Archive for December, 2010
Reuters - Fish oil capsules won’t help boost weight loss if you’re already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Obesity not only puts people at risk for a number of chronic
conditions but may also increase the likelihood of dying in a car crash,
according to a new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Only a minority of obese youths are screened for diabetes, liver problems and high cholesterol, electronic medical records from an Ohio healthcare system show.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc plans to resubmit its application for its experimental weight-loss drug by the end of next year, it said on Wednesday after meeting with U.S. regulators.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason not
to pile on too many excess pounds: A new study finds that the obese and
very obese are at raised risk of death in severe car crashes.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Replacing regular meals with shakes and prepackaged entrees boosts obese teens’ weight loss in the early stages of dieting, new research shows.
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AFP - New Zealanders’ expanding waistlines are creating a weighty problem for funeral directors, who cannot fit cadavers in their crematories and have resorted to selling double burial plots, reports said Friday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - People who seem to face stressful situations without blinking an eye
may have an increased risk of health woes such as obesity and
depression, according to a new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) — Runners who lose 3 percent
or more of their body weight during a marathon finish the quickest,
researchers have found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - On Wednesday, the FDA sent warning letters to dietary supplement manufacturers stating that many weight loss products, body-building products, sexual enhancements contain undeclared and deceptively labeled drugs, analogs and synthetic steroids. Further, many of these products are labeled as “herbal” and “natural” which misleads and confuses consumers.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — The more obese a person is, the
poorer his or her vitamin D status, a new study by a team of Norwegian
researchers suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Looking beyond obvious causes of obesity like overeating, scientists said on Wednesday they may have found a gene that also plays a role, one that helped our ancestors survive famines.
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Reuters - Women who are poor are much more likely to be obese but men are not, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday in a report that contradicts some common perceptions.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Daily exercise over a period of 20 years helps to significantly reduce weight gain in middle age, but even that is not enough to keep away middle age bulges entirely, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — An expert advisory panel
recommended on Tuesday that Contrave, a new weight-loss pill that combines
an antidepressant with an anti-addiction medication, be approved by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) — Taxing sodas and other
sweetened drinks would result in only minimal weight loss, although the
revenues generated could be used to promote obesity control programs, new
research suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended that the agency approve Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.’s weight loss drug Contrave, making it the first in group of competitors to get a positive nod from experts.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that they
may have hit on a new trick for weight loss: To eat less of a certain
food, they suggest you envision yourself gobbling it up beforehand.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Making a few small changes to your diet can
help you trim the calories, which can add up to real weight loss.
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