TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Australian researchers develop treatment for extreme weight loss and obesity (People's Daily) A team of Australian researchers has developed a novel way to control extreme weight loss, common in late-stage cancer sufferers, which often speeds up death. The findings, published Tuesday in Nature Medicine, suggest it may soon b ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Tales from the scales: Pudgy pets weigh in (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By ALYSON WARD For more than a month, we've been following six pet contestants in our quest to find Tarrant County's Biggest Loser. The pets in our two-month competition -- five plump canines and one tubby tabby -- all have weight to lose, and we're following them through the process. This week, our pets found themselves at a crossroads. With five weeks of dieting behind them, it was time for a ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Program Combining Nutrition, Exercise, Other Activities Shows Success In Helping Black Girls Lose Weight An NIH-funded program that combined exercise, nutrition education, field trips and other activities was more successful than a self-esteem program in helping black girls lose weight and keep it off for two years, according to a study presented at an American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, the [click link for full article] medicalnewstoday.com |
Australia Must Follow British Lead On Obesity - AMA The AMA says the Australian Government must match Britain's determination to tackle its obesity crisis by adopting a national obesity strategy. The British Government this week announced it would commit 372 million pounds over three years to a major cross-government strategy to fight the obesity epidemic in Britain. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said that a similar national plan to combat obesity is needed in Australia. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Worsens Impact of Asthma Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs). This is the first prospective study to reveal a significant comparative difference in how the airways and lungs respond to a simulated asthma attack in obese and non-obese individuals. medicalnewstoday.com |