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People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression can lose weight and keep it off through a modified lifestyle intervention program, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded study reported online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-mental-illnesses-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:30:02 EST news283096256 (HealthDay)—Certain baseline characteristics better predict successful weight loss with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention, according to a study published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-baseline-factors-impact-lifestyle-intervention.html Diabetes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:00:15 EST news279464934 Among overweight adults, participation in an intensive lifestyle intervention (that included counseling sessions and targets to reduce caloric intake and increase physical activity) was associated with a greater likelihood of partial remission of type 2 diabetes, however the absolute remission rates were modest, according to a study in the December 19 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-intensive-weight-loss-intervention-linked-chance.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:03 EST news275068102 (HealthDay)—Adults with cerebral palsy may be able to reduce declines in muscle strength, improve function, and reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease by avoiding sedentary behavior and engaging in physical activity, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sedentary-behavior-worsens-decline-cerebral.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:40:01 EST news271078438 Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-weight-loss-heart-disease-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:22:59 EST news269871768 (HealthDay)—Intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss (ILI) significantly improves high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, which is partially mediated by stimulation of adiponectin production, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of Lipid Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-adiponectin-hdl.html Medical research Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:50:01 EST news269789968 Exercise and healthy eating reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, according to a study funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study was recently published online in Obesity and will be in a future print edition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-biggest-loser-modest-diet-sustain.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:33:24 EST news269537598 A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found. Adding an intensive lifestyle intervention to metformin provided no more benefit than metformin therapy alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drugs-youth-diabetes.html Diabetes Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:42:33 EST news254936319 Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halved the risk of losing mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results from the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results are published in the March 29, 2012, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-weight-loss-decline-mobility-adults.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:02 EST news252152038 Programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes and lower health care costs over time, researchers conclude in a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-interventions-diabetes-good-investment.html Diabetes Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:01 EST news251637033 A program that helps obese patients improve healthy behaviors is associated with modest weight loss and improved blood pressure control in a high-risk, low-income group, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Duke University, Harvard University and other institutions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-lifestyle-obese-patients-linked-modest.html Health Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:00:05 EST news250779348 Can a visit to your primary care doctor help you lose weight? Primary care physicians, working with medical assistants in their practices, helped one group of their obese patients lose an average of 10.1 lb during a two-year lifestyle intervention, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Their 10 lb weight loss was associated, over the two years, with improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including waist circumference and HDL cholesterol levels. The results of the POWER-UP (Practice-based Opportunities for Weight Reduction at the University of Pennsylvania) trial were reported in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine and at the American Heart Association annual meeting today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-primary-care-based-weight-intervention-obese.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:19 EST news240510612 Lifestyle modifications and pharmaceutical treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease are associated with improvement in sexual function among men with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a meta-analysis posted Online First today in Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-treatment-cv-factors-sexual-function.html Health Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:50:01 EST news235063955 (Medical Xpress) -- Allowing those at the highest risk of developing diabetes to select the lifestyle intervention that will benefit them offers the best results in well-being and functionality when compared to other methods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-patients-choice-health-interventions-outcomes.html Health Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:38:25 EST news228461866