Weight Management

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Newly identified hormone may help fight obesity and reduce cholesterol   - Reported, September 04, 2013 Washington: Giving obese rodents a recently identified circulating protein called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) helps improve their metabolism, a new study has suggested. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight Loss Surgery Myths   - Reported, June 29, 2013 GILBERT, Ariz. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Bariatric surgery is on the rise with an estimated 177,000 surgeries performed last year, nearly four times the number performed four years ago. But even with this surge in surgeries, there are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Gastric Bypass Hypnosis: Help or Hype?   - Reported, May 08, 2013 TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- From cutting meals to going under the knife, there are lots of ways to lose weight. Some work. Some don’t. But we found a couple who says they fooled their brains into thinking they had … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Link exist between weight loss and blood pressure: A study   - Reported, April 29, 2013 Your genetic makeup can help determine how well your body will respond to weight loss efforts aimed at controlling high blood pressure, a new study confirms. The multi-institutional study, led by … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Mobile Phone Apps helps in Weight Loss: A study   - Reported, April 29, 2013 Mobile phones using text messaging and monitoring have been shown to be useful additions to health programs. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a weight-loss intervention delivered by a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Doctors are less empathetic towards fat patients: A study   - Reported, April 24, 2013 Researchers at John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, U.S., found that hospital doctors are nicer to thin patients than those who are overweight. They discovered that doctors are no … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Drug for Erectile Disorder Show Promise in the Treatment of Obesity   - Reported, April 04, 2013 Although sildenafil is best known for promoting erections, it may also serve as a weight loss aid by coaxing our bodies to store more healthy "brown fat" relative to unhealthy "white fat" than … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Competitive Cash-for-Weight-Loss Plans Work Best: A Study   - Reported, April 04, 2013 Paying people to lose weight works, but some sort of competition or group effort may make it work even better, a new study reports. The research showed how two company-sponsored weight-loss programs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Overweight People has longer life than thin: CDC study   - Reported, January 07, 2013 Reviewing 97 studies involving almost 3 million people divided into groups according to weight, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control demonstrated that the overweights—not the obese, but … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight Gain New Theory: Blame on leptin, triggered by sugar   - Reported, January 05, 2013 In a fascinating new book, Robert Lustig, a professor of clinical paediatrics at the University of California, expounds a whole new scientific theory. He argues that the urge to overeat and lounge … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight Gain and Sleep Loss correlated: A study   - Reported, October 31, 2012     Getting seven to eight solid hours of sleep each night might seem an almost impossible luxury to many people. But not getting enough sleep is known to impair mental function and increase the risk for … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Jessica Simpson shed 60 pounds: Us Weekly   - Reported, November 01, 2012 Surrendering her "slutty brownies" and buttered Pop-Tarts, Jessica Simpson shed 60 pounds in five months, revealed Us Weekly on Oct. 26 2012. Get the secret to her slim-down success, including how she acquired that 70-pound … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Kim Kardashian gained over 15 pounds in six months   - Reported, October 31, 2012     Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has made a fortune off her bootylicious curves, but has gained 15-20 pounds since she began dating musician Kanye West in April 2012. In fact, Kim joked that she now … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Mila Kunis 25 pounds weight gain stuns Christian Dior   - Reported, October 22, 2012   MILA Kunis has riled up marketing bosses at Christian Dior — because she has put on weight! ‘Friends With Benefits’ star Mila Kunis may be the sexiest woman alive but marketing executives at fashion … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Kim Kardashian takes diet pills for weight loss.   - Reported, October 05, 2012     Kim Kardashian is now taking diet pills to try and shed the weight she’s put on from eating out recently. The reality star is desperate to lose weight after she she started dating Kanye West and is now … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Obesity and sugary drinks linked : A study.   - Reported, October 02, 2012     New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33,000 Americans has yielded the first … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Binge drinkers happier at college: A Study   - Reported, August 22, 2012    Binge drinkers say they're happier with their social experience at college than students who stay sober. And the higher a student's social status, the more likely they are to binge drink. Those were the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Obesity may curb thinking and memory: A Study   - Reported, August 22, 2012    Losing weight makes you look and feel better, and it could add some smarts, too. A new study suggests obesity may speed up the decline of thinking and memory. Researchers studied more than 6,000 middle-aged … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management A New weight-loss supplement — Raspberry Ketone.   - Reported, August 09, 2012    America’s growing waistline seems doesn’t make much sense given our obsession with losing weight and now those who are trying have turned to a new weight-loss supplement — raspberry ketone. Reports are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight Training Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Study   - Reported, August 09, 2012    Findings from an 18 year study conducted by researchers from the Harvard school of Public Health (HSPH) in Boston, U.SA, and the University of Denmark have determined that even small amounts of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management New weight-loss drug : JD5037   - Reported, July 30, 2012   A new weight-loss drug that increases the body’s sensitivity to an appetite-suppressing hormone could provide one solution to obesity in America. The weight-loss drug is called JD5037, and it has apparently been effective in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight loss and Artificial Sweeteners   - Reported, July 17, 2012   Myth: Switching to diet foods containing no-calorie artificial sweeteners instead of sugar will help you lose weight. Fact: Experts agree that eating foods with added sugar is not good for your health or your … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management HCG Treatments Voted As Best Diet For Fast Weight Loss According to Nationwide Diet Doc Patient Survey   - Reported, July 17, 2012   hCG Treatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss was recently voted as the #1 diet capable of fast weight loss, averaging 30 pounds per month during a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management FDA approves highly anticipated weight-loss pill   - Reported, July 17, 2012   By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight-Loss Keys: Food Journals, Eating In, Not Skipping Meals   - Reported, July 13, 2012   (HealthDay News) -- If you are trying to lose weight, adopting three key strategies will boost your chances of success, new research suggests. Keep a food journal, avoid eating out often and don't … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Obesity Linked to Circle of Friends   - Reported, July 9, 2012   ScienceDaily — A Loyola study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight. Students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management FDA approves Weight-Loss pill in 13 years   - Reported, July 09, 2012   The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over a decade. Despite only … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight Loss New Formula: A Study   - Reported, July 09, 2012   A group of researchers led by Dr. Kevin Hall of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, introduced a new model that predicts weight loss by accounting for the way our metabolism, or the amount of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management US key Obesity and Overweight figures   - Reported, July 09, 2012   The estimated annual cost of obesity and overweight in the U.S. is about $117 billion The percentage of young people who are overweight has doubled in the last 20 years More than one-third of young people do not … [Read more...]