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If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying…

In a study of 82 patients who were evaluated 12 or more years after undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity, a majority of patients reported…

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center have found that African-American women who live in more densely populated urban areas gain less…

Obese people who participate in a weight loss program based on exercise and lifestyle changes end up less depressed, according to a new review.

But how many pounds…

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent…

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,…

When it comes to advising obese patients, blacks receive less weight reduction and exercise counseling from physicians than their white counterparts. This is according to a recent study…

New findings from the Monell Center reveal that weight gain of formula-fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuming. The findings…

New findings from the Monell Center reveal that weight gain of formula-fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuming. The findings…

Fish oil capsules won’t help boost weight loss if you’re already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows.

Among a group of overweight and obese…

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc plans to resubmit its application for its experimental weight-loss drug by the end of next year, it said on Wednesday after meeting with U.S. regulators.

Losing weight is at the top of many a New Year’s resolution list. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, what else…

The first step to reaching your ideal weight in the New Year may be as simple as writing it down.

Putting a pen to paper and…

Replacing regular meals with shakes and prepackaged entrees boosts obese teens’ weight loss in the early stages of dieting, new research shows.

But these “meal replacements” were no better…

The first new weight-loss pill in a decade moved closer to U.S. approval on Tuesday, when a panel of expert advisers backed Orexigen Therapeutics’s Contrave despite heart…

Many young women may not realize whether their weight is healthy or not, which could have consequences for their diet and lifestyle habits, a new study finds.

Researchers found that…

A Cochrane review¹⁰⁹ identified ten randomised controlled trials of pharmacological treatments for obese children.

Most of these trials had small sample sizes (range 24-539 participants,  with 60%  including fewer…

We recommend that children with BMI higher than the 95th percentile, or higher than the 85th percentile when accompanied   by   comorbidities,  such   as   hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, or impaired glucose…

Prevention,  especially in young people,  is universally viewed as the best approach to reverse the rising global prevalence of obesity. However, evidence about the most effective means of prevention of obesity development in…

Endocrine   diseases,  congenital   and   acquired   hypothalamic defects,  genetic syndromes,  and use of drugs affecting   appetite   should   be   considered   during assessment of…

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Saturday U.S. health officials have rejected its experimental obesity pill, citing cancer risks.

The drugmaker said Food and Drug Administration officials requested an independent review of the findings…

A substantial proportion of obese people don’t think they’re too fat, new research shows.

Among more than 2,000 obese Dallas County residents surveyed in 2000-2002, 14 percent…

A chemical found in chili peppers that is being touted as a weight loss aid may not be as useful as its manufacturer would like people to think, a…

Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates that people can include potatoes in their diet…

Lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and structured weight loss programs, can result in significant weight loss for overweight, obese and severely obese adults, according…