Weight Loss

School food barges its way into UK election

A British TV chef won his crusade against Turkey Twizzlers on Wednesday, knocking on Prime Minister Tony Blair’s door with a petition demanding healthier…    

Obesity raises diabetes risk up to 80 times

People who are obese are up to 80 times more likely to develop diabetes, a leading health charity said on Friday.…    

EU obesity taskforce to fight “expanding waistline”

EU regulators joined forces with Europe’s advertisers and food industry Tuesday to tackle an alarming rise in obesity, particularly among children.

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Best fitness routine may depend on personality

Before starting a new fitness program or exercise, men and women would do well to determine which activity best suits their personality, according to…    

Weight changes are hard on knees

Gaining a lot of weight in adulthood appears to increase the risk of needing surgery to repair arthritic knees, new research reports.

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Obese children turn to surgery

An operation to reduce the stomach’s size is the last resort in the fight against weight gain.

Eric Decker knew at age…    

Man Who Weighed Over 1,000 Pounds Gets Surgery

A Valentine, Neb., man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds is recovering from surgery.

Patrick Deuel had lost 360 pounds in…    

Want to lose weight? Watch those portion sizes

New study findings suggest that controlling portion sizes may be the fastest route to Weight Loss.

The research shows that the…    

Gene to blame in rare cases of extreme obesity

Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals,…    

Breastfeeding not the key to quick fat loss

For new mothers trying to lose those extra pounds, breastfeeding may not be the surefire answer that many women consider it to be, according…    

Ephedra-free weight-loss aids may also carry risks

A botanical used in some weight-loss products as a substitute for now-banned ephedra may possibly pose health risks of its own. And it may…    

Dental.am Offers Phentermine at Discount Prices and Their Doctors Will Write a Prescription for You

Phentermine, a diet pill that works to control your appetite, is the best selling prescription diet pill in the USA. Health.am still offers this…    

Got grapefruit? It may help you lose weight

Eating half of a grapefruit three times per day before meals appears to help people shed unwanted pounds, according to new study findings reported…    

Antidepressant Effective For Weight Loss In Women

A drug approved for the treatment of depression and smoking cessation appears effective for long-term weight loss in obese women, according to researchers…    

Lipitor cleared for heart attack prevention claim

Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators have allowed the company to advertise that Lipitor (atorvastatin) cuts the risk of myocardial infarction.

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Overweight women overestimate physical activity

Young women, especially those who are overweight, tend to overestimate their levels of physical activity, according to a new study.

After losing…    

Liposuction May Not Aid Health

Liposuctioning your waistline can make you look just fabulous, but it won’t necessarily make you healthier.

Researchers at St. Louis’s Washington University…    

Liposuction cuts fat but not disease risks

Liposuction may let doctors extract body fat, but it doesn’t trim the risk of heart disease or diabetes the same way losing weight would,…    

Weight loss may improve lung function in obese women

Obese women who lose weight may experience improved respiratory function, Canadian researchers report in the June issue of Chest.

“Weight loss seems…    

Aetna joins other insurers in obesity fight

Health insurers, spurred on by employers grappling with billions of dollars in costs due to obese employees, are increasingly subsidizing programs such as Weight…    

Obesity: Small Steps Help

For the obese, a small loss may be a big victory.

Evidence is building that really heavy people may be able to…    

High blood pressure closely related to body weight

Being heavy goes hand-in-hand with having high blood pressure, especially for women, according to researchers.

Dr. Yehonatan Sharabi, of the National Institutes…    

Popular diets: The good, the fad and the iffy

A calorie is a calorie, no matter where it comes from. Most weight-loss diets help you to restrict calories in one way or another.…    

Study Gives Low-Carb Diets The Thumbs Up

Two trials reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine compared low-carbohydrate diets with low-fat diets. Both found that people on the low-carb diets lost…    

Does a Low-Fat Diet Increase Heart Risk?

A low-fat diet decreases good cholesterol along with the bad. But that’s OK, a new study shows. Bad cholesterol is called LDL. It causes…