Thursday, April 8, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Sugar is being unfairly blamed for obesity problems in the United States at a time when per capita consumption of sweeteners has declined over the past decade, the head of an industry group complained on Wednesday.

Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Scientists in China may have discovered how a gene responsible for obesity kicks into action and want to design a molecule to shut it down.

"Fat dissolving" spa treatment no such thing: FDA (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Reuters - So-called fat dissolving treatments offered by spas do not eliminate fat and the companies should stop saying so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

Prostate cancer surgery more costly for obese men (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Being obese may increase the cost of surgery for men with prostate cancer -- at least the more traditional forms of the procedure, a new study suggests.

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