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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(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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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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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 [...]
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Smartness of an individual can only be gauzed by the action he or she takes to get out of a problem. Whatever may be the complexity of such a problem, only a smart individual can get out of it with flying colours. Obesity is one such problem which is really complex. It needs a lot [...]
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Caralluma fimbriata is a succulent plant, in the cactus family, that has been used as a natural appetite suppressant in India for centuries. It’s a new arrival in the family of cactii and succulent plants that are becoming increasingly popular for their appetite suppressant, and weight loss properties, as well as their ability to lower [...]
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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 [...]
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On March 9, at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, investigators presented details of their studies with rimonabant (trade name: Acomplia) – the first of a new class of drugs (selective CB1 blockers) aimed at helping with weight loss and smoking cessation. CB1 blockers act on the endocannabinoid system (the EC [...]
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If pot belly, hanging cheeks, the accumulation of grease on his shoulders, thighs and hip is the functionality of your body, then you may be suffering from obesity. These are the general characteristics associated with obesity, but to decide someone is obese or not rely on these general characteristics. We are living in the world [...]
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Online weight loss programs are becoming very popular throughout the world with dietitians. However, not all programs of weight loss are created equal and some are even unnecessary. This article examines how to find on-line weight loss programs that really work. If you are new to these programs, one might ask how to find a [...]