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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Obese food preferences: Comparing Men and Women

Women choose Sweets as their extravagance-of-choice more than twice as often as men -- 42 percent of women versus 17 percent of men, whereas men chose alcohol twice as often as women -- 44 percent of men versus 16 percent of women. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 1:25 pm | [0] comments

Very-low calorie diet: 33 lbs loss in one year

"Very-low-calorie diets with regular monitoring and feedback [are] effective in reducing and maintaining weight loss for up to a year," concluded the author of a study from Britain. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 1:22 pm | [0] comments

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

The truth about carbohydrates: An interview with researcher Jean-Pierre Flatt, Ph.D.

Are carbohydrates easily converted to fat? "No," according to researcher Jean-Pierre Flatt, Ph.D. "The body is very efficient at balancing the amount of carbohydrates that are burned with the amount that is eaten." Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 8:23 am | [0] comments

Green Tea for weight loss: The interaction between caffeine and catechins

"Green tea extract stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis to an extent which is much greater than can be attributed to its caffeine content per se," concluded Abdul Dulloo and colleagues in a paper which explains how green tea extract stimulates thermogenesis. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 8:14 am | [0] comments

Monday, March 22, 2004

Colon cancer: Blood sugar, insulin and belly fat associated with increased risk

Elevated blood sugar levels, insulin levels and belly fat increase the risk of colon cancer according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 12:56 pm | [0] comments

Adolescents: Prevalence of dieting

Forty-five percent of girls and 20 percent of boys report having been on a diet at some point. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 12:52 pm | [0] comments

Very-Low-Calorie Diet: One-forth maintain 10 percent weight loss

One-fourth of patients who completed an intensive very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) weight-loss program maintained a weight loss of 10 percent after seven years according to a 1999 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 22, 2004 12:46 pm | [1] comments

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Amantadine fights Zyprexa-induced weight gain

Symmetrel (amantadine) caused an average weight loss of 7.7 pounds in twelve patients who had gained an average of 16.1 pounds while taking the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa (olanzapine) according to a study by Floris (2001). Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 2:26 pm | [5] comments

Blood Pressure: The belief that “lower is better” is false

"Much of the worry about blood pressure--especially the 'lower is better'--is false," says mathematics and statistics professor Sidney S. Port from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prof. Port is the lead author of an excellent, ground-breaking, landmark, paradigm-shifting paper about the risks associated with systolic blood pressure that was published The Lancet in 2000. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 5:45 am | [0] comments

Thursday, March 18, 2004

Neurontin (gabapentin) can cause weight gain

The anti-convulsant Neurontin (gabapentin) can cause weight gain according to a 1997 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 1:55 pm | [38] comments

Hypertension: The effect of body weight

A 10 pound weight gain is associated with an increase in systolic blood pressure (the upper number) of 4.5 mmHg. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 10:04 am | [0] comments

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Breast-feeding reduces childhood obesity

Breast-feeding exclusively for the first three to five months of life reduces the incidence of obesity at the age of 5-to 6-years-old by 35 percent according to a recent study from southern Germany. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 17, 2004 10:26 pm | [0] comments

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Diet drugs save money

"We found that treatment with obesity medications reduced overall pharmacy costs with the added benefit of weight loss," concluded a 1999 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 10:15 pm | [0] comments

Xenical: Weight loss of 10 percent vs 7 percent

Xenical (orlistat) causes 3 percent more weight loss than a placebo according to a two-year study called the European Orlistat Obesity Study Group. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 10:12 pm | [0] comments

Xenical for maintenance: Only half as much weight regained

Xenical (orlistat) helps maintain weight loss according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 10:10 pm | [0] comments

Estrogen in food may lead to obesity

"The continued and massive intake of estrone [from food sources] may enhance tissue deposition and lead to obesity," concluded a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 3:30 am | [0] comments

Weight gain increases diabetes and heart disease

People who gain 11 to 17.3 pounds as adults are 1.9 times more likely to develop type II diabetes mellitus and 1.3 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease than those who lose weight or maintain a stable weight after the age of 18-years-old. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 3:29 am | [0] comments

Which is better for long-term loss—a very-low-calorie diet, behavior modification or both?

Both according to a study of women. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 16, 2004 3:20 am | [0] comments

Monday, March 15, 2004

Bontril (phendimetrazine): 15 percent weight loss

At 70 mg three times per day, Bontril (phendimetrazine) causes an average weight loss as much as 15 percent of body weight. However, considering side effects, the optimum dose may be 70 mg twice a day. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 3:30 am | [0] comments

Esophagus cancer: Overweight increases risk 3-fold

"Several epidemiologic studies have shown upwards of threefold excess risks [for cancer of the esophagus] among overweight individuals", according to a recent paper. Tobacco and alcohol consumption are the primary causes. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 3:20 am | [0] comments

Friday, March 12, 2004

Binge eating: How common is it?

