Friday, March 5, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Obesity: How Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Weight Gain (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:30 AM PST

An obese child steps on a scale. US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)Time.com - A growing body of research suggests that your ever expanding gut is not only the result of weight gain, but could potentially be a cause

Gut Bacteria May Spur Obesity, Research Suggests (HealthDay)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Intestinal bacteria may contribute to obesity and metabolic syndrome, a new study in mice suggests.

Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PST

AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.

Obesity and depression are a two-way street (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:16 PM PST

A man sits on a wall in the Canary Wharf financial district of London, April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Simon NewmanReuters - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.

Could germs be making you fat? (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PST

Reuters - Germs that make their home in the gut may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers reported on Thursday.
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