Weight Loss News

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who take the weight-loss drug rimonabant may face heightened risks for severe depression and anxiety, Danish researchers report.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- In mice, a low-carbohydrate diet slowed prostate tumor growth, possibly because fewer carbohydrates leads to a drop in insulin production, U.S. researchers say.

Reuters - Beta carotene taken as a dietary supplement for many years may protect against declines in memory, thinking and learning skills that often precede Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday.

AP - America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. But public health experts suggest people can attack them both by cutting calories and carbon dioxide at the same time.

American Cancer Society - Excess body fat increases a person's risk of developing cancer, according to a new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The high-fat, high-protein and low-carbohydrate Atkins diet may put practitioners at risk for heart disease in as little as one month, a new study suggests.

AP - Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you.

Reuters - The high-fat Atkins diet can cause long-term damage to blood vessels, as well as some of the inflammation linked with heart and artery disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Women who followed at least five certain lifestyle and diet behaviors were about 80 percent less likely to have infertility from ovulatory disorders than women who followed none of the behaviors, a Harvard study concludes.

AP - West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state's obesity problem. The wheel is a body mass index calculator, a low-tech tool that will be distributed to doctors across the state as part of a new effort to get physicians to recognize obesity early in their patients.

(HealthDay News) - It's crucial to eat right after you've had bariatric or other types of weight-loss surgery.

Certain female college athletes, such as swimmers, divers and runners, have lower bone density than other athletes, a new study finds.

Three months of daily, vigorous exercise can improve overweight kids' thinking, U.S. researchers report.

(HealthDay News) - Getting needed exercise can be as simple as performing a few household chores regularly.

Inline skating offers a fun, low-impact workout that can burn as many calories as cycling or running.

A new study provides more evidence that dopamine -- a brain chemical associated with reward, pleasure, movement and motivation -- plays a role in obesity.

Jane Ross, a 42-year-old Boston area gym buff, is honest about it: When exercising, she sometimes grunts.

(HealthDay News) - Any time you rake leaves, don't forget that you're sneaking in some exercise. Just as you'd prepare for a trip to the gym, you need to ward off possible injury by taking precautions before you rake.

Obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease -- similar to that seen in obese adults, U.S. researchers say.

Providing physical therapy to respiratory patients in the intensive care unit can shorten the time they have to spend in the hospital, researchers report.