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Whole Fat Milk Linked to Lower Weight Gain

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Women who regularly consumed at least one serving of full-fat diary every day gained about 30 per cent less weight than women who didn’t, says a study from Sweden.

Weight Loss Nasal Spray Begins Clinical Trials

Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

PYY nasal spray trial demonstrates it produces satiety and a 30% reduction in calorie intake.

Type 2’s Unrealistic About Calories

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

New research suggests that obese adults with diabetes often say they eat less than they actually do -- a problem that can hinder management of the disease, according to researchers.

Eating Slowly Reduces Caloric Intake by 70%

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

“Put your forks down between bites.” Simple yet effective, so start reminding your patients of this simple fact, of eating more slowly can help improve their diabetes.

New York City Bans Trans Fat

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Department of Health of NY City, shows Trans Fats the Door, after voting unanimously to ban the substance from the city’s restaurants.

One in Six Americans Have Pre-Diabetes and Most Don't Know It

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Fifty-four million Americans, that's one in six of us, have pre-diabetes and most don't even realize it. Mark Schutta, MD, medical director of the Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center, is urging at-risk patients to be proactive and ask your doctor to give you a simple blood test for pre-diabetes, to arm yourself with information before the damage is done. It means you have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal and you could one day reach a high enough level that you would be diagnosed with having diabetes.

Enriched Bread Reduces Energy Intake and Increase Feeling of Fullness

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

New study shows that you can eat bread and lose weight?? Bread enriched with lupin kernel flour at the expense of wheat flour reduced energy intake and increased the feeling of fullness, which may have important implications for weight management.

New Study Weighs Benefits of Exercise, Diets

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

While exercise and weight loss are equally effective ways to lose weight, exercising helps to maintain muscles, research finds.

Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The results of an international study suggests that a compound found in red wine gave mice longer and healthier lives and also countered some of the effects of a high-calorie diet.

New, Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Morbidly Obese

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Three studies presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology demonstrated that transoral endoscopic surgical techniques entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth can be successful in both bovine and human patients. Further, patients who underwent endoscopic-guided transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity showed signs of initial weight loss.