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Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity

Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0072.

Bariatric surgery appears to be safe for carefully selected older, Medicare patients

June 18, 2007 - EurekAlert / Archives of Surgery

Complications after bariatric surgery appear similar between patients younger and older than age 60 and also between Medicare recipients and non-recipients.


Fat fish put obesity on the hook

June 18, 2007 - EurekAlert / FASEB Journal

Everyone knows that eating lean fish helps slim waistlines, but researchers have found a new way fish can help eliminate obesity.


How to market diet pills: Prescription and over-the-counter pills may increase unhealthy behavior

June 14, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of Consumer Research

Study finds that the more effective a drug is perceived to be, the more likely the user is to engage in risky behavior.


Bariatric surgery can make people more sensitive to alcohol

June 14, 2007 - EurekAlert / American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery to lose weight will get drunk faster and take longer to get sober.


New nutritional research: College students face obesity, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome

June 14, 2007 - EurekAlert / Experimental Biology Annual Meeting

Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and inactivity: New data on the demographic of college students indicates that this group of 18 - 24-year-olds are on the path toward chronic health diseases.


Obesity adds to the quality of life burden of rheumatoid arthritis

June 14, 2007 - EurekAlert / EULAR 2007

Obese patients fare worse in fatigue physical condition and pain


Sleep problems may affect a person's diet

June 11, 2007 - EurekAlert / 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies

Sleep problems can influence a person's diet. Those who don't get enough sleep are less likely to cook their own meals and, instead, opt to eat fast food.


Calorie density key to losing weight

June 8, 2007 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Eating smart, not eating less, may be the key to losing weight. Diets focusing on foods that are low in calorie density can promote healthy weight loss while helping people to control hunger.


Diet and exercise key to surviving breast cancer, regardless of obesity

June 8, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Oncology

Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy diet and exercise moderately can reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by half, regardless of their weight.


Lack of sun does not explain low vitamin D in elderly who are overweight

June 7, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

People who are overweight tend to have lower levels of vitamin D, which may increase their risk of osteoporosis and other chronic conditions. Reduced sun exposure does not explain the low vitamin D levels of overweight Caucasians age 65 and older.


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