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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0055.

Orexigen reports positive phase II results for Excalia Combination-Therapy to treat obesity

October 22, 2006 - EurekAlert / BioCom Partners

OREXIGEN Therapeutics reported positive phase II results for Excalia Combination-Therapy to treat obesity.

The neurobiology behind why eating feels so good

October 19, 2006 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Investigation

The need to eat is triggered by the hormone ghrelin. Ghrelin is produced in the gut and triggers the brain to promote eating, but it remains to be determined precisely how ghrelin affects different parts of the brain.

Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic

October 18, 2006 - EurekAlert / Archives of Disease in Childhood

Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to.

Latest weight-loss pill offers modest results, blocks 'munchies'

October 17, 2006 - EurekALert / Cochrane Library

A new drug billed as a magic bullet for obesity -- rimonabant (Acomplia) -- does help people lose weight, although not that much weight, and also helps lower cardiac risk factors.

Campaigns on young people's weight miss point, says research

October 16, 2006 - University of Bath

Campaigns that try to get young people to lose weight by focusing on their dissatisfaction with their appearance are missing the point, new research suggests. Young people who don't like their appearance are no more motivated to change their eating habits than those who are happy with the way they look.

Obesity surgery without scalpel may be decade away

October 14, 2006 - Yahoo News / Reuters (link removed)

Stomach-stapling surgery to combat obesity may be done in the future with a tube inserted through the mouth, making the procedure safer than using an incision.

Diverticulitis increasing in young, obese patients

October 13, 2006 - Yahoo News / Reuters (Link removed)

The results of a new study suggest that the demographics of acute diverticulitis in the United States are changing.

Daily weighing and quick action keeps pounds off

October 11, 2006 - EurekAlert / New England Journal of Medicine

Most successful dieters regain the weight they lost. But new research shows that stepping on a scale every day, then cutting calories and boosting exercise if the numbers run too high, can significantly help dieters maintain weight loss.

Regular exercise, keeping weight in check reduces breast-cancer risk in postmenopausal women

October 9, 2006 - EurekAlert / Obesity

Postmenopausal women who want to significantly decrease their breast-cancer risk would be wise to exercise regularly and keep their weight within a normal range for their height

Obesity tied to higher risk of complications in spinal surgery

October 9, 2006 - EurekAlert / Congress of Neurological Surgeons

While obesity is tied to increasing risks for heart disease and diabetes, it also could bring more complications in spine surgery.

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