Weight-loss surgery seems safe for kidney disease patients
(HealthDay) -- Obese chronic kidney disease patients who undergo surgery to achieve weight loss do not face a particularly dangerous rate of complications as a result, a new study suggests.
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Battling obesity with better mathematical models
In the war to lose weight it may be something other than willpower or junk food that's preventing victory: it could be faulty use of mathematics.
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
(AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones ...
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Feb 02, 2012 |
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Would you stop eating out to lose weight?
Going out to eat has become a major part of our culture. Frequently eating out and consuming high-calorie foods in large portions at restaurants can contribute to excess calorie intake and weight gain. However, a study in ...
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Jan 10, 2012 |
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Exercise is good for your waistline -- but it’s a writing exercise
(Medical Xpress) -- Is losing weight as simple as doing a 15-minute writing exercise? In a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, women who wrote about their most impo ...
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Coloradans can make money by losing weight
(AP) -- Insurance company Kaiser Permanente Colorado is offering cash to Coloradans to lose weight and keep it off.
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Dec 28, 2011 |
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Study finds overweight teens want to lose weight, going about it the wrong way
About 14 percent of Philadelphia's high school students are considered overweight, and while a myriad of research has been published on what schools, communities and parents can do to help curb these rates, very little information ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss
Losing weight without dieting, going hungry or using an expensive high-protein liquid diet can be as simple as eating a smaller lunch, reports a new Cornell study that is online and will be published in the journal Appetite in Oct ...
Health
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Fat and healthy? Study finds slim isn't always superior
A study out of York University has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you.
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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'Love your body' to lose weight
Almost a quarter of men and women in England and over a third of adults in America are obese. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease and can significantly shorten a person's life expectancy. New research ...
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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Children as young as 10 vomit to lose weight, with highest rates in boys
Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls, according to a study of nearly 16,000 school pupils published online early, ahead of print publication, ...
Health
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Yo-yo dieting vs. obesity? Dieters may be healthier, live longer, study finds
Yo-yo dieters may be healthier and live longer than those who stay obese, a new Ohio University study finds.
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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Low-energy diet can improve sleep disorder
Sufferers of the sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnoea could benefit from following a low energy diet to lose weight, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Weight gain between first and second pregnancies increases woman's gestational diabetes risk
Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy. But losing weight ...
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May 23, 2011 |
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Packing on the pounds in middle age linked to dementia
According to a new study, being overweight or obese during middle age may increase the risk of certain dementias. The research is published in the May 3, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
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