According to recent studies, intensive behavioral counseling works for clinically meaningful weight loss. However it is rarely delivered by primary care doctors, researchers reported. With more than two-thirds of adults in the U.S. overweight or obese, doctors are desperate to find ways to help people lose weight. In a meta-analysis, patients who had counselling, achieved a maximum weight loss … [Read more...]
Skirt Size Could be a Predictor of Breast Cancer
As peculiar as it seems, according to a recent study by the University College of London, skirt size does correlate with breast cancer risks. According to a recent study, women whose skirt size increases once per decade between their 20’s and their 60’s have an increased risk of developing post-menopausal breast cancer. Researchers published the study in the British Medical Journal. According … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Leads to Health Care Cost Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
A new study shows that overweight patients with type 2 diabetes can significantly lower their health care costs by shedding some extra pounds. Researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have monitored type 2 diabetes patients and discovered that obese adults suffering from the illness can lower their healthcare costs when adhering to a strict diet and engaging in physical activity. … [Read more...]
“The End of Obesity”, FDA to Propose surgically implanted weight-loss device
The Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meets on Tuesday to consider the premarket application of a new surgically implanted weight-loss device for patients with severe obesity. The device, called the Maestro Rechargeable System, works by delivering an electronic signal called VBLOC therapy to the trunks of the vagus nerve, a cranial nerve which extends from the brain stem to the … [Read more...]
Obese Individuals Cancer Risk is Reduced By Weight-Loss Surgery
According to a recent study Health Day News apart from helping the obese people shed extra pounds, weight-loss surgery may also lower their chances of a cancer diagnosis. Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of cancer to rates almost similar to those of people of normal weight, say the researchers from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. According to Doctor Cy Stein, … [Read more...]
Diet soda cut fats, helps more than Water for Weight Loss
You think many times before taking a sip of diet soda, thinking of its probable side effects on your weight. But a new study has come as a good news to many especially the teens. The study says drinking diet soda may actually help you in losing weight. And yes diet soda aids better than water. Does Diet soda cut extra fats? Dr. Jim Hill says he often faces queries from patients in his weight … [Read more...]
White Bread Eating can Lead to Obesity, Weight Gain
Despite being staple diet in most pantries, the truth behind white bread is that it doesn’t add any nutritional value. The bread contains a high amount of sugar and it cannot completely satisfy your hunger so you start feeling hungry within a few hours. A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Bulgaria this week suggests that people consuming large amount of white bread are … [Read more...]
Diet sodas help in cutting obesity, Weight Loss?
Is drinking soda, especially diet soda good for cutting extra pounds. Dr. Jim Hill says he often faces such queries from patients in his weight loss program at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. For the study, Hill involved approximately 300 adults and divided them into two groups: One group that continued drinking diet Second group-referred as the water … [Read more...]
Bullied 16-year-old Edgar Hernandez loses 200 pounds, Completes Marathon
Everyone in 16-year-old Edgar Hernandez’s family had a weight problem. His parents also developed type 2 diabetes in their forties. But Edgar’s case was the biggest concern. The news of he being a pre-diabetic came as a shock for the 16-year-old. Edgar lives in a suburb of St. Louis and is now 18. Edgar was 370 pounds and couldn’t stand to look at himself. His mother was into tears at the … [Read more...]
Harvard Student Janetzko lost 125 pounds, but still felt fat
Every obese person wants to lose weight and sometimes they are able to shed those extra kilos too. But the next hurdle comes to their way is adjusting and embracing with their own new body. John Janetzko, a 24-year-old chemistry Ph.D. candidate at Harvard, struggled from the same situation when he lost significant 125 pounds and still felt he is fat. These days, young Janetzko feels more … [Read more...]
