Fast Diet: January 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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Study: Resistant Starch Carbs Help Weight Loss (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - A decade after "carb" became a four-letter word, scientists unveil a Catch-22 breakthrough for dieters:

Friday, January 28, 2011

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The Science Behind a Resistant Starch Foods Diet (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:32 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Resistant starch foods have their own website, a diet foods name ("The Skinny Carbs Diet") and a suddenly devoted following. So what is the science behind resistant starch; are starch foods the latest diet fad, or is there more to them than meets the eye?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy Gains: Report (HealthDay)
Changing Parental Behavior May Help Obese Kids Lose Weight (HealthDay)
Warm Homes in Winter May Contribute to Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)
Diet programs may not help dodge disease risk (Reuters)

Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy Gains: Report (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Longevity isn't increasing as fast in the United States as it is in other developed countries, says a new report that points a finger at high rates of smoking and obesity.

Changing Parental Behavior May Help Obese Kids Lose Weight (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- It's hard to help overweight children lose weight, and keeping it off over the long-term is even tougher. But obese children whose parents took classes on the importance of healthy eating and exercise lost weight and kept it off for the next two years, according to a new Australian study.

Warm Homes in Winter May Contribute to Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Higher indoor temperatures during the winter may be contributing to rising rates of obesity in the United States and other developed countries, according to a new British study.

Diet programs may not help dodge disease risk (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST

Reuters - Losing weight is often touted as a way to improve health, but many weight-loss programs may not help stave off disease since people tend to gain the weight back, Australian researchers say.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Smoking, obesity why US lifespans lag a bit (AP)
Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy, Report Finds (HealthDay)
150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix (AP)
Insufficient, Irregular Sleep Tied to Kids' Obesity (HealthDay)

Smoking, obesity why US lifespans lag a bit (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:04 AM PST

AP - The U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation yet has worse life expectancy than many — and a new report blames smoking and obesity.

Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy, Report Finds (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:02 AM PST

AP - Before there was Dr. Atkins, there was William Banting. He invented the low-carb diet of 1863. Even then Americans were trying out advice that urged fish, mutton or "any meat except pork" for breakfast, lunch and dinner — hold the potatoes, please.

Insufficient, Irregular Sleep Tied to Kids' Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Sleeping in on the weekend may help children fight obesity, a new study suggests.

Monday, January 24, 2011

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Insufficient, Irregular Sleep Tied to Kids' Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Sleeping in on the weekend may help children fight obesity, a new study suggests.

How to Get Smart About Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- By this point, New Year's resolutions might be a dim memory -- which makes it a good time for fine-tuning, especially for those who resolved to lose weight.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

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How to Get Smart About Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

Friday, January 21, 2011

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WHO recommends food marketing curbs for child obesity (Reuters)
First Lady enlists Wal-Mart in war against obesity (AFP)
Eating a Big Breakfast Doesn't Cut Daily Calories (Time.com)

WHO recommends food marketing curbs for child obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:54 AM PST

Reuters - Governments must work with industry to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and dangerous fats targeted at children to tackle an epidemic of obesity and other diseases, health officials said on Friday.

First Lady enlists Wal-Mart in war against obesity (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST

AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama enlisted the help of supermarket giant Wal-Mart on Thursday as she ramped up her fight against the scourge of childhood obesity in the United States.

Eating a Big Breakfast Doesn't Cut Daily Calories (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:30 AM PST

Time.com - New study confirms that the notion of a big breakfast as a weight loss tool may be, well, propaganda for Big Breakfast Food

Saturday, January 15, 2011

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Is Race a Factor in Obesity Counseling? (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obese black patients receive less weight reduction and exercise advice from doctors than obese white patients, a new study finds.

Overweight Young Adults Often Have Overweight Friends, Sweethearts (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults who are overweight or obese tend to befriend and date people who are also overweight or obese, new research indicates.

