Medical Devices that Treat Obesity: What to Know
An update from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on devices that may help if diet and exercise aren’t eliminating obesity:If your health care provider finds that you’re overweight or...
View ArticleResearchers Link Obesity to More Kinds of Cancer
There’s yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team of researchers has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach,...
View ArticleWhen Medications Work against Weight Loss
While diet, exercise and behavior modification are essential components of obesity management, a successful long-term weight loss strategy should also include avoiding or minimizing medication-related...
View ArticleFiery Capsaicin Could Help Fight Obesity
Scientists have discovered a dietary strategy that may address obesity by reducing endotoxemia, a major contributor to chronic, low-grade inflammation (CLGI). The researchers uncovered an interaction...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association: Government Needs to Help Fight Obesity
Editor’s note: These remarks, from Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association, analyze a recent report on obesity in the U.S. — one of our greatest public-health issues –...
View ArticleWarning to Doctors about “Healthy Obesity”
Researchers are warning physicians to pay attention to the increased cardiovascular health risks of patients who are classed as either ‘healthy obese’ or deemed to be ‘normal weight’ but have metabolic...
View ArticleCinnamon Could Help Fight Obesity
Research done at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and published in the December 2017 issue of the journal Metabolism has determined how a common holiday spice–cinnamon–might be...
View ArticleWhat Obesity Does to the Spine
With so much focus on the many health risks of obesity – including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer – many people overlook what obesity can also do to the spine,About one-third of American adults –...
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Options for Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery
Tens of thousands of people each year achieve dramatic weight loss by undergoing bariatric surgery.According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, in 2017, 228,000 people...
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Smartphone Use and Obesity
As smartphones continue to be an inherent part of life and grow as a primary source of entertainment—particularly among young people—it leads to a decrease in physical activity, experts say.In a recent...
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