Weight Management

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Diabetes Drug Could Treat Childhood Obesity - Reported, December 20, 2013   (Ivanhoe Newswire) –When combined with lifestyle interventions, like exercise and diet, treatment with the diabetes drug metformin seems to be associated with a modest reduction in body mass index (BMI) … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight loss aided by embolization procedure - Reported, November 27, 2013 A new study reports that individuals who underwent embolization of the left gastric artery for gastrointestinal bleeding experienced a 7.9 percent decrease in body weight three months after the procedure. Results … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management A State of Slim – The Colorado Diet - Reported, November 19, 2013   DENVER, Co. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One third of all Americans are obese, but one state consistently defies that trend, Colorado. Researchers at the University of Colorado in Denver studied lean Coloradans to find out … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Obese Women more likely to Die before Age 85 - Reported, November 19, 2013   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new study indicates older women who are obese or have a big waist size are more likely to die, contract a major chronic disease, and have a higher risk of mobility disability before … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Early Puberty Linked to Obesity in Girls - Reported, November 06, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research indicates obesity is the largest predictor of early puberty in girls. Early puberty in girls has been associated with higher risks of depression, hypertension, and several cancers. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Lose Weight Before Trying Other Sleep Apnea Treatments   - Reported, September 24, 2013 So your snoring is driving your partner crazy. Does that mean you're destined for one of those awkward-looking sleep apnea masks? Not so fast, doctors say. Many snorers don't have sleep apnea, which … [Read more...]

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...]