Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday.
Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.
AFP - Britain's National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by offering more weight-loss surgery for obese patients, a medical study said Wednesday.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that
derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is
probably healthier, new research finds.
LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study
in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants
into the bloodstream.
AFP - Children under the age of five who don't get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a
person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new
English study.
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.
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.