One-forth of obese women binge according a study of 136 women. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:40 pm | [0] comments

Most college girls underestimate calorie intake

Young women tend to underestimate calorie intake depending on how heavy they are. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:35 pm | [0] comments

Belly fat increases the risk of gout

Belly fat is a more important than BMI for the risk of gout according to a 1997 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:34 pm | [0] comments

Weight gain does not increase heart disease in older men

Gaining or losing weight does not increase the risk of ischemic heart disease in older men according to an 8-year follow-up study of 2903 men involved in the Copenhagen Male Study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:31 pm | [0] comments

Anti-seizure medicine causes weight gain

The anti-sezure drug Neurontin? (gabapentin) can cause weight gain according to a study which reviewed the weight changes of 44 patients treated with the drug for at least one year. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:23 pm | [0] comments

Tryptophan may be helpful during dieting

Tryptophan supplementation may be helpful during very low calorie diets suggest the authors of a 1997 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 10:20 pm | [0] comments

High calcium diet decreases fat absorption in rats

A high calcium has recently been associated with lower body weight. The reason seems to be that a high calcium diet increases fecal fat loss according to a recent study of rats. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Fri, Mar 12, 2004 3:00 am | [0] comments

Thursday, March 11, 2004

New diet drug for losing weight and stopping smoking

A drug called Acomplia (rimonabant), which helped people lose 20 pounds and helps smokers stop smoking without gaining weight, may be available in the U.S. in a year or two. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 3:36 am | [7] comments

Calorie restriction reduces the risk of breast cancer

Severe calorie restriction early in life appears to reduce the risk of breast cancer, especially in women who later have children, according to a study from researchers at Harvard University.

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Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 3:12 am | [0] comments

Obese women earn 30 percent less

Obese women in white-collar jobs earn 30 percent less than normal-weight, or even plump women, a difference of at least $5,000 per year, according to a new study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 11, 2004 3:10 am | [0] comments

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Dairy products linked to leaner children

Children who consume more milk and dairy products are leaner than those who consume less. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 3:20 am | [0] comments

IRS allows weight loss tax deduction

The IRS now allows you to deduct expensive weight loss procedures, including surgery or nutrition counseling costs, from your taxable income. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 3:15 am | [0] comments

Prevalence of obesity increasing

The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has been increasing dramatically since 1985 according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 3:12 am | [0] comments

Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Obesity to overtake smoking as the #1 cause of death by 2005

Based on current trends, obesity will become No. 1 preventable cause of death by 2005, causing more than 500,000 deaths a year according to a study from researchers from the Centers for Disease Control. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 09, 2004 5:25 pm | [0] comments

Overweight as young adult riskier than as middle adult

Being overweight at 22-years-old increases a man's risk of dying later in life, whereas being overweight in middle adulthood does not increase the risk according to a recent analysis. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 09, 2004 10:49 am | [0] comments

Monday, March 08, 2004

CLA increases regain of muscle, but does not affect body weight

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) dose-dependently improves regain of fat-free mass (muscle) and resting metabolism following weight loss, but does not have any effect on the amount of weight regained. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 08, 2004 9:38 am | [0] comments

CLA does not cause weight loss in humans

Althought CLA increases muscle and reduces fat in developing mice and rats, it does not cause weight loss in humans according to a 1999 study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Mon, Mar 08, 2004 6:12 am | [0] comments

Sunday, March 07, 2004

Soy-based meal replacment shakes cause 9 lbs greater weight loss

People following the Scan Diet meal replacement formula which includes use of soy-based meal replacement shakes lost 9 pound more weight than people eating a low calorie diet with the same number of calories according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Sun, Mar 07, 2004 11:40 am | [0] comments

Thursday, March 04, 2004

Childhood overweight has increased from 5 percent in 1971 to 14 percent in 2000

The prevleance of overweight in children ages 2- to 19-years-old is 2.8 times greater than it was in 1971-1974 according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 04, 2004 10:05 pm | [0] comments

Obesity doubles the risk of stroke

Obesity doubles the risk of stroke according to a recent study. The risk of stroke increases 6 percent for every one unit increase in BMI. Read the entire article | Email this article

Posted by Larry Hobbs on Thu, Mar 04, 2004 3:04 pm | [0] comments