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...]
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Obesity Linked to Circle of Friends
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...]
FDA approves Weight-Loss pill in 13 years
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...]
Weight Loss New Formula: A Study
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...]
US key Obesity and Overweight figures
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...]
Chinese Obesity Getting Worse
Chinese Obesity Getting Worse Reported December 05, 2008 The statistics for obese Chinese children and teenagers have grown alarmingly in the last few years according to Ministry of Health statistics. Coupled with this the problem of diabetes is also rising fast among all age groups. For example in the city of Wuhan in the central Hubei … [Read more...]
Health Watch: Beware of abdominal obesity
Health Watch: Beware of abdominal obesityReported February 05, 2008 HONG KONG, China, Raju, a healthy 14-year-old boy weighing 60 kilograms, goes to a reputed school for the elite in the Indian capital city of New Delhi. "I love sports," he says, meaning he loves watching cricket on television. He hardly plays any games, except during … [Read more...]
Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity
Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity Reported August 25, 2008 Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says. Researchers studied 752 men and women in three villages in northern and southern China where most people use little commercially … [Read more...]
Study: variants of gene linked to obesity found
Study: variants of gene linked to obesity found Reported July 07, 2008 BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhuanet) -- British and French scientists have discovered several variants of a single gene linked to obesity, according to a study in Sunday's journal Nature. Previous studies have shown that an extremely rare mutation in the same PCSK1 gene can … [Read more...]
Brazilian women too fat, men drink too much: study
Brazilian women too fat, men drink too much: study Reported December 14, 2007 BRASILIA (Reuters) - Women in Brazil are not as slim as their internationally famed models may suggest and up to one-third of men drink too much, a survey showed on Wednesday. More than 44 percent of women are overweight in Rio de Janeiro, where scantily clad … [Read more...]
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery May Protect Against Infection And Cancer
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery May Protect Against Infection And Cancer Reported June 17, 2008 ScienceDaily (June 17, 2008) — Another health benefit of bariatric weight-loss surgery may be a heightened immune defense against cancer and infections, a new study suggests. "Obesity is related to a higher rate of infections and … [Read more...]
The Low-Glycemic Index Diet: A Better Way to Lose Weight?
fitness news , Font size Weight Management The Low-Glycemic Index Diet: A Better Way to Lose Weight? - Reported, June 27, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study challenges the notion that a calorie is just a calorie by finding that diets reducing the surge in blood sugar after a meal are preferable for weight loss, … [Read more...]
US 31 states showing an increase in obesity
fitness news , Font size Weight Management US 31 states showing an increase in obesity - Reported, June 19, 2012 The gravy train make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity. Mississippi continued to lead the way. An … [Read more...]
After liposuction, exercise needed to keep off belly fat
fitness news , Font size Weight Management After liposuction, exercise needed to keep off belly fat - Reported, June 19, 2012 Liposuction can actually cause an increase in fat around the organs in the abdomen, but a sustained exercise regimen can counteract this effect, a new study from Brazil suggests. In the study, women … [Read more...]
Hormone Therapy Plus Physical Activity Reduce Belly Fat, Body Fat Percentage After Menopause
Hormone Therapy Plus Physical Activity Reduce Belly Fat, Body Fat Percentage After Menopause Reported June 10, 2009 ScienceDaily (June 10, 2009) — Older women who take hormone therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms may get the added benefit of reduced body fat if they are physically active, according to a new study. The results were presented … [Read more...]
Amazing Fat Fighting Foods That Melt Stubborn Body Fat
Amazing Fat Fighting Foods That Melt Stubborn Body Fat Reported May 09, 2008 Fat fighting foods works because they are rich in specific nutrients that stimulate thermogenisis (fat burning). For example, foods rich in chromium have the effect of maintaining blood sugar levels, which means less cravings, and a reduced desire to overeat. Fl, USA, … [Read more...]
Report: One third of Italian children overweight
Report: One third of Italian children overweight Reported October 08, 2008 ROME, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- One in three Italian children between the ages of six and 11 have weight problems, a joint report by the Italian government and Italy's Higher Health Institute (ISS) revealed Tuesday.The report, which was carried out in 18 Italian … [Read more...]
Pregnant women struggle with mixed messages about weight gain
Pregnant women struggle with mixed messages about weight gain Reported October 15, 2008 Before her pregnancy, Jennifer Lucero of Mountain House, Calif., hit the gym four days a week. She'd lift weights. Ride the elliptical. But once she was expecting, Lucero, who is also a vegetarian, wondered if she'd have to adjust her workout and … [Read more...]
Sayonara Cellulite? The New Laser Treatment
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Sayonara Cellulite? The New Laser Treatment - Reported, June 5, 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Creams, compression garments, even coffee grinds! According to Dr. Roger Bassin, 80 percent of women past puberty have cellulite and many have tried just about everything to get … [Read more...]
Weight management ‘benefits’ for mother and baby
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight management 'benefits' for mother and baby - Reported, May 18, 2012 Dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. The British Medical Journal analysis looked at the findings from 44 previous studies involving … [Read more...]
IUD Use Tied to Modest Weight Loss
fitness news , Font size Weight Management IUD Use Tied to Modest Weight Loss - Reported, May 08, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Women who use an intrauterine device (IUD) as birth control may not have to worry about gaining weight after the device is implanted, new research suggests. Researchers compared the medical records of … [Read more...]
Soybeans Soaked in Warm Water Naturally Release Key Cancer-Fighting Substance
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Soybeans Soaked in Warm Water Naturally Release Key Cancer-Fighting Substance - Reported, May 09, 2012 ScienceDaily (May 9, 2012) Soybeans soaking in warm water could become a new "green" source for production of a cancer-fighting substance now manufactured in a complicated and … [Read more...]
FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug
fitness news , Font size Weight Management FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug - Reported, May 08, 2012 An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of the weight-loss medication lorcaserin, even though concerns remain about cardiovascular side effects. If the … [Read more...]
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair - Reported, May 11, 2012 May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair growth … [Read more...]
Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity - Reported, May 14, 2012 ScienceDaily (May 14, 2012) Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward … [Read more...]
Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity - Reported, May 11, 2012 May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair … [Read more...]
The word ‘obese can be used by Doctors.
fitness news , Font size Weight Management The word 'obese can be used by Doctors. - Reported, May 16, 2012 But in these times of delicate sensibilities, doctors are now being advised to think of alternative ways of telling people they are overweight. According to draft (or should that be daft?) guidelines announced last … [Read more...]
Obesity Hinders Kidney Donation
(Ivanhoe Newswire) For potential organ donors, it is not enough to have just good intentions; you need to have a good waistline as well. Researchers at the Hofstra North Shore- LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research conducted a retrospective analysis which found that morbid obesity can prevent people from potentially donating their kidneys to … [Read more...]
Unraveling the Obesity Gene
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Fight Obesity With Soy - Reported, April 24 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire)-- With so many American's suffering from Obesity, a new discovery with soy protein could help thousands. A University of Illinois study shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and … [Read more...]
Unraveling the Obesity Gene
fitness news , Font size Weight Management Unraveling the Obesity Gene - Reported, April 09 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It is rapidly becoming the number one health problem in the U.S. and it is now the most common chronic illness in childhood. Obesity is a complex and potentially devastating condition, particularly if its … [Read more...]
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