Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:42 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, after being fitted with a wireless sensor to gather vital signs and bluetooth cell phone for gathering data, fifteen-year-old Amorette Castillo, right, plays a video game while Eric Carles, 13, sits still at a University of Southern California lab in Alhambra, Calif. Scientists across the country are playing with miniature gadgets and fitting them on the overweight and obese to get an unbiased glimpse into their exercise and eating habits. (AP Photo/Kim Johnson Flodin)AP - The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives.

'Plate weighing scales' to help tackle child obesity (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:43 AM PST

An obese child steps on a scale. A new device aimed at discouraging eaters from bolting their food is a useful tool in combatting childhood obesity, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - A new device aimed at discouraging eaters from bolting their food is a useful tool in combatting childhood obesity, according to a study published online on Wednesday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Young, Overweight Fall Prey to Weight-Loss Spam (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Many computer users lunge for the delete key when they get unsolicited e-mails about weight-loss products. But some respond, and new research suggests that almost one in five young, overweight people have fallen prey to the hard sell that shows up in their spam.

Hazards of Obesity Now Rival Smoking in U.S. (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity now poses as great a threat to Americans' quality of life as smoking, a new study shows.

US team may have found key to fight obesity: study (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:38 PM PST

Shutting down an energy-controlling mechanism in mice left them leaner than normal mice and could be a new way to fight obesity in humans, US researchers said in a study published Tuesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Shutting down an energy-controlling mechanism in mice left them leaner than normal mice and could be a new way to fight obesity in humans, US researchers said in a study published Tuesday.
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