FDA Approves Diet Drug
FDA Approves First Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new weight-loss drug in 13 years. On Wednesday, the agency green-lit Arena...
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Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs …
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — Although weight-loss surgery is effective in helping patients shed a considerable amount of weight, the procedure does not reduce the costs associated with...
View ArticleAre high-protein diets safe?
Though many people adopt it to lose and maintain lost weight, high-protein diets have their share of risks. There’s no dearth of diets promising to help you shed those extra kilos. High-protein diet is...
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Could brown fat cure obesity? – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks
No, this isn’t the kind of brown fat we’re talking about. (© David Brabyn/Corbis) In my previous blog post on thermal dieting, I discussed how exposure to cold temperatures can potentially ramp up fat...
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Could brown fat cure obesity? – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks
No, this isn’t the kind of brown fat we’re talking about. (© David Brabyn/Corbis) In my previous blog post on thermal dieting, I discussed how exposure to cold temperatures can potentially ramp up fat...
View Articleneo-neocon » Blog Archive » What we don't know about obesity …
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an article that sounds both interesting and brave, about obesity’s myths vs. what we actually know. I write “sounds” because the article itself is...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Novo Nordisk obesity drug results underwhelm investors
* High-dose liraglutide only slightly better than 1.8 mg * Placebo-adjusted weight loss 4 pct at 3 mg dose * Shares fall 4 pct on worries over obesity potential (Adds analyst comments, latest shares)...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Novo Nordisk obesity drug results underwhelm investors
* High-dose liraglutide only slightly better than 1.8 mg * Placebo-adjusted weight loss 4 pct at 3 mg dose * Shares fall 4 pct on worries over obesity potential (Adds analyst comments, latest shares)...
View ArticleBreath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk – WebMD
Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — A simple breath test may be able to tell if you are overweight or will be in the future, a...
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Battling Obesity in the Mentally Ill
Matt Roth for The New York Times Laura Ward, who has major depression, was able to lose more than 30 pounds in a study of weight loss programs for people with mental illness. She exercised regularly...
View ArticleGovernment Org Photoshops Little Girl, Makes Her Fat to Fight Obesity
This unsettling ad campaign for First 5, a government-run “healthy kids” program, depicts a heavily (literally) photoshopped little girl drinking from a paper bag (?) of sugar. Ugh, so many problems...
View ArticleDeep Brain Stimulation Studied as Last-Ditch Obesity Treatment …
Deep Brain Stimulation Studied as Last-Ditch Obesity Treatment By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, researchers have shown that implanting...
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Qsymia and Belviq Drugs for Obesity, Weight Loss | Psych Central
If you’re obese and are at the end of your ropes looking for weight loss help, there’s good news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA in the past few months has approved two new...
View ArticleExtreme Obesity, And What You Can Do About It
Too much weight can take a toll on your body, especially your heart. The good news is that there are steps you can take to get healthier — and even losing a little body weight can start you on the...
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