Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT]
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Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:53 GMT]
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:23 GMT]
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Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:18 GMT]
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems.
[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:48:16 GMT]
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Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:50:00 GMT]
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Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:05:00 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.
[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:48:21 GMT]
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AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:44:00 GMT]
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Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:35:52 GMT]
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Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.
[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:09:10 GMT]
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AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.

[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:30:16 GMT]
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Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:14:03 GMT]
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AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.

[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:46:04 GMT]
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off at the gym, think again.
[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:48:39 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a link.
[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:48:35 GMT]
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Close the diet books and skip the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a couple of glasses of water before you eat.
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:47:56 GMT]
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For people with the metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats or triglycerides and high blood sugar -- adding a little fish oil to a diet low in saturated fats and high in complex carbohydrates might be just the ticket, a new study suggests.
[Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:48:37 GMT]
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Reuters - While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it's still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:39:05 GMT]
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Reuters - Adults consider obesity the number one threat to children's health in the United States and many believe the problem is getting worse, according to a new poll.
[Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:44:00 GMT]
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