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Media Spotlight Shines on Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet While Major Study Reveals Doubling of U.S. Type II Diabetes Cases During Past Ten Years

Date:11/4/2008

d in more than two dozen major media outlets including NBC's Today Show, CBS' Early Show, The FOX Morning Show, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.

"I enjoyed appearing on Good Morning Arizona with Pete Molina and telling the story of his success," said Dr. Siegal, known affectionately by patients as the Cookie Doctor(TM). "My favorite media interviews are those that include one of my patients or a CookieDiet.com customer who has lost weight. Their success stories inspire others who may have lost hope that they, too, can achieve a healthy weight."

On Friday-the day after the Good Morning Arizona segment aired-many major news sources, including The Associated Press (full article: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixhEAD2EhCpmtNPkTJFfCthte8GAD945MN5G1), reported on a study that indicates that in the United States the incidence of Type II diabetes of which obesity is considered a leading cause has doubled in the past ten years. Coincidentally, Mr. Molina, who has Type II adult onset diabetes, told the GMA host that, since starting his diet, his diabetes has been easier to control and that his personal physician has actually instructed him to discontinue his diabetes medication.

"Obesity is a leading cause of Type II diabetes. Although not every diabetic who loses weight is able to eliminate their medications as Pete Molina's doctor has reportedly advised, I've had thousands of diabetic patients over the years whose medications have been reduced or even eliminated once their excess weight came off," added Dr. Siegal.

The Forbes.com article (which will appear in the November 17th print edition of Forbes) focused on the retail side of the Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET(R) business which was launched in May 2007. Prior to that, Dr. Siegal's hunger-controlling cookies and other foods were only available to his own patients and those of other d
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