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Don't Depend on Restaurant 'Diet' Menus

Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2008

Independent Testing Showed Far More Calories and Fat Than Advertised in Many Meals

Blocked Brain Enzyme Decreases Appetite and Promotes Weight Loss

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

A team at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter was able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body's ability to handle blood sugar levels by blocking a brain enzyme, CaMKK2.

Common Gene Variants Linked to Obesity

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Researchers have identified new genetic variants that influence the risk of obesity, and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, according to findings from two studies published online this week.

Removing Receptor Increases Insulin and Decreases Weight Gain

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

The removal of a receptor called ALK7 has the effect of increased insulin release and decreased weight gain, according to two recent complementary Swedish studies. The results could lead to novel ways to treat diabetes and obesity.

Life Expectancies Declining for Poor, Rising for Rich

Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008

Between 1961 and 1999 life expectancies in the United States increased by between six and seven years for both men and women. A recent Harvard Medical study has found that these are unfortunately just general trends, and in certain parts of the country, most notably poorer areas, life expectancies actually declined or remained constant in these "counties".

Bitter Melon Has Potent Anti-diabetes Effects

Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Substances isolated from bitter melon, a plant eaten and used medicinally in much of Asia, could provide the basis of new drugs for treating diabetes and obesity, an international team of researchers reports.

Why Not All Fat is Created Equal

Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg.

Tart Cherries May Reduce Heart/Diabetes Risk Factors

Posted: Friday, April 18, 2008

Less weight gain, reduction of inflammation, lower cholesterol and triglycerides and lower blood sugars, all from tart cherries.

Child Screen Time Associated With Obesity

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Obesity is a growing problem in America, especially among its youth. Lack of exercise in children, often supplanted by time in front of television and computer screens, greatly increases the chance of a child being obese, a new study shows. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) had previously made a list of suggestions to pediatricians, parents, and children alike, in order to best manage their physical activity and "screen time." The study aimed to test these suggestions.

Rimonabant Diet Drug Misses Mark in Heart Study

Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Sanofi-Aventis SA's weight-loss drug rimonabant failed to slow heart disease by a key measure in obese patients with fat around the middle, and it significantly raised the risk of anxiety and depression.