News related to Adipex-P (Phentermine) and/or conditions it is approved for
Similar weight loss on 3 different, popular diets (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Weight Loss News [2008.07.16]
Reuters - A long-term study of three very
different diets has concluded that all produce similar amounts
of modest weight loss, although the health benefits of the
three may vary.
Keeping A Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2008.07.09]
Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Source: MedicineNet insulin Specialty [2008.06.19]
Title: Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/19/2008
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Source: MedicineNet Overactive Bladder Specialty [2008.05.23]
Title: Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 5/23/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/23/2008
Weight Loss
Source: MedicineNet Hypoglycemia Specialty [2008.03.18]
Title: Weight Loss
Category: Health and Living
Created: 8/27/2001 4:02:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2008
Modest Results From Weight Loss Drugs
Source: MedicineNet orlistat Specialty [2007.11.16]
Title: Modest Results From Weight Loss Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 11/16/2007
Last Editorial Review: 11/16/2007
Weight Loss Drugs: How Much Do Diet Pills Help?
Source: MedicineNet orlistat Specialty [2007.10.08]
Title: Weight Loss Drugs: How Much Do Diet Pills Help?
Category: Health Facts
Created: 9/22/2003
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2007
Over-the-Counter Weight Loss PIll OK'd
Source: MedicineNet orlistat Specialty [2007.02.08]
Title: Over-the-Counter Weight Loss PIll OK'd
Category: Health News
Created: 2/8/2007
Last Editorial Review: 2/8/2007
Prescription Weight Loss Medicine
Source: MedicineNet orlistat Specialty [2005.07.14]
Title: Prescription Weight Loss Medicine
Category: Health Facts
Created: 1/31/2005 4:27:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2005
Low Carb And Mediterranean May Be Effective Alternatives To Low Fat Diets, Study
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2008.07.17]
A new large scale 2 year study by an international team of scientists concluded that Mediterranean and low carbohydrate diets may be just as safe and effective as standard medically prescribed low fat diets for losing weight and if continued beyond the weight loss target, may confer long term health benefits. A particularly noteworthy feature of the study is the high proportion of participants who stuck to the diets for the whole 2 years: 85 per cent.
Low-Carb and Mediterranean Diets May Equal Watching Fat Intake
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics [2008.07.16]
BEER-SHEVA, Israel -- Weight loss with both a low-carbohydrate and a Mediterranean diet may even have advantages over a low-fat diet, researchers found.
Want To Lose Weight? Keep A Food Diary
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2008.07.08]
US researchers working on a study comparing approaches to weight loss, found that keeping a food diary can double weight loss as part of a managed programme; they said that the more food records they kept, the more weight the participants lost. The study was carried out by investigators from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research, and is to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Metformin may help obese teen girls lose weight (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Weight Loss News [2008.07.08]
Reuters - The addition of the type 2
diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may
help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make
dietary changes, according to a new study.
Liposuction Does Not Improve Metabolic Abnormalities Linked to Obesity
Source: Medscape Surgery Headlines [2004.06.16]
The investigators conclude that decreasing adipose tissue mass alone will not achieve the metabolic benefits of weight loss.
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