Medication Plus Behavior Changes Helps Obese Adolescents Lose WeightThe weight loss medication sibutramine, when combined with behavior therapy, allowed hundreds of very obese adolescents to lose an average of 14 pounds over a year, according to a multicenter study in the July 18 Annals of Internal Medicine. Adolescents in the study who received placebo (a sugar pill) gained four pounds over the year.In addition to reductions in body mass index and weight, the treated adolescents had improvements in disease risk factors associated with obesity. [click link for full...
Diet.com Summer Fun Weight Loss Challenge Expects Over 3,000 ParticipantsDiet.com's 12-week Summer Fun WeightLoss Challenge starts on July 17th with an expected 3,000+ participantsnationwide. It is an event designed to keep dieters motivated and bringinspiration to their weight loss experience. What separates this Diet.com weight loss challenge apart from otherprograms is its popularity among dieters and its renowned dedication inhelping dieters focus on a healthy sustainable outcome. [click link for full article]
What Does It Take To Maintain A Normal Body Weight?Researchers determine whether successful weight losers need to work harder to maintain a normal weight compared to those who have never been overweightIn the first study of its kind, researchers from The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School look to shed some light on this question by comparing the diet and exercise behaviors of individuals who have lost weight and kept it off, to those who have never been overweight. [click link for full article]
Asthma -- Obesity ConnectionA new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesity according to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also part of the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways.Bennett Shum and colleagues have found that a fatty acid binding protein called aP2, which is already known for its role in diabetes and obesity, is also present in the lung where it is crucial in controlling inflammation in asthma. [click link for full article]
Teen Obesity Linked With Premature Death In AdulthoodChildren and adolescents in the U.S. and around the world are becoming more overweight. A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found that there may be serious consequences to that trend. Researchers found that being overweight at age 18 is associated with an increased risk of premature death in younger and middle-aged women. The study appears in the July 18, 2006 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. [click link for full article]
More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity As Major Problem In The U.S.More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity as Major Problem in the U.S. A new Wall Street JournalOnline/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll finds that a growing number ofU.S. adults see childhood obesity as a problem in the U.S., with 84 percentcalling it a "major problem," up from 77 percent from 2005. However, amongthose who are a parent or guardian of a child aged 12 and under, only 74percent say it is a major problem (compared to 70% in 2005). [click link...
New Insights Into How Major Weight-loss Drugs WorkSome of the most important weight-loss drugs work by enhancing the effect of the brain chemical serotonin. These include sibutramine (trade name Meridia) and fenfluramine, which was recalled after the combination with dexfenfluramine, called fen-phen, was linked to potentially fatal heart valve abnormalities.However, little has been known about the molecular mechanism by which serotonin suppresses appetite. [click link for full article]
Study Comparison Of Gastric Bypass And Gastric Banding Surgeries In Obese PatientsExtremely obese patients who undergo gastric bypass procedures may have fewer complications, a greater reduction in obesity-related diseases, more weight loss and a higher level of satisfaction than those who have gastric banding procedures, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article]
Obesity In US: Prevention Better Than CureAnnals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, July 18, 200615.5 Percent of U.S. teens are overweight. Two articles and an editorial in this issue of annals focus on adolescent obesity1. [click link for full article]
Breast Cancer Risk Increased With Weight Gain In Postmenopausal WomenWeight gain, particularly after menopause, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women, according to an article in the July 12 issue of JAMA.Background information in the article indicates that weight loss after menopause lowers circulating estrogen hormones in women, and because estrogen is directly related to breast cancer, weight loss is thought to decrease risk of the disease. [click link for full article]
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