2010

March

• Teen Girls Look to Peers to Gauge Weight Goals

February

• Great Tips To Lose Weight

January

• Sibutramine Ban Will Influence New Obesity Drugs

• A gimmick-free weight-loss pill in the works

• Michelle Obama’s Anti-Obesity Plan

• Treatment of Obesity

• Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle

• Holistic Weight Loss – A Non-Diet Approach to Good Health

• Mayo Clinic diet book promotes healthy weight loss

2009

December

• Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function

November

• On-off fasting helps obese adults shed pounds

• Energy gap useful tool for successful weight loss maintenance strategy

• Decrease in Physical Activity May Not be a Factor in Increased Obesity Rates Among Adolescents

October

• Exercise Keeps Dangerous Visceral Fat Away a Year After Weight Loss

• Healthy home may help keep the weight off

• Partners in Weight Loss Success May Help African Americans Shed More Pounds

• Diabetes drug helps obese adults loss weight

• Moderate Weight Loss Helps Reduce Risk of Osteoarthritis in the Knee

• Garlic for Weight Loss

• Good Nutritional Control May Prevent Polyneuropathy After Bariatric Surgery

• Weight-loss surgery brings risk of iron deficiency

September

• Personality traits influencing weight loss

• Weight Loss is Good for the Kidneys

• Brain’s response to seeing food may be linked to weight loss maintenance

August

• Healthy Eating – and Associated Weight Loss – Improves Cardiac Risk Factors

• Considering Weight Loss Surgery? What You Need to Know

• Food stamp users risk weight gain: study

• Meal Replacements Aid Weight Loss

July

• Weight loss improves mood in depressed people

• Obesity costs US health system $147 billion: study

• Weight loss surgery may cut cancer risk

• Probiotics help gastric-bypass patients lose weight more quickly, Stanford study shows

• Weight loss surgery no cure for sleep apnea

June

• New Program Offers Personalized Physician-assisted Approach to Losing Weight

• Obesity surgery safe and effective for seniors

• Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women

• Being Overweight, Obese During Early Adulthood Associated With Greater Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

• Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight, study finds

• Bypass surgery has long-term benefits for children with Kawasaki disease

• Trying to lose weight? Be sure to eat breakfast

• Overweight children eat more later in the day

• Successful Weight Loss with Dieting is Linked to Vitamin D Levels

• Association between obstructive sleep apnea and weight gain found

• Obesity linked with sleep disordered breathing

• Race and short sleep duration increase the risk for obesity

• Waiting times too long for bariatric surgery

• Study Suggests Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight During Pregnancy

• Regular weigh-ins can be healthy for teens

May

• Quick pep talks help with weight maintenance

• New direction needed for obesity research, Deakin health expert claims

• Perceptions key for obesity counseling in blacks

• Sleep May be Factor in Weight Control

• ISU study finds link between individual stress and teens being overweight or obese

• Does mom know when enough is enough?

• Overeating to blame for U.S. obesity epidemic

• Probiotics may help ward off postpartum obesity

• Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity

April

• Surgery effective for moderate obesity

• Complications and Costs for Obesity Surgery Declining

• Obesity Associated with Higher Risk for Urinary Tract Infections

• Vegetable juice may help with weight loss

• Report warns on herbal weight-loss products

• Specialized centers don’t improve weight loss

• Keeping slim is good for the planet, say scientists

• Research suggests vegetable juice may help people with metabolic syndrome lose weight

• Racial bias seen in obesity measurement

• Weight-Loss Surgery Works Even for Moderately Obese

• Top Five Medical Reasons To Consider Weight-Loss Surgery

• “Brown fat” may help adults lose weight

• Desk jobs making more people obese, study finds

• Weight-loss surgery worthwhile for diabetes

• Very obese adults almost completely sedentary

• Obesity rates differ among racial/ethnic groups in kids as young as four

• Weight gain early in life leads to physical disabilities in older adults

March

• Infant weight gain linked to childhood obesity

• Fire and ambulance recruits often overweight

• Fructose metabolism by the brain increases food intake and obesity

• ‘Born in the USA’ Might Mean Higher BMI for Asian-Americans

• Exposure to insecticide may play role in obesity epidemic among some women

• Majority of fire and ambulance recruits overweight

• BMI and Increased Death Rates: Hazards Comparable to Smoking

• Obesity reduces survival by at least 2 years

• Sustained Physical Activity Better for Preventing Obesity in Kids

• Food nutrition programs don’t lead to obesity: USDA

• A diet rich in calcium aids weight loss

• African Americans lose weight in 12-week, church-based program

• Gene Therapy Shoes Early Promise for Treating Obesity

• School fitness programs do not go far enough

• 7 steps to successful child and adolescent weight loss

• Study Sheds New Light on Link between Obesity and Infertility

February

• Reduced-calorie diets promote similar weight loss

• Weight-loss drug may not inspire diet change

• Researchers Uncover ‘Obesity Gene’ Involved in Response to High-Fat Diet

• Telephone counseling aids weight loss

• Weight Loss Improves Fatty Liver Disease

• Weight-Loss More Effective than Intensive Insulin Therapy

• Obesity, a Major Risk Factor for Diabetes and Other Ills, Targeted by Study

• Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problems

• Workplace Environmental Changes May Help Prevent Obesity

• New Diagnoses May Provide Opportunity for Health Behavior Change