Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity

Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0038.

Does taste count when it comes to diets?

January 13, 2006 - MSNBC

Portion sizes influence how much we consume more than flavor

Statement on NIH research on obesity and type 2 diabetes

January 12, 2006 - NIH News / Nature Medicine

In this month's "Nature Medicine" special feature on the metabolic syndrome, the NIH research portfolio on obesity and type 2 diabetes is discussed.

Low-calorie diets can help keep the heart young

January 12, 2006 - MSNBC & EurekAlert / Journal of American College of Cardiology

Limiting calories, optimal nutrition provide cardiac benefits

Study confirms you can’t be fat — and healthy

January 10, 2006 - MSNBC / Journal of the American Medical Association

Obesity may be an independent risk factor for heart problems

Three-week diet/exercise study shows 50 percent reversal in metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes

January 9, 2006 - Journal of Applied Physiology

A UCLA study found the Pritikin diet and daily exercise reverses metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes in 50 percent of those with either condition, even without major weight loss.

Helping teen mothers lose weight

January 4, 2006 - MSNBC

Avoiding obesity helps prevent future health problems

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet not associated with weight gain in postmenopausal women

January 3, 2006 - EurekAlert / JAMA & MSNBC

In a clinical trial of over 48,000 post-menopausal women, a low-fat diet that includes increased consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is not associated with weight gain over an average of 7.5 years

Obesity linked to kidney failure

January 2, 2006 - MSNBC (Link expired)

Even moderately overweight people face a higher risk

Doctors debate safety of obesity surgeries

January 2, 2006 - MSNBC

Most common U.S. method may be riskier than once thought

Penn study reveals prevalence of night eating syndrome among people with psychiatric conditions

January 1, 2006 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Psychiatry

Night eating syndrome is a common disorder among psychiatric outpatients and is associated with substance use and obesity.