TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Pain And Cost Of Weight Bias Chronicled In New Studies - Yale University Widespread prejudice directed at obese children and adults is the theme of a special supplement to the November issue of Obesity. The supplement, devoted exclusively to bias and prejudice toward obese persons, and the emergence of new science on this significant social problem, was funded by Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. medicalnewstoday.com |
Required Online Course Provides Diabetes Education, Tools To Fight Obesity There is another tool to manage diabetes and fight obesity the Internet, specifically, an online, university-based program on obesity and physical activity that can apply to diabetes education. The University of Houston department of health and human performance developed Public Health Issues in Physical Activity and Obesity (Kinesiology 1304) because of the prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity on campus. medicalnewstoday.com |
Prestigious Program Encourages Young Investigators In Academic Gastroenterology The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition has announced the 2009 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation Research Scholars. The grants have been awarded to five outstanding young gastroenterologists who promise to make significant strides in the field of gastrointestinal research. medicalnewstoday.com |
Concerns About Anti-Obesity Drug Orlistat US authorities are investigating concerns that anti-obesity drug Orlistat may cause liver damage. Orlistat went on sale under the brand name Alli without the need for a prescription in the UK in April. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 30 reports linking the drug to serious liver injury. medicalnewstoday.com |
Risk For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increased By Obesity In Adolescents, But Not In Younger Children A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents but not in younger children. Results indicate that the risk of OSA among Caucasian adolescents 12 years of age and older increased 3... medicalnewstoday.com |