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Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Doctor.
Despite the warnings that being overweight will kill you, a new Australian study finds that overweight adults over the age of 70 are less likely to die over a 10-year period than their normal-weight peers. The study, published Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, conflicts with research that suggests that being overweight [...]
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Diabetes drug also helps weight loss for obese
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Doctor.
A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet. Liraglutide, marketed as Victoza, outperformed the established anti-obesity drug orlistat, commercialised as Alli or Xenical, among 564 European volunteers, it suggests. The 135 [...]
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For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Doctor.
(HealthDay News) — Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds. Oregon researchers collected data on almost 1,700 obese women (their body mass index was 30 or higher) who gave birth between 2000 and 2005. “We found that 70 percent of [...]
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Overeating is reason for U.S. obesity epidemic
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by Doctor.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The major reason for the obesity epidemic that has gripped the United States in the past three decades is increased food intake, not reduced physical activity, according to a study released Friday at the European Congress on Obesity in Amsterdam. The study is the first to quantify the relative contributions of [...]
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Surgery is effective for moderate obesity
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Doctor.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a literature review suggest that obesity surgery produces greater weight loss than conventional treatment for moderately obese patients as well as those with severe obesity. The best operation, however, remains unclear. As reported in The Cochrane Library, Dr. Jill L. Colquitt and colleagues, from the University of Southampton, [...]
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Learn How To Lose Weight Safely
Posted on 20. Jun, 2008 by Doctor.
The age old practice of fasting is making a huge comeback the world over. This tradition is no longer isolated to religious zealots but instead is being used as a weight loss method. Even though most of the world’s religions deal with fasting in some form or another it has generally been dealt with from [...]
