2013

February

• Adult diabetes drug may work in very obese youths -

January

• Could an earlier lunchtime help you lose weight? -

• Self-reported BMI bias estimates increasing due to weight bias, not weight loss -

• Gastric banding an effective long-term solution to obesity -

• For those short on time, aerobic, not resistance, exercise is best bet for weight, fat loss -

2012

December

• An Appetite for Weight Management Tools -

• Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies -

• Drug helps women who stop smoking keep weight off -

• Maintaining weight loss as important as losing it for older women -

• Knee replacement linked to weight gain -

October

• Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early -

• “Biggest Loser” study finds modest diet and exercise can sustain weight loss -

• Baruch College professor leads NIH study on weight loss interventions -

September

• Minority children at a higher risk for weight problems in both the US and England -

• Researchers Take a Closer Look at Weight-Loss Surgeries -

• Qsymia, First FDA-Approved Weight Loss Drug In 13 Years, Hits The Market Today -

• No proof that patients lose weight after joint replacement surgery -

August

• Weight loss surgery helps prevent diabetes: study -

• Weight-loss surgery results in positive changes in social life, medical conditions -

July

• Want to lose weight? Keep a food journal, don’t skip meals and avoid going out to lunch -

• Gastric bypass surgery alters gut microbiota profile along the intestine -

June

• Vitamin D deficiency common among adolescents evaluated for weight-loss surgery -

• Gastric Banding Key Is Patient Selection -

• Less-invasive weight loss surgery safer: study -

• Weight-loss surgery increases alcohol use disorders over time -

• The weight of the world: Researchers weigh human population -

• Gastric bypass patients keep the weight off: study -

May

• Weight in pregnancy best controlled by diet, study shows -

• FDA advisers recommend approving weight loss drug -

April

• Bridal Hunger Games -

• Exercise, Group Support Work for Weight Loss -

• Misperception of weight is an important barrier to weight loss -

March

• Obesity drugs need heart studies, U.S. advisers say -

• Weight Loss Surgery and Diabetes: Expert Interview Opportunity -

• New evidence on effects of green coffee beans in weight loss -

• Chocolate lovers tend to weigh less: study -

• Weight loss won’t necessarily help teen girls’ self-esteem -

• How to Best Help Your Child Lose Weight: Lose Weight Yourself -

February

• Qnexa: Is the new anti-obesity drug too risky? -

• U.S. advisers back experimental obesity pill -

• Group program helps teen girls keep the weight off -

• Weight Loss Can be Contagious, Study Suggests -

• Toss Cravings, Lose Weight -

• Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss -new study -

• Dieting with the denomination, determination -

January

• Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery -

• Frequent eating tied to less weight gain in girls -

• Pick Up the Cell Phone, Drop the Pounds -

2011

December

• FDA takes aim at “unproven” HCG weight-loss brands -

• Nervous system activity may predict successful weight loss -

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