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New weight-loss intervention targets instinctive desire to eat
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off using a new alternative weight-loss intervention that targets improving a person's response to internal hunger cues and their ability to resist food, reported a team led by University of California San Diego experts in the
Weight loss with bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of cancer and cancer-related mortality
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48% lower risk of cancer-related death compared with adults who did not have the surgery. The research is published by JAMA.
Preoperative BMI and weight play a key role in bariatric surgery outcomes
New research being presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests that preoperative body mass index (BMI) and weight play an important role in outcomes following bariatric (obesity) surgery.
Structured Weight Loss Programs With Exercise Help Those With Obesity Lose A Lot Of Weight
People who have obesity or severe obesity can lose a considerable amount of weight if they receive a structured one-year weight loss program combined with physical activity, according to two reports published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Climate change could bring rising obesity rates
As global temperatures increase, people may become less physically active and less able to burn excess fat, putting them at increased risk of being overweight or obese.
Major weight loss may reverse heart disease risks associated with obesity, US study finds
Major weight loss appears to reverse most of the cardiovascular risks linked with obesity, according to a cross-sectional analysis of the US adult population being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year (27 Sept-1 Oct).
Even with mild COVID, obesity may mean worse symptoms
Obese people have a tougher time fighting COVID-19, even if they have a milder form of the virus, a new study find
Looking to lose weight? Diet drinks might not be the sweet spot: study
A synthetic aftertaste might not be the only side effect of switching to diet soda, especially if you're trying to lose weight. Drinks that contain the artificial sweetener sucralose may increase food cravings and appetite in woman and people who are obese, according to a new study by led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet tips
Most programs that seek to lower children's body mass index, or BMI, focus on healthy food and physical activity. But as child obesity researchers who specialize in human development and family science, we know that slimming down requires much more than attention to diet and exercise.
Pediatric patients have good 10-year results from gastric sleeve weight loss procedure
Results from a 10-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a common weight loss operation to treat severe obesity show they safely have long-lasting major weight loss and improvement of their obesity-related medical problems without stunting their growth in height. The study, involving the longest known follow-up of pediatric patients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, is published online by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ahead of print.