critics would say this is just a stunt. you will never understand the true mind-set of somebody who has spent a lifetime obese. >> i don't pretend to know exactly what it's like for everybody but for me i have a better understanding now than i did before and that was the whole purpose of this. >> reporter: you are a kinder gentler trainer now. >> you could say that. >> reporter: which may be the biggest transformation of all. for "nightline" i'm juju chang in new york. >> a remarkable journey. drew's good "fit 2 fat 2 fit" is in book stores. > next >>> next up, will i am, kate, harry and 500,000 british citizens rock out with the keen at the diamond jubilee concert and we'll take you backstage. >> ab

sutter lost 40 pounds, 20% of her body weight.t of the 8,000 patients in the trial did not have the same results as sutter. on average, those who took belviq, along with diet and exercise, lost 5.8% of their body weight. the drug was rejected in 2010 over concerns about tumors in animal studies and worry about damage to heart valves. today, the fda recommended patients who have congestive heart failure use belviq with caution. this doctor who reviewed data still has her doubts about it. >> the benefit of the drug doesn't really outweigh the risks of the drug in terms of the benefit being so modest and no patients who were exposed to it. >> reporter: but for sutter, the drug was life changing. >> whatever went wrong 15 years ago in my body that started me on the path of gaining weight is fixed with this medicine. >> reporter: after the trial, lisa sutter regained all of the weight she had lost and now worries about developing diabetes. the latest tool in the difficult battle against obesity may be on the market by early next year.

and remember, they're talking about risk weight add sets which means, for example, risk weight put on sovereign debt in your was zero. the risk weight put on mortgage securities was zero. so it really means if you are talking 7% risk weight it is probably 3% of total assets. its way too thin. some have argued this will driver up the cost of lending but a study shows that moving disease standards might increase lending spreads by about 1/8 of 1%. you compare that to the societal and economic cost of another meltdown there is no comparison. >> tom: it is always great to hear your insides after sharing that financial crisis inquiry commission. phil angelides with us this evening from sacramento. >> thank you so much. >> tom: initially hopes of more federal reserve stimulus helped stocks, but as immediate help didn't seem to be in the offing from the fed's chairman, stocks came off their highs and gold fell. gold dropped about 3%, down $46 an ounce to settled back below $1,600. as for stocks, the s&p 500 hit its best level of the day in the first hour of trading before settling into small

about double my weight. a lot of these guys have motivation to lift that kind of weights. get off the bar. get off the bar. come over here and come mess with the big dogs. >> yeah, man. get that money. >> we've met other inmates whose disciplinary problems keep them off the yard, but even confined to their cells they're still determined to work out. >> the inmates that succeed generally are the ones that don't let their bodies completely deteriorate on them. >> i just focus on the street and where i'm going to be at one day. that's how i get by every day. >> they are constantly coming up with interesting ways to exercise. most of it is calisthenics. >> one, two, three, four. >> a lot of the inmates will fill bags full of water for weightlifting. >> and that kind of creativity is important because some prisons have permanently removed weights from the yard. >> so that's why we're out here trying to improvise and stuff. you know, lifting gash an chance and stuff like that. took a good wholesome thing from u you know. it is something that was filling people's time and taking

is fixed with this medicine. >>> after the trial of sutter it regained all of the weight she had lost. the bill in the battle against obesity may be on the market soon as next year. >>> researchers tested the vaccine on my spirit the vaccine introduced his anti bodies that attacks the nicotine. it needs a few more rounds to be tested on animals before it could be tested on people. >>> and women in jobs like cells health care and teach and had babies whose heads were smaller than the average trad. kafiristan byrd said for the new standards will take effect this coming december on the failed rails california is making some progress when it comes to keeping kids in school prayer more than 76 percent of children went through high school and got their degree last year. their dropout rates also fell. this seven year old was posing for a temperature in front of the lion's den when he got to a surprise. the animal lunched on hiat him n he was backing up to take the shot to trad. the dog was stepped up a tree in atherton more than 30 ft. above the ground >>> how did the dog and up there in the

the average weight with 220 pounds and the final weight 207. body weight. so a lot of people look at this and say, what is 5% of your body weight. it's not much, but in obese patient even losing 5% of the weight could be extremely helpful and lower their blood pressure and lower the cholesterol and long-term can save them from heart attack. so, so far it's very good news and one on the market called xenical or ally, it's been around and the other one on the horizon nexta, it's going to be maybe approved by the f.d.a. july 17th. >> patti ann: and doctor, the side effects? >> look if you're a pregnant woman you should absolutely not touch this. some of the side effects, if a seeing, dizziness, cardiac side effects we don't know about and we need longer term follow-up and study and it's it's coming to the market and discussion between the doctor and patients. it's with some high blood pressure. not everyone, if you're healthy and you want to lose 10 pounds because you want to go to the beach, you can't touch this midcation. >> patti ann: how does

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