Friday, January 14, 2011

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Weight-Loss Surgery May Ease Incontinence in Women (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- In an encouraging sign for severely obese women who suffer from incontinence, a new Australian study says that many gain control over urination after undergoing gastric-band weight-loss surgery.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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Cost of Obesity Approaching $300 Billion a Year (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The total economic cost of overweight and obesity in the United States is $270 billion per year while the cost in Canada is about $30 billion a year, a new study shows.

Boston debuts ambulance for obese patients (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:16 PM PST

Reuters - Boston emergency services debuted a specialized ambulance designed to carry obese patients on Tuesday, and the retrofitted vehicle was promptly needed on two calls, authorities said.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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Cost of Obesity Approaching $300 Billion a Year (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

For the Very Obese, H1N1 Was More Apt to Be Fatal (HealthDay)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Extremely obese people had a significantly greater chance of dying than did others infected with the H1N1 swine flu virus that became a pandemic last winter, a new study reports.

Friday, January 7, 2011

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Study Links Obesity to Greater Pain, Weakness in Fibromyalgia Patients (HealthDay)
REFILE: Drugs may level fertility playing field for obese (Reuters)
Drugs may level fertility playing field for obese (Reuters)

Study Links Obesity to Greater Pain, Weakness in Fibromyalgia Patients (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Obese fibromyalgia patients suffer more severe symptoms such as pain, reduced flexibility and sleep disturbances than those of normal weight, a new study indicates.

REFILE: Drugs may level fertility playing field for obese (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:24 PM PST

Reuters - Heavy women often have a harder time getting pregnant than their slimmer peers, but new findings suggest weight may cease to matter when women take fertility drugs.

Drugs may level fertility playing field for obese (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST

Reuters - Heavy women often have a harder time getting pregnant than their slimmer peers, but new findings suggest weight may cease to matter when women take fertility drugs.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Study Links Obesity to Greater Pain, Weakness in Fibromyalgia Patients (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:01 AM PST

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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Weight Loss Triggered by Blocking 1 Fat-Absorption Gene (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:50 AM PST

LiveScience.com - Scientists have identified a chain of chemical reactions that begins with one gene and prompts the body to absorb fat.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots (HealthDay)
Family History of Alcoholism May Raise Obesity Risk (HealthDay)
Weight Loss, Dietary Supplements, Energy Booster, Sexual Enhancement Products Recalled (ContributorNetwork)
Family history of alcoholism raises obesity risk (Reuters)

In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- American kids are becoming obese, or nearly so, at an increasingly young age, with about one-third of them falling into that category by the time they're 9 months old, researchers have found.

Family History of Alcoholism May Raise Obesity Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) People at higher risk for alcoholism might also face higher odds of becoming obese, new study findings show.

Weight Loss, Dietary Supplements, Energy Booster, Sexual Enhancement Products Recalled (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Fruta Planta, Passion Coffee and Rock Hard Extreme, marketed as dietary supplements, weight loss products, energy boosters and sexual enhancement products have been recalled for unlisted Sulfoaildenafil (steroid) and Food and Drug Administration unapproved sibutramine.

Family history of alcoholism raises obesity risk (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:27 AM PST

Reuters - People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic.

Monday, January 3, 2011

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In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:03 AM PST

Saturday, January 1, 2011

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In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots (HealthDay)
Craving for Alcohol May Be Linked to Obesity (LiveScience.com)
Family history of alcoholism raises obesity risk (Reuters)

In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots (HealthDay)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 08:48 PM PST

Craving for Alcohol May Be Linked to Obesity (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

LiveScience.com - People with a family history of alcoholism, especially women, have an elevated risk of also becoming obese, according to a new study. And the link between the two appears to be strengthening - the risk of becoming obese, for people with alcoholics in their family, is higher now than in the past, the researchers said.

Family history of alcoholism raises obesity risk (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST

Reuters - People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, U.S. researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic.

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