Tag Archives: weight-loss
Study finds poorer outcomes for obese patients treated for lumbar disc herniation
Jan. 10, 2013 While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation — a slipped or ruptured disc — than nonobese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and length of hospital stay, according to new research published in the January 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS)
Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples: Abnormal proteins from buttock fat linked to metabolic syndrome
Jan. 10, 2013 People who are “apple-shaped” — with fat more concentrated around the abdomen — have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are “pear-shaped” and carry weight more in the buttocks, hips and thighs
Top four reasons why diets fail
Jan. 3, 2013 The battle of the bulge is on — any movement on the scale yet? “Losing weight is one of the top resolutions made every year, yet only 20 percent of people achieve successful weight-loss and maintenance,” says Jessica Bartfield,MD, internal medicine who specializes in nutrition and weight management at the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care
Promising compound restores memory loss and reverses symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice
Jan. 2, 2013 A new ray of hope has broken through the clouded outcomes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A new research report published in January 2013 print issue of the FASEB Journal by scientists from the National Institutes of Health shows that when a molecule called TFP5 is injected into mice with disease that is the equivalent of human Alzheimer’s, symptoms are reversed and memory is restored — without obvious toxic side effects.
Booze calories too often ignored
1 January 2013 Last updated at 21:11 ET People watching their weight should pay close attention to how much alcohol they drink since it is second only to fat in terms of calorie content, say experts. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, alcohol makes up nearly 10% of total calorie intake among drinkers
Targeting taste receptors in the gut may help fight obesity
Dec. 21, 2012 Despite more than 25 years of research on antiobesity drugs, few medications have shown long-term success
Whooping cough jab uptake ‘good’
10 December 2012 Last updated at 21:43 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Uptake of the whooping cough vaccine in pregnant mothers has been “extraordinarily good” in England, the Department of Health says. The jab was introduced UK-wide in the autumn as an emergency measure to protect newborn babies during the worst outbreak of the disease in 20 years. There have been nearly 10,000 UK cases this year and 13 babies have died.
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