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We have compiled the list of news articles related to weight loss and excess weight from online health/medical sources selected based on their reputation and reliability.
| New Science-Based Guide To Natural Fat-Loss | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-02 | | American consumers have long been skeptical about weight-loss supplements, and rightly so. With dozens of nutrients, herbs, and food extracts being marketed as aids for weight loss, there is shockingly little reliable information available concerning the safety and efficacy of any given product. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Long-Term Safety Data Show The LAP-BAND(R) Adjustable Gastric Banding System Results In Fewer Complications Compared To Gastric Bypass | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-27 | | Researchers from Legacy Good Samaritan Obesity Institute announced today the results from a 5-year study of the safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) compared to laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), two bariatric surgical procedures performed in the United States for the treatment of morbid obesity. All patients undergoing LAGB received the LAP-BAND(R) System, which is the only FDA-approved adjustable implant device for individualized weight loss. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| More obese adolescents turning to surgery
(Reuters)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-03-06 | | Reuters - In the current decade, there
has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese adolescents
having surgery to help them lose weight, although weight loss
surgery remains an uncommonly performed procedure in young
people....more >> |
| Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
(AP)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-03-06 |  AP - The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.
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| Early Puberty In Girls Due to Being Overweight As A Toddler | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-05 | | US scientists have shown that being overweight as a toddler increases the chance that a girl will reach puberty early.The study from the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital is published in the journal Pediatrics.Dr Joyce Lee, the lead author, and colleagues used the data on 354 girls from age 3 who were enrolled in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD). [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Schools Help Hold The Line Against Childhood Obesity, Study Says | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-04 | | Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it, new research suggests.A nationwide study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.And obese children were helped most by being in school: they gained weight no faster than other children did during the school year. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Magic Beans -- Anti-obesity Soya Could Help Prevent Diabetes | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-28 | | A diet rich in black soya beans could help control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels, and aid in the prevention of diabetes, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.Yellow soya has already been hailed for its cholesterol lowering capabilities; this is one of the reasons why frozen food manufacturer Birds Eye has added the beans to its range. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Phase 2a Study Of Oral Oleoyl-estrone For Obesity | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-22 | | Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: MHA) today announced it completed patient enrollment in its first Phase 2a multi-center, international clinical study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of oral Oleoyl-estrone (OE) for the treatment of obesity. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study enrolled 100 patients at two clinical trial sites in the US and one in Europe. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Programmed For Obesity | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-21 | | Obesity is generally discussed in terms of caloric intake (how much a person eats) and energy output (how much a person exercises). However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia scientist, environmental chemicals found in everyday plastics and pesticides also may influence obesity. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Obesity Vaccine Looks Promising | | MedicineNet Weight Management General -- 2006-08-01 | Title: Obesity Vaccine Looks Promising
Category: Health News
Created: 8/1/2006 1:57:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/1/2006 1:56:54 AM...more >> |
| As Obesity Fight Hits Cafeteria, Many Fear a Note From School | | NYT > Weight | | Growing number of schools around nation are reporting students' body mass scores to parents as tactic in war on childhood obesity, while serving cake and pizza in cafeteria and cutting down on physical education; even health authorities who support distributing students's scores worry about such inconsistent messages, saying they could result in eating disorders and social stigma, misinterpretation of numbers that experts say are confusing, and sense of helplessness about high scores; in north-central Pennsylvania school district of farms and factories, more than quarter of students have scores in 95th percentile or higher, meaning they are officially overweight; among those in highest percentile is homecoming queen at high school; many parents voice outrage or shock at getting letter telling them how much their children should weigh; photos (M)... ...more >> |
| Complications Following Hip Replacement More Common In Obese Patients, Especially Women | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-04 | | Obese patients tend to have a higher prevalence of total hip replacements due to a higher incidence of hip osteoarthritis. This is of particular concern in light of the trend in rising rates of obesity in developed countries. A new study published in the March 2007 issue of [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Long-Term Safety Data Show The LAP-BAND(R) Adjustable Gastric Banding System Results In Fewer Complications Compared To Gastric Bypass | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-27 | | Researchers from Legacy Good Samaritan Obesity Institute announced today the results from a 5-year study of the safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) compared to laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), two bariatric surgical procedures performed in the United States for the treatment of morbid obesity. All patients undergoing LAGB received the LAP-BAND(R) System, which is the only FDA-approved adjustable implant device for individualized weight loss. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Heavily Obese Eight Year Old Boy Could Go Into Care As Last Resort | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-26 | | An eight-year old boy who weighs 14 stone (196 lbs or 88.9 kilos) could be put into care by his local health authority as a last resort to help him lose weight.Connor McCreaddie, who lives with his mother in Wallsend, North Tyneside, UK is four time as heavy as he should be for his age. An intensive exercise programme and some diet changes have helped him come down by a stone and half (21 lbs, 9. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Building A Better Breakfast To Manage Weight | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-24 | | Breakfast alone may not be the solution to reducing obesity among American consumers, but some reformulation of morning selections could prove beneficial in the battle against the bulge according to the latest issue of Food Technology. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Childhood Weight Linked To Proximity To Green Space And Food Stores | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-23 | | Living in greener neighborhoods or in closer proximity to grocery stores is associated with reduced risk of being overweight, according to a study of more than 7,000 children ages 3 to 18 conducted by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine; the Department of Geography, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; and the University of Cincinnati. The study, the largest of its type to date, appears in the March/April issue of the [click link for full article]...more >> |
| [TS] You Want Some Truth With That? | | NYT > Weight | | Editorial says fast-food restaurant chains should comply with New York City's new regulation that they list calories alongside menu prices; says city, with little or no state or federal help, has taken necessary step in face of widespread obesity and disease... ...more >> |
| [TS] Body Mass and the Student Body | | NYT > Weight | | Editorial criticizes program in Arkansas and other states that measures students' body mass index and sends home 'obesity report cards'; says schools should serve healthier foods and focus on physical education instead of demoralizing students with fat label... ...more >> |
| More obese adolescents turning to surgery
(Reuters)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-03-06 | | Reuters - In the current decade, there
has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese adolescents
having surgery to help them lose weight, although weight loss
surgery remains an uncommonly performed procedure in young
people....more >> |
| Weight-loss surgery triples for obese teens
(Reuters)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-03-06 |  Reuters - The use of surgery to treat obesity
has increased greatly among U.S. adolescents in recent years,
with the number of operations tripling from 2000 to 2003,
according to a study published on Monday.
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| Mother may lose custody of obese boy
(AP)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-02-26 |  AP - Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday.
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