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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Doctor.
Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen’s experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Those who got the drug said they felt less desire for sweet or starchy foods; felt fuller and had fewer cravings, the researchers said. Their study, published in the [...]
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Qnexa weight loss drug lowers blood pressure
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Doctor.
An experimental weight loss drug that pairs a stimulant with an epilepsy drug helped patients lose weight and keep it off for a year and also lowered blood pressure, a researcher said on Tuesday. A consultant to Mountain View, California-based Vivus Inc said three separate studies showed patients lost more weight when they took the [...]
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Online Brazilian Diet Pills Might Be Addictive
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Doctor.
Although marketed on the Internet as “natural,” the popular weight loss supplements known as Brazilian diet pills contain potentially addictive ingredients, researchers say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers in 2006 of dangers associated with the diet pills, but they remain popular and easy to order online, the researchers say. “What we have [...]
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Why Overweight Women Struggle to Slim Down
Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Doctor.
Moderate exercise helps middle-aged women avoid putting on the pounds, but only if they are already a normal weight, a new study suggests. Women who are overweight or obese do not appear to reap the same benefits in terms of weight-gain prevention, the researchers say. Weight-loss programs can help people shed the pounds, but many [...]
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New Weight Loss Aid?
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Doctor.
An amino acid called isoleucine may play an important role in weight loss, a new study suggests. Japanese researchers fed mice a high-fat diet (45 percent of calories from fat) for six weeks. After the first two weeks, the mice were divided into two groups. One group received isoleucine in their drinking water while the [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
