A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that when fat cells increase in size - as they do during the development of obesity - the cells progressively lose receptors for the…

I wouldn’t go on a crash diet as it not the healthiest or safest way to lose weight. But here’s the information anyway.

If you have just a little weight to…

Phentermine and Xenical are both drugs that help you to loose weight. However they are very different from each other. When used properly they are effective in helping you with your weight loss.…

Do you need to lose weight? If so, you’re not alone. More than half of American adults are overweight or obese, and more than one in three Americans are trying to…

Purpose
To determine the long-term efficacy of the combination therapy of phentermine and fenfluramine in conjunction with diet, exercise, and behavior modification in the treatment of simple, moderate Obesity.

This fact sheet provides basic information about Obesity: What is it? How is it measured? What causes it? What are the health risks? What can you do about it?

What is obesity?

To…

Since graduating from college, Kim M., the 32-year-old data analyst had kept a close eye on her expanding waistline. Over time, her affinity for dining out and her aversion to healthy home-cooked meals became a…

There’s an old story about a child trying to move a heavy stone while his father looks on. The child works and works, but is just not strong enough.…

One of the first things that you’ll do when you decide to lose weight is to set a goal weight. For most, that goal will be their ‘ideal weight’, but for many, that ‘ideal…

Exercise. It’s been endorsed by every major health organization in the country as one of the most beneficial things you can do for your body.

One…

What is The Zone Diet?
The Zone Diet is one of the five most discussed diets currently being endorsed. Developed by Barry Sears, a former researcher at MIT, it is based…

In 1993, the Harvard Medical School released the results of research that studied the diets of those countries bordering on the Mediterranean. Their findings suggested that fat and carbohydrates were NOT the…

Is 30 minutes a day of aerobic exercise the magic bullet you’ve been looking for? With benefits ranging from heart disease prevention to stress reduction, it’s one…

Practical Guidelines to Lose Weight
Dieting and losing weight is not easy. If it was, rates of overweight and obesity would be much lower. But many dieters do manage to lose weight…

New statistics published this week questioned the U.S. government’s assertion that Obesity causes nearly as many deaths as smoking, in a finding certain to confuse many.

The report, published…

If you want to lose weight, watch the portions you dish out on your plate.

That’s one of the messages the Dietitians of…

At this year’s meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, a symposium on the management of obesity was held. The slant was toward what gastroenterologists can do, but,…

Here are a few of the latest truths, myths and facts that I’ve uncovered in my effort to decipher what’s what in the world of nutrition. See…

There is a reality about weight loss that people need to be aware of. Losing weight requires you to feel hungry from time to time. There is…

Causes of Obesity In scientific terms, obesity occurs when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns. What causes this imbalance between calories in and calories out may differ from one person…

Using the pills to shed extra pounds can be effective when used properly. The directions on the bottle should be followed to the letter, and never abused.

Losing weight is a…

The Basic Idea
According to Dr. Atkins, most people who are overweight do not metabolize carbohydrates properly because they are insulin resistant. He maintains that insulin overload in the blood promotes fat storage. The…

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) results in 1999 to 2000 showed that close to 15% of children and adolescents are overweight. These numbers showed a stunning and alarming increase in…