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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0053.OREXIGEN reports positive 24-week results for Contrave phase III obesity treatment studySeptember 26, 2006 - EurekAlert / BioCom Partners Novel approach to obesity: Orexigen therapeutics reports positive 24-week results for Contrave phase III obesity treatment study -- rationally designed combination of CNS drugs achieves greater weight loss than placebo with no indication of reaching a plateau. Disease of older adults now seen in young, obese adultsSeptember 22, 2006 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Roentgenology Acute diverticulitis, a disease traditionally seen in patients older than 50 years old, is now being seen in younger adults who are obese For super-obese patients, duodenal switch beats gastric bypassSeptember 22, 2006 - EurekAlert / Annals of Surgery A newer operation, the duodenal switch, produced substantially better weight loss in super-obese patients (BMI greater than 50) than gastric bypass, the standard operation. A better diet through online shopping?September 21, 2006 - PLoS Clinical Trials A randomized trial, offering participants using an internet shopping system the chance to receive either general dietary advice or tailored advice which prompted shoppers to replace items with alternatives lower in saturated fat, is to be published in PLoS Clinical Trials. Obesity crisis in insects? Not a problem, says expertSeptember 20, 2006 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ever seen a fat insect? Probably not. Dr. Spencer Behmer may have the answer why, and that could have implications for what is billed as the current human obesity epidemic. Is there a relationship between a mother prompting her child to eat and obesity?September 18, 2006 - EurekAlert / Journal of Pediatrics A study evaluates the role of mothers prompting their child to eat, the child's compliance with those prompts, and the potential contribution of each to the risk of obesity. Weight worries affect women's motivation to stay smoke-free after pregnancySeptember 15, 2006 - EurekAlert / Annals of Behavioral Medicine Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy, the majority will resume smoking after having a baby. Women's worries about weight may decrease their motivation to remain smoke-free postpartum. Dieting danger: Female athletes limiting calories more likely to get stress fracturesSeptember 13, 2006 - American Journal of Sports Medicine Female college athletes on low-calorie diets could be putting themselves at risk for stress fractures Accelerating weight loss may signal development of Alzheimer's diseaseSeptember 11, 2006 - EurekAlert / Archives of Neurology The slow, steady weight loss associated with aging may speed up prior to the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducerSeptember 11, 2006 - EurekAlert / American Chemical Society 232nd National Meeting Chemists in Japan have found that brown seaweed, a flavor component used in many Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that appears in animal studies to promote weight loss by reducing the accumulation of fat. |
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