Cutting Calories, Not Exercise, Plays Bigger Role in Maintaining Weight Loss
New research suggests that for those who have been successful at losing weight, reducing calories is an effective way to keep weight off, especially when it is difficult to find time to exercise.
Obesity Surgeries Have Jumped Dramatically Since 1998
Obesity surgeries for patients between the ages of 55 and 64 in the United States soared from 772 procedures in 1998 to 15,086 surgeries in 2004—a nearly 2,000 percent increase. The report also found a 726 percent increase in surgeries among patients age 18 to 54.
Study: Food or its Expectation Sparks Brain’s Hunger Centers
The concept of whetting the appetite by serving hors d'oeuvres before a meal may have a solid scientific basis, according to a new report.
Pattern Found In Maintaining Weight Loss
Eighteen women who maintained a weight loss of 15 to 144 pounds for at least one year and as long as 27 years followed similar patterns leading to consistent behavior change.
Study: New Research Links Metabolism and Appetite Suppression, Opening Door to Obesity Treatments
A team has discovered a process by which a small protein acts directly within muscles to increase the body's metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite.
Doctors Miss Major Cause of Infertility and Obesity
Women often misdiagnosed after weight gain from hormonal disorder.
Study: Genes and Diet Linked to Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Researchers have found another link among genes, heart disease and diet.
Even Health Professionals Who Treat Obesity are Biased Against Overweight Patients
Obesity specialists from physicians and researchers to pharmacologists and psychologists, showed significant anti-fat bias according to a recent study
Nearly Half of People Who Need Cholesterol Treatment Don’t Get It
Even though treatment for cholesterol disorders can reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel disease by about 30 percent over five years, many at-risk people aren't getting adequate treatment.
Diet Alone Will Not Likely Lead to Significant Weight Loss
Newly-published research demonstrates that simply reducing caloric intake is not enough to promote significant weight loss.
Study Of Obese Diabetics Explains Why Low-Carb Diets Produce Fast Results
A new study has shown why the pounds melt so quickly on low-carbohydrate diets, and it's not related to water, metabolism or boredom.
Obesity Has Effect On Disability, Not Life Expectancy, For Adults 70+
New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled.
Study One Day May Lead to Ways to Reduce Heart Attacks in Diabetes Patients
Discovery could one day lead to new treatments to improve the ability of patients with diabetes to survive heart attacks and live with coronary artery disease.
First Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation And Vascular Disease
Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Liver May Be Source of ‘Good’ Cholesterol
Research suggests that the liver may produce most of the body's "good" cholesterol, an unexpected finding that might one day help scientists develop new treatments to raise levels of this heart-protecting molecule in humans.
Immigrants, Beware: Living In The United States Is Fattening
Immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least 15 years are nearly as obese as U.S.-born adults
