http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol. However, University of Missouri researchers found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cholesterol-lowering-drug-benefits-obese-adults.html Cardiology Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:27 EST news287851338 (HealthDay)—Most overweight adults feel that specific weight-loss benefits offered by health plans would be helpful, but few are willing to pay extra for them, according to a study published online April 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-overweight-adults-weight-loss-health-benefits.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:08:21 EST news284918885 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 (Medical Xpress) -- More than three-quarters of Chinese adults have at least one risk factor for type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease, reveals new data in a long-term study done by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and published this week in Obesity. Rates of hypertension, diabetes and triglycerides are particularly high, even in the young and trim. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-percent-chinese-adults-diabetes-heart.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:25:48 EST news262247143 With 1 in 5 overweight Americans suffering from chronic kidney disease, Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed the nutritional and lifestyle habits of overweight adults, finding that their methods included diets and diet pills that may cause further kidney damage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-overweight-americans-kidney-weight-loss.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:10:01 EST news249051222 (Medical Xpress) -- Weight loss combined with exercise reduces pain and improves mobility in people with knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented by Professor of Health and Exercise Science Steve Messier earlier this month at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-weight-loss-knees.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:50:35 EST news240663022