TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats (HealthDay) HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Call it the "tart heart-smart diet." us.rd.yahoo.com |
Over The Counter Obesity Drug - More Expensive Than Prescription, And Will It Help? An Editorial in this week's Lancet discusses the European Union's decision to allow the obesity drug orlistat to be sold over the counter (OTC). The drug is already available OTC in the USA and Australia. The Editorial says: "Better accessibility to orlistat may not necessarily be in the best interests of the public. Orlistat has limited effect in the management of obesity-the average weight loss per year is only 2•5 kg. medicalnewstoday.com |
Probiotics may help ward off postpartum obesity (Reuters) Reuters - Pregnant women who take probiotic supplements starting in the first trimester are less likely to develop central obesity after they've given birth, according to a new study. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Link Between Over-indebtedness And Obesity Identified Scientists at the University of Mainz have discovered a close correlation between over-indebtedness and obesity. According to the report published in the journal BMC Public Health, over-indebted Germans are more likely to be overweight or obese than the population in general. medicalnewstoday.com |
Diabetics Show Alarming Increase In Morbid Obesity A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight. Researchers reported that 62.4 percent of U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes are obese, and 20.7 percent are morbidly obese. Among African American adults with Type 2 diabetes, 1 in 3 is morbidly obese. medicalnewstoday.com |