Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
...risk associated with it, the risks associated with obesity are far greater. They argue that these risks can be reduced by weight loss, perhaps achieved by taking appetite suppressing drugs. Levitsky disagrees: "There is no evidence that losing weight with the help of appetite suppressants is as effective ...Should Drugs Be Used In The Treatment Of Obesity: A Point-Counterpoint Discussion
Two authoritative obesity experts debate whether the benefitof anti-obesity ... drugscan be better targeted to specific causes of obesity yet tobe defined.To see a full text version of this article, please click here to view the PDF...Effective Obesity Treatment Likely To Require Targeting Of Multiple Weight Control Systems
... University of Washington Schoolof Medicine review obesity research dating back to 1966 in the May 29 issue o... "While the notion of a single 'magic bullet' for obesity treatment isoverly optimistic," said Schwartz, "there is good news. Namely, progress intounderstandi......that common over-the-counter remedies forcolds and obesity that contain ingredients such as pseudoephedrine (found inSudafed), phenylpropanolamine (found in Accutrim) and ephedrine also act as MAOinhibitors, although they are not labeled as such. This could be damaging topatients who also take antidepressant...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
...ion, diabetes, untreatable tuberculosis or extreme obesity - as well asthose who required many other kinds of potent medications. By random selection, half of the participants received low-dose oralhydrocortisone and the other half a placebo. The researchers tried to mimic thenatural diurnal fluctuations in...Orlistat Is Not A Miracle Diet Pill
...that there have been misplaced claims that the new obesity drug orlistat, will enable fat people to eat what they like and still lose weight. He stresses that this is highly misleading and that anyone taking orlistat who eats a high fat diet will receive a powerful incentive to reduce their fat intake (owin...Lifetime Risks And Costs Of Heart Disease Much Higher For Obese
...or the severely obese. "Our findings indicate that obesity imposes a significant health and economicburden on...son. "Clearly, efforts toreduce the prevalence of obesity can have important benefits in terms ofreduction in the risks and costs of coronary heart disease." ...Childhood Obesity, Diabetes And Hyperlipidemia
...insulin in 3000 childrenaged 5-17. Thus, abdominal obesity in children may predict later diabetes andheart disease....Scientists Link Body Weight Regulation And Immune System Control
...y, a gene that codes for a protein that suppresses obesity in mice. Ateam from Millennium Pharmaceuticals reported similar findings in the same issueof Nature. "It's extremely interesting that the mahogany gene should turn out to have afunction in the immune system," said Barsh. "This implies that this mole...Exercise Is The Best Means Of Weight Control In Teenagers
...years The best means of tackling the increase in obesity in young people is to encourage them to take exercise rather than go on a diet, say researchers from Australia in this week's BMJ. In their study of nearly 2,000 male and female students aged 14-15 over a period of three years, Professor George Patt...Slowing Excess Weight Gain In Childhood Appears To Reduce Adult Heart Disease Risk
...- the condition in which insulin isassociated with obesity and the risk for cardiovascular disease. In the study, rates of increase in both weight and body mass index -- arelative measure of fatness -- during childhood and adolescence correlated withhigher levels of cholesterol, insulin and high bloo...Low Educational Level Increases Risk For Congestive Heart Failure
... stroke -- high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity andphysical inactivity. But one important addition that we found in this study isthe amount of education." He and researchers at Tulane conducted a study to determine conditions thatmight contribute to CHF. "By studying the factors that contribute t...New Study Finds Blacks Face 38 Percent Higher Stroke Risk
...ferences between whites and blacks may result from obesity or dietor factors we haven't identified yet." ... he said. Researchers did not study obesity directly because they believedeliminating the effects of high blood pressure covers obesity, Rosamon......ing toDr. Camargo. The new study suggests that the obesity precedes the development ofasthma. "This study suggests that obesity may explain some of the increase inasthma in Western countries in the last 20 years," he said. "It's...Study Confirms Girls' Belief: More Fat Means Fewer Dates
...rn said. "The flip side isthat acceptance of real obesity can result in significant health problems laterin life. Ideally, we need to encourage girls to use healthy weight controlpractices that minimize obesity, but also avoid contributing to weight concernsthat could result in eating disorders. And as ou...Heart Experts Call For Action Against Missed Opportunities To Prevent Heart Disease In Women
...ement of riskfactors in women. The prevalence of obesity in American women is increasing. About 25 percent of woman report no regular sustained physical activity. Also,smoking rates are declining less for woman than for men. "The problem may result in part from the perception that theserecommendat......hblood levels of cholesterol, physical inactivity, obesity and diabetes. The decline in deaths from heart disease could be due to both improved medicalcare and more effective management of risk factors in members of the generalpopulation before they have their first heart attacks, says Fuster. He addedthat ...Anti-Depressant Drug Shows Promise As Weight-Loss Treatment
...fAmericans are considered overweight or obese, and obesity carries with it atremendous risk of high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, diabetes and avariety of cancers. So it is vital that we identify new and better ways ofhelping people lose weight and thereby reduce their medical risks." Gadde becam...Surgery for severely obese improves more than just weight
... of surgery to treat severe obesity reach beyond helping patien...onal factors dealt with how obesity affected what the subject needed to do on a day-to-day basis. ......n a third (35 per cent) less likely to suffer from obesity by the time they reached school age. They conclud... that the protective effect of breast feeding from obesity is more likely to be related to the composition of breast milk than lifestyle factors associated wit...