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Changing Diet and Exercise Patterns give Best Results: Study
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Apr 22 13

Adopting a healthy diet and exercise regimen is essential for maintaining weight. And, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine,… Changing Diet and Exercise Patterns give Best Results: Study   

 
 

Smartphone way to lose weight
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Apr 16 13

Their study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers creating My Meal Mate… Smartphone way to lose weight   

 
 

Diet shown to be critical factor in improving type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Weight Loss • Apr 01 13

Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see… Diet shown to be critical factor in improving type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery   

 
 

Drug achieves 6% weight loss in diabetics
• Diabetes • • Drug News • • Weight Loss • Mar 19 13

Novo Nordisk in Denmark said a clinical trial found the drug liraglutide achieved 6 percent weight loss in overweight or obese people with type… Drug achieves 6% weight loss in diabetics   

 
 

Less housework may result in weight gain
• Gender: Female • • Weight Loss • Mar 03 13

U.S. researchers say they compared the hours women spent doing housework in the 1960s and 2010 and found women spent fewer hours today.

Researchers… Less housework may result in weight gain   

 
 

Most babies slow to grow catch up by early teens
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • Feb 25 13

New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried… Most babies slow to grow catch up by early teens   

 
 

Caloric restriction, exercise help prevent weight gain, other complications in obese women
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Feb 11 13

In a study to be presented on February 15 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting,… Caloric restriction, exercise help prevent weight gain, other complications in obese women   

 
 

Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Feb 05 13

Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists was associated with reduced body mass index and body… Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss   

 
 

Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 09 13

While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased - especially… Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity   

 
 

Women should support each other over weight, says minister
• Gender: Female • • Weight Loss • Jan 07 13

Women should support each other over weight

Women should not be so willing to criticise each other for being supposedly overweight, Jo Swinson, the equalities minister, has said.

She said unrepresentative… Women should support each other over weight, says minister   

 
 

Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Dec 10 12

Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to Penn State College… Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice   

 
 

Personal coaching app tracks sleep, diet, fitness
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • • Sleep Aid • Nov 27 12

Trying to get fit or lose weight but lacking the motivation and willpower? A new app that acts like a digital personal coach monitors… Personal coaching app tracks sleep, diet, fitness   

 
 

When considering bariatric surgery think about bones
• Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • Nov 03 12

Bariatric surgery, which significantly curtails the amount of food a person can eat, is the most effective treatment against obesity and is being recognized… When considering bariatric surgery think about bones   

 
 

Gastric bypass surgery just as effective in teenagers as in adults
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 22 12

Teenagers with severe obesity can benefit from gastric bypass surgery just as much as adults. A study by Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden… Gastric bypass surgery just as effective in teenagers as in adults   

 
 

Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Weight Loss • Oct 19 12

Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no… Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Weight Loss • Oct 15 12

Patients who undergo bariatric weight loss surgery may be at increased risk for substance use (drug use, alcohol use and cigarette smoking) following surgery,… Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery   

 
 

UMass Amherst biochemists open path to molecular ‘chaperone’ therapy for metabolic disease
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 10 12

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers, experts in revealing molecular structure by X-ray crystallography, have identified two new small “chaperone” molecules that may be useful… UMass Amherst biochemists open path to molecular ‘chaperone’ therapy for metabolic disease   

 
 

Obesity and under-nutrition prevalent in long-term refugees living in camps
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 02 12

A quarter of households in refugee camps in Algeria are currently suffering from the double burden of excess weight and under-nutrition. According to a… Obesity and under-nutrition prevalent in long-term refugees living in camps   

 
 

Weight gain worry for stressed black girls
• Neurology • • Weight Loss • Sep 20 12

Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? According to Dr. Tomiyama… Weight gain worry for stressed black girls   

 
 

Low ghrelin - reducing appetite at the cost of increased stress?
• Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Weight Loss • Sep 13 12

Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity -… Low ghrelin - reducing appetite at the cost of increased stress?   

 
 

BYU study says exercise may reduce motivation for food
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Sep 13 12

Research challenges assumption that you can ‘work up an appetite’

It is commonly assumed that you can “work up an appetite” with a vigorous… BYU study says exercise may reduce motivation for food   

 
 

Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Sep 12 12

Potentially worrisome weight gains following tonsillectomy occur mostly in children under the age of 6, not in older children, a study by Johns Hopkins… Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy   

 
 

Walking to school, sports tied to teen weight
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • Jul 16 12

Teens who play a couple of team sports and walk or bike to school are less likely to be overweight or obese, says a… Walking to school, sports tied to teen weight   

 
 

Keep a journal, don’t skip meals to shed weight: study
• Weight Loss • Jul 14 12

Want to drop those extra pounds without starving yourself? Keeping a food journal, not skipping meals and eating out less often, particularly for lunch,… Keep a journal, don’t skip meals to shed weight: study   

 
 

Could Wii nunchuks make screen time healthier?
• Weight Loss • Jul 14 12

Active video games might help people burn more calories than couch-based screen time, but those who play active games tend to undo most of… Could Wii nunchuks make screen time healthier?   

 
 
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