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According to a new review, a vegetarian diet is very effective for weight loss and vegetarians tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters, have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high…

Obese people are accurate in assessing their height and weight, but only 15 percent think of themselves as obese, a new study shows.

“I think it’s a misconception in…

A preliminary study in human suggests that reducing calories may well extend life, researchers report in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association.

“A lot of evidence already…

A new study by Queen’s University shows for the first time that visceral fat in the abdomen is directly associated with a…

A scientific review in April’s Nutrition Reviews shows that a vegetarian diet is highly effective for weight loss.

Vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters,…

Fake versions of rimonabant, an anti-obesity drug are being sold on the Internet. Plus, the drug has not been approved for sale in the European Union, the European Commission warned…

A new study does not support the theory that a boost in calcium intake or dairy consumption is useful for maintaining or losing weight.

“Media have been promoting…

The number of Americans eating risky foods like undercooked ground beef, raw fish, oysters and runny eggs dropped by a third over a four-year period, according to survey results released on…

Girls drink more and more soft drinks as they get older, and their risk of becoming overweight may follow suit, new research suggests.

In a study that followed nearly 2,400…

Obesity is a major contributor to employee health costs, responsible for two to three percent of all medical claims dollars, reports a study in the March Journal of Occupational…

Whether infants are breastfed or formula-fed does not seem to influence their risk of becoming overweight kids, new study findings show.

The finding comes from a study of more than…

Heavier patients with diabetes are more likely to overestimate their “healthiest” body weight compared to those of normal weight, according to a study published in the current issue of Diabetes Care.

“We…

The frequency and severity of painful migraine attacks increase as body weight increases, suggest results of a telephone interview study of nearly 3800 migraine sufferers.

Overall, 51.3 percent of interviewees had…

According to new research babies who are bottle-fed are more likely to become obese children.

The objective of the research, which was based on the detailed feeding history of…

A team at the Injury Research Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has found that being obese increases male…

Childhood obesity rates will soar dramatically in most parts of the world by the end of the decade and raise the risk of diabetes in young people, health experts…

Why do some overweight people stay healthy (apart from possible musculo-skeletal disorders) while obesity in other individuals leads to complications like diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

The explanation lies in the genes.…

A team at the Medical College of Wisconsin Injury Research Center in Milwaukee has found that being obese increases male drivers’ risk of dying in a car…

Obese people may be more sensitive to pain than people who aren’t obese, a new study suggests.

All of the older adults who completed the study had osteoarthritis of the…

The government could miss a key target to halt the rise of obesity in children by 2010 unless it improves leadership at all levels, an influential report said on Tuesday.

It is widely believed by the public that replacing sugars with artificial sweeteners will help reduce calorie (energy) intake and aid weight loss. As a result sales…

The neighborhood an adolescent lives in may influence his or her development of obesity, new study findings suggest. Specifically, investigators found that adolescents from close-knit neighborhoods were less likely to be…

As the nation’s collective waistline has swelled in recent decades, rates of asthma diagnoses also have accelerated. Indeed, much research has affirmed a link between the two conditions.

But…

As the nation’s collective waistline has swelled in recent decades, rates of asthma diagnoses also have accelerated. Indeed, much research has affirmed a link between the two conditions.

But doctors…

Women fighting the post-pregnancy weight battle face a lot of challenges, not the least of which is just finding the time to exercise. New research from Duke…