Diet & Weight Loss

• Panel to Ponder Fate of Qnexa Weight-Loss Pill

  

  Posted 9:15 PM 2/17/2012

  Feb. 17, 2012 -- Once rejected by the FDA over safety concerns, the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday will get a second chance before an FDA advisory committee.

  Will the second time around be the charm? Qnexa maker Vivus Inc. hopes so. And the company will be showing off new safety data from patients who took Qnexa for a second year after completing a one-year clinical trial.

  Whether that will sway the panel -- and, ultimately, the FDA -- is a tough (More)
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• Want to Lose Weight? Try Teamwork

  

  Posted 5:07 PM 2/17/2012

  Feb. 17, 2012 -- Weight loss may be influenced by joining a team.

  A new study shows that people who shed at least 5% of their initial body weight during a weight loss competition were likely to be on the same teams. Those who said their teammates played a large role in their weight loss were more likely to lose a significant amount of weight.

  The findings appear in (More)
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• Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat

  

  Posted 5:22 PM 2/6/2012

  Feb. 6, 2012 -- You may have heard about brown fat -- a unique type of fat that acts like a furnace in the body to burn calories instead of storing them as excess weight.

  Adults don't have much brown fat, but a new study suggests that hormones produced by the (More)
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• People Pleasers May Overeat at Parties

  

  Posted 6:23 PM 2/3/2012

  Feb. 3, 2012 -- People pleasers may want to steer clear of this weekend's Super Bowl parties in order to avoid a dietary fumble.

  A new study shows people who have a strong desire to please others tend to overeat in social situations, even if they're not hungry.

  They're also more likely to indulge in foods they'd normally avoid, like fatty snacks and sweet desserts.

  "People pleasers feel more intense pressure to eat when they believe that their (More)
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• Eating Behavior May Be Shaped by Who You Eat With

  

  Posted 9:21 PM 2/2/2012

  Feb. 2, 2012 -- How you eat may depend on who you're eating with, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.

  Diners who eat together, the authors report, tend to mirror each other, taking bites of food at the same time. They call it behavioral mimicry, or "the process in which a person unwittingly imitates the behavior of another person."

  And they conclude that such insights have "significant implications for one's health (More)
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• Doctor Overweight? Slim Chance of Getting Weight Loss Advice

  

  Posted 5:29 PM 1/31/2012

  Jan. 31, 2012 -- Doctors who are normal weight are more likely to give patients advice on diet and exercise, according to a new study.

  And normal-weight doctors were also more apt to make a diagnosis of obesity, compared to overweight or obese doctors.

  "Your doctor is often not going to diagnose obesity or have (More)
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• New Weight Loss Strategy: Postponing a Snack

  

  Posted 6:03 PM 1/30/2012

  Jan. 30, 2012 -- Got a craving for chocolate ice cream, greasy chips, or something else that you're trying not to eat?

  Postpone it.

  People who postpone a snack they crave actually desire it less and are able to delay eating it, says researcher Nicole Mead, PhD, an assistant professor at Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal.

  What's more, they then eat less of that food over the next week, she has found.

  One key? (More)
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• Does 'The Biggest Loser' Hurt or Help Obese People?

  

  Posted 8:57 PM 1/18/2012

  Jan. 18, 2012 -- Losing weight and entertaining people at the same time seems like a win-win situation. But such might not be the case for the reality show The Biggest Loser.

  Watching reality TV game show contestants sweat, strain, and diet their way to big weight loss may actually (More)
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• Study: Overweight Ex-Football Players Put Brain at Risk

  

  Posted 8:50 PM 1/17/2012

  Jan. 17, 2012 -- Being overweight in retirement may be especially dangerous for professional football players exposed to multiple impacts to the head and concussions in the sport.

  A new study suggests that being overweight increases (More)
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• Are Americans Getting Fed Up With Obesity?

  

  Posted 3:32 PM 1/17/2012

  Jan. 17, 2012 -- The growth in the nation's obesity rate appears to be slowing and in some groups leveling off, according to new research. Yet, the rate is still more than double the government's goal for 2010.

  "This seems to be happening all over the world," researcher Katherine Flegal, PhD, a senior research scientist at the CDC's National Center for Health (More)
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