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| Disney backs Michelle Obama's child obesity campaign (AFP) Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT
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| Heightened suicide risk after weight-loss surgery (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - Severely obese people who undergo weight-loss surgery may have a higher-than-average risk of suicide in the years following the procedure, a new study finds. |
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| Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating (Time.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT Time.com - Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner talks to TIME about her weight-loss regimen, eating healthy and her new Bravo show Thintervention |
| Three squares may beat mini-meals for weight loss (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - Sitting down to eat a real meal three times a day may be a better strategy for weight loss than grazing on several smaller "mini-meals," new research shows. |
| Explaining the Gender Gap: Obesity Costs Women a Lot More Than Men (Time.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT Time.com - Explaining the Gender Gap: Obesity Costs Women a Lot More Than Men |
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| Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating (Time.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT Time.com - Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner talks to TIME about her weight-loss regimen, eating healthy and her new Bravo show Thintervention |
| Obesity rates remain 'disturbingly high' (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT
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| Weight loss drug shows promise in clinical trial (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT Reuters - An experimental weight loss drug helped obese people lose more than 10 percent of their weight after two years in a clinical trial, but safety details were scant for the drug made by Vivus Inc, which in July was turned down by a panel of U.S. experts. |
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| Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating (Time.com) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:50 AM PDT Time.com - Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner talks to TIME about her weight-loss regimen, eating healthy and her new Bravo show Thintervention |
| Why Americans Are Fat: We Literally See More Food as Less (Time.com) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:45 AM PDT Time.com - One of the most peculiar findings in obesity research is that exercise -- even if vigorous and regular -- doesn't reliably lead to weight loss. |
| Stem cells, obesity finding lead Nobel predictions (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 03:02 AM PDT
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| Report: Obesity hurts your wallet and your health (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT
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| Obesity and blindness researchers win U.S. Lasker awards (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT Reuters - Researchers who discovered a hormone intimately linked to obesity, who found a protein linked to a common form of blindness and who worked on genetic blood diseases won the 2010 Lasker awards on Tuesday. |
| Prizes honor studies in vision loss, obesity (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT AP - Three scientists have won prestigious medical prizes — one for devising a treatment for a major cause of vision loss and two for laying the groundwork for an explosion in obesity research. |
| Gastric Band Surgery Rising Among Obese Teens (HealthDay) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- More overweight teenagers are undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery, a weight-loss procedure that isn't approved for anyone under 18 years old, a new study finds. |
| Childhood Obesity Might Be Linked to Strain of Cold Virus (HealthDay) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- At least part of the blame for childhood obesity might be traced to a unexpected cause -- a certain strain of the virus that causes the common cold. |
| Why White Girls Are Getting More Weight Loss Surgery (Time.com) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:35 AM PDT Time.com - Why White Girls Are Getting More Weight Loss Surgery |
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| Gastric Band Surgery Rising Among Obese Teens (HealthDay) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- More overweight teenagers are undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery, a weight-loss procedure that isn't approved for anyone under 18 years old, a new study finds. |
| Childhood Obesity Might Be Linked to Strain of Cold Virus (HealthDay) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- At least part of the blame for childhood obesity might be traced to a unexpected cause -- a certain strain of the virus that causes the common cold. |
| Kids Exposed to Strain of Cold Virus More Likely to be Obese (LiveScience.com) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Children exposed to a particular strain of a common cold virus are more likely to be obese than those not exposed, a new study suggests. |
| Obese Teens Prefer Gastric Bands over Gastric Bypass (LiveScience.com) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Teens undergoing weight-loss surgery in California are increasingly opting for adjustable gastric band procedures instead of stomach-shrinking gastric bypass surgeries, a new study finds. |
| Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating (Time.com) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:20 AM PDT Time.com - Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner talks to TIME about her weight-loss regimen, eating healthy and her new Bravo show Thintervention |
| More teens get unapproved weight-loss surgery (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - A type of weight-loss surgery not approved for adolescents is becoming more and more common among teens in California, according to a report published today. |
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| FDA reviewers don't understand obesity drug: Arena (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc plunged anew on Friday as the company blamed a lack of understanding on the part of U.S. reviewers for their failure to recommend approval of its experimental obesity drug. |
| FDA panel says 'no' to experimental diet pill (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - Federal health experts rejected a highly anticipated weight loss pill Thursday that was thought to offer a safer way to shed pounds than older medications linked to dangerous side effects. |
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| Arena defends diet drug safety to U.S. panel (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT
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| U.S. panel splits on Abbott diet drug ban (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. advisory panel was divided over whether to recommend banning Abbott Laboratories' controversial weight-loss drug on Wednesday, although most agreed that the drug's heart risk cast a shadow on its future use. |
| Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:19 PM PDT
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| Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT Reuters - It may not be how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy, but how much she loses afterward, that affects her risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth, a new study suggests. |
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| Abbott diet drug faces U.S. fight to stay on market (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:07 PM PDT Reuters - Amid a battle to reshape the nearly $400 million obesity drug sector, Abbott Laboratories faces a critical test on Wednesday over whether its controversial diet pill should remain on the U.S. market, despite heart risks. |
| Obesity costs US 215 billion dollars: study (AFP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT
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| Obese men less likely to get biopsy after PSA screening (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - Research has shown that obese men have lower rates of prostate cancer than thinner men, but a new study suggests that this does not reflect an actual lower risk, but a lower rate of early detection through prostate cancer screening. |
| Mystery of the Overweight: Who, Me? (LiveScience.com) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Studies have shown that most overweight individuals have a hard time estimating their weight problem. |
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| FDA questions safety, effectiveness with diet pill (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 08:42 AM PDT AP - Federal health officials said Tuesday that an experimental diet drug produced minimal weight loss while raising safety questions about its effects on the heart, sending shares of its developer Arena Pharmaceuticals plummeting in morning trading. |
| Two New Programs Aim to Prevent, Treat Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Two major research programs that will examine ways to prevent and treat childhood obesity have been launched by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. |
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| FDA to ask panel whether to ban Abbott diet drug (Reuters) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:15 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. health regulators could pull Abbott Laboratories controversial weight-loss drug Meridia off the market over heart problems, according to documents released on Monday. |
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| Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects. |
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| Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects. |
| Overweight Kids' Body Image Takes Pounding From Bullies (LiveScience.com) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:00 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Being the "fat kid" just got worse. Overweight children who get teased about the extra pudge become more dissatisfied with their bodies, a new study finds. |
| Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer. |
| Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who have weight loss surgery before they get pregnant are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes and are also less likely to require a cesarean section, a new study finds. |
| Obesity Worsens Brain Damage of Heavy Drinking (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity caused by heavy drinking can add to brain damage caused by drinking itself, says a new study. |
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| Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer. |
| Report says obesity surgery can save health costs (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday. |
| Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. |
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| Weight-loss surgery 'could save millions' in UK (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:38 AM PDT
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| Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests. |
| Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds. |
| The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:32 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream. |
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| Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:03 AM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests. |
| Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:03 AM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds. |
| Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:25 AM PDT Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. |
| Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study (AFP) Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT
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