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Prenatal Vitamin Levels a Concern After Weight Loss Surgery (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have weight loss
surgery may put their future babies at risk caused by vitamin
deficiencies, say Australian researchers.
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Overweight want more at a meal, but don't eat more (Reuters)
Reuters - Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don't necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to a new study.
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Obesity as Young Adult May Boost Psoriatic Arthritis Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- People who are obese at age
18 are at increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, a new study
suggests.
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Omega imbalance can make obesity 'inheritable': study (AFP)
AFP - Overeating combined with the wrong mix of fats in one's diet can cause obesity to be carried over from one generation to the next, researchers in France reported Friday.
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Asthma may be misdiagnosed in some obese adults (Reuters)
Reuters - Some obese adults may be at increased risk of having their breathing difficulties misdiagnosed as asthma, a new study suggests.
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U.S. advisers reject Vivus' fat pill (Reuters)
Reuters - The first new prescription weight-loss pill in more than a decade failed to win backing from U.S. health advisers, who said safety concerns about the drug outweighed its ability to help obese patients shed pounds.
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No-Shame Programs May Appeal to Obese (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people prefer lifestyle
change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies
that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds.
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Study: Why Older, Overweight Women Have Worse Memory (Time.com)
Time.com - Being overweight is certainly risky for your physical health, but new evidence suggests that it may carry an added mental-health burden as well
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US health experts advise against new obesity drug (AFP)
AFP - A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday against approving for sale a new obesity treatment called Qnexa, citing safety risks.
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FDA panel rejects experimental weight loss pill (AP)
AP - A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug's side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.
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Experimental diet pill shows promise, little risk (AP)
AP - An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
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New Pill Found to Cut Weight With Few Side Effects: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A weight-loss pill called
lorcaserin not only helps people drop pounds but does so with few side
effects, new industry-funded research reports.
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Slow and steady might not win the weight-loss race (Reuters)
Reuters - If you're trying to lose weight and keep it off, new research suggests you take up a diet and exercise plan that will help you lose a big chunk of weight right off the bat.
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More weight may equal less brainpower, study finds (Reuters)
Reuters - Older women hoping to keep their minds young should keep an eye on the scale -- researchers have found a link between slowing down mentally and piling on the pounds/(kilos).
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Rapid weight loss best way to slim down: studies (AFP)
AFP - Losing a lot of weight at once is the best way to permanently slim down, studies presented at Stockholm's International Congress on Obesity showed, going against accepted wisdom even among doctors.
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Gene Linked to Obesity May Also Raise Dementia Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- A variant of the
obesity-related gene FTO may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and
dementia, finds a new Swedish study.
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Drug plus counseling boosts weight loss: study (Reuters)
Reuters - An experimental obesity drug, taken along with formal counseling on lifestyle changes, may spur greater weight loss than counseling alone, a new study finds.
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Being Obese Can Cost a Man Eight Years (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Men who are obese at age 20 die about eight years earlier
than other men, a new study in Denmark suggests.
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Danish study: Obese men face higher death risk (AP)
AP - A Danish study suggests that men who are obese by age 20 die eight years earlier on average than their non-obese peers, scientists said Tuesday.
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Weight-Loss Drugs Often No Better Than Fakes: German Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- A large number of weight-loss
supplements don't appear to work any better than placebos (or fake
supplements) at helping people shed pounds, a new study has found.
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