Both weight loss and weight gain are associated with a reduction in the quality of life of older individuals according to recent study from a University in Madrid, Spain. Read the entire article | Email this article

Young women who are obese are more dissatisfied with work, career, study, family relationships, partner relationships, and social activities according to a new study from Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. Read the entire article | Email this article

Obese people experience a poorer health-related quality of life than leaner people according to a new study from researchers at West Virginia University's School of Pharmacy. Read the entire article | Email this article

One-third of patients put on a very-low-calorie diet followed by behavior modification maintained a weight loss of at least 5 percent for two years according to a study from Finland. Weight loss after two year was associated with improvements in psychological and physical health. Read the entire article | Email this article