weight control

Vivus Ahead in Race For New Weight Loss Drug

Denise Clay — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:11:03 -0500

Three drug companies are racing to get approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to sell the next weight loss pill. Vivus, Orexigen and Arena are all trying to finalize studies and data to be able to submit their request for approval of their new weight loss medication. It appears that Vivus is ahead in the race to submit their new weight loss drug for approval.

Late Night Eating's Affect on Weight Gain

Denise Clay — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:44:26 -0500

While we all know that what we eat can affect how much we weight and our overall health. A recent study by Northwestern University shows there is a potential link to when you eat what you eat to your weight gain as well. The study shows there may be a link between eating at night and weight gain.

Dieters are attracted to spirituality and therapy combination

harminka — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:47:03 -0500

Weight Watchers is the world's largest support group, with more than 1.5 million members worldwide. What makes overweight consumers turn to this organization for help? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says dieters are attracted to its combination of spirituality and therapy.

Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:29:00 -0500

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

Better-educated women are a healthier weight, new research reveals

harminka — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:23:58 -0500

A new comparison of multi-national data, released this month, reveals that highly educated women have a healthier average weight than less educated women, but that the meaning of “healthier” changes according to a nation’s relative wealth. In countries where malnutrition is prevalent, better-educated women weigh more.

Study shows long-term weight control is achievable

harminka — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:13:40 -0500

People who shed weight and want to keep it off might benefit from monthly personal contact interventions, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.

Study confirms that low-calorie sweeteners are helpful in weight control

harminka — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:11:44 -0600

A recent review of the scientific literature concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners may be of help in resolving the obesity problem. Although they are not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and foods can help people reduce their calorie (energy) intakes.

Weight gain induced by antipsychotic drugs can be avoided

harminka — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:39:20 -0600

A research team from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic drugs—which in extreme cases can be as high as 30 kilos in only one month—can be avoided through a specially designed weight control program.

Social standing may be linked to body mass index in teen girls

harminka — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:19:48 -0600

Teen girls who perceive themselves as being lower on the social ladder appear more likely to gain weight over the subsequent two years, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Physical education, active play help teens maintain normal weight

harminka — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:06:52 -0600

Adolescents who participate in physical education at school are more likely to maintain a normal weight as young adults, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For each weekday of physical education at school the odds of being an overweight adult decreased by 5 percent.

Links between food cravings, types of cravings, weight management

harminka — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:32:35 -0500

Accepting food cravings and keeping them in check may be an important component of weight management, according to findings from the first six-month phase of a calorie-restriction study conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University.

What We Want More Than The iPhone

Anastvatz — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:32:52 -0500

is to have ideal weight!