A study conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that obese patients with specific genetic makeup had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight.

The ultimate weight loss key is changing eating habits. Even if you spend all your time trying to lose weight, if you don't change your eating lifestyle, there is a little chance that you will be able to achieve your weight loss goal.

A new study published in Diabetes Care, the journal of the American Diabetes Association has revealed that patents with type 2 diabetes that shed off excess weight immediately after their diagnosis are in a better position to control their disease compared to those who don't lose weight or who instead gain more weight.

A study published online today in the International Journal of Obesity shows that eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of a reduced-calorie diet, helps overweight adults lose more weight and feel more energetic than those who eat a bagel breakfast of equal calories.

When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. During weight loss through calorie-restricted diets, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate.

In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent over two years, according to a report in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

If you have been swallowing endless pills in a bid to reduce your weight and yet have not registered any success, then the secret might be in how you physically exercise your body.

Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses.

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.

Saturday can be the worst enemy for our waistlines, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

People looking for ways to manage their weight are often advised to eat slowly, allowing a feeling of fullness to register before they eat too much. A study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island seems to support that weight-control method.

Cardiovascular training, AKA cardio, is absolutely imperative for optimal health. The benefits are immeasurable and have the ability to affect the quality and length of one’s life. However, many people spend a great deal of time doing cardio exercises and don’t experience the results that they should.