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Fiber Gel Technologies Partners With Yamax Pedometers MUNDELEIN, Ill., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fiber Gel Technologies,
Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Circle Group Holdings, Inc.)
(OTC Bulletin Board: CRGQ - News) announced today that it had formed a strategic
alliance with YAMAX Manufacturing, one of the world's leading manufacturers of
pedometers and walking accessories, to market Yamax products as complements to
Fiber Gel's Ztrim fat replacer. "Pedometers are rapidly becoming integral parts of weight loss programs and are now being touted by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services," said Gregory J. Halpern, CEO of Circle Group Holdings, Fiber Gel's parent company. In the September 2003 New England Journal of Medicine's newsletter, HealthNews, the editors suggest that if a person wants to live longer - they should consider using a pedometer to increase physical activity. This, combined with a diet rich in high-fiber, zero-calorie Ztrim, could have a major impact on the growing obesity epidemic," Halpern said. "Yamax's pedometer power program will be the first of many synergistic 'healthy weight loss' products we plan to incorporate into the interactive nutrition website we recently acquired from the University of Illinois." U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, who used a pedometer as part of his recent 15-pound weight loss campaign, is becoming a role model for walkers. The Secretary has begun a national campaign to get Americans to log an extra 2,000 steps in their daily schedule and to go on a diet. "We have a number of studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals supporting the superior accuracy, precision and durability our units have when compared to other units being marketed," said Gary Tschirhart of Yamax USA. "Additionally, two recent studies presented at this year's meeting of the American Diabetic Association confirmed our findings that wearing a pedometer and tracking daily steps increases physical activity levels with powerful health benefits to both diabetics and non-diabetics. Another study conducted at the University of Southern Maine found that recording steps led to a whopping 24% increase in physical activity. These benefits, plus diets which include Ztrim enriched foods, have the potential to create a very powerful health and weight control program" added Tschirhart. Yamax's unit comes with a supporting handy checkbook-style guide providing users with the charts and forms to record and track their daily steps. It also includes innovative charts for quickly estimating fat and calorie content. About Fiber Gel Technologies Fiber Gel owns the worldwide rights to Z-Trim for all fields of use. Licensed from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Z-Trim is a patented, zero calorie, multi-functional, fiber food ingredient that lowers calories in most foods without affecting taste or texture. For more information about Fiber Gel Technologies, visit https://ztrim.com/. About Circle Group Holdings, Inc. Circle Group Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CRGQ; www.crgq.com/ ), is a pioneer of emerging technology companies. The Company provides small business infrastructure, funding, and substantial intellectual capital to bring important and timely life-changing technologies to market through all early phases of the commercialization process. This press release and prior releases are available on the Company's web site at www.crgq.com/HTML/breakingNews.html . Forward-Looking Statements Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes" "anticipates" "plans" or "expects" and other statements which are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of such risks and uncertainties. Contact: Greg Halpern Voice: 847-549-6002 Email: [email protected] Source: Circle Group Holdings, Inc. |
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