Health
Carb cycling: An exercise in weight loss
(HealthDay)—Trying to choose between a high-carb and a low-carb diet? There's a third option that might suit you even better.
Nov 30, 2018
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Surgery
Weight loss procedure shrinks both fat and muscle
Left gastric artery embolization, a novel interventional procedure used to treat obesity, leads to the loss of both fat and muscle, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Surgery
Race plays role in regaining weight after gastric bypass surgery
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at greater risk to regain weight as compared to Caucasians. To date, no study has addressed the effect of race on weight regain ...
Nov 15, 2018
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Individualized therapy for patients with osteoporosis
More than six million people in Germany suffer from osteoporosis. The disease is characterized by chronic bone resorption, leading to frequent fractures as a consequence of the bone loss. In many cases, treating the condition ...
Nov 2, 2018
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Surgery
Greater weight loss with gastric bypass than other bariatric surgeries
(HealthDay)—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with greater weight loss at one, three, and five years than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or adjustable gastric banding (AGB), though it also has the highest rate of 30-day ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
In a study of postmenopausal women, participants who lost weight had a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintained or gained weight. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal ...
Oct 8, 2018
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Diabetes
Combating constant hunger
A plant-derived substance widely used in traditional Chinese medicine has demonstrated promising weight loss effects. The findings of a study conducted by scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner of the German ...
Sep 4, 2018
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Health
Belly fat is the most dangerous, but losing it from anywhere helps
Excess storage of fat is linked to many different chronic diseases. But some areas of fat storage on the body are worse than others.
Aug 30, 2018
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Cardiology
Weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events
A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal ...
Aug 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medical researchers seek eradication of peste des petits ruminants disease
Peste des petits ruminants is a highly contagious disease found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and was recently detected in Bulgaria on the border with Turkey. This highly contagious viral disease affects almost a billion ...
Jul 31, 2018
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