TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Collaboration Between Interleukin Genetics And Geisinger Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (AMEX:ILI), and Geisinger Health System, have announced a research collaboration to explore the role of genetics in obesity. The goal of the collaboration is to develop a series of genetic tests that will help physicians better understand an individual's inherited resistance to weight loss and, more specifically, gauge a patient's likelihood of success with diet and other weight loss techniques. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Comes With A Price Tag There are hard dollars-and-cents costs to being overweight or obese, according to Humana (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's largest health benefits companies. Specifically, Humana estimates these costs at the following for 2009: -$19.39 in added health care costs for every overweight pound; -$1,037.64 for every overweight individual; -$127 billion added to the national health care bill. medicalnewstoday.com |
Waist Size Predicts Heart Failure, Study A new study found that waist size was a predictor of heart failure among middle-aged and older men and women, and was found to be a risk factor even when BMI (body mass index) was in the normal range. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Contributes To Rapid Cartilage Loss Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology. "We have isolated demographic and MRI-based risk factors for progressive cartilage loss," said the study's lead author, Frank W. Roemer, M.D. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nutrisystem And The American Diabetes Association Form A Strategic Alliance To Promote The Importance Of Weight Loss For People With Type 2 Diabetes Nutrisystem, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRI), a leading developer of weight loss products and services has announced a new multi-year alliance with the American Diabetes Association to help educate people with diabetes, healthcare professionals, and the public about the importance of weight loss for people with type 2 diabetes. medicalnewstoday.com |