Posted: June 21, 2012 at 9:46 am
Minimally-invasive weight loss surgery is safer than open surgery, with patients suffering fewer complications during those procedures, according to a new study of more than 150,000 people who had a gastric bypass in the United States. Patients also left the hospital sooner — and with a slightly smaller medical bill — after so-called laparoscopic gastric…
Posted: June 20, 2012 at 5:59 pm
New research suggests that having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, where the size of the stomach is reduced and the intestine is shortened, thus limiting how much a person can eat, can increase the risk of alcohol-use disorders. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, adds to mounting evidence of a…
Posted: June 1, 2012 at 4:21 am
The FDA advisory panel voted 18-4 to advocate the diet pill Lorcaserin (which uses the trade name Lorqess) for FDA approval. This is not the first time Lorcaserin has been before the FDA advisory panel. In 2010, the committee voted against recommending approval for Lorcaserin, citing an assortment of concerns, including a less-than-impressive weight loss…
Posted: May 24, 2012 at 4:08 am
With all we have learned over the years as well as the information available for healthier living and eating it would be hard to imagine that the rate of obesity in America continues rise. Yet one of the biggest stories in the health industry year after year is the rise of obesity in both adults…
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 5:55 am
The planned diet pill Lorcaserin, which was turned down for Food and Drug Administration approval last October, got a recommendation from the advisory committee, a major greakthrough in gaining FDA approval. If the FDA follows the advice of the panel of independent experts which it usually does but is not mandatory Lorcaserin would become the first…
Posted: May 7, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Raspberry ketone is a natural phenolic compound that is the primary aroma compound of red raspberries. It is most commonly used in perfumes, cosmetics, and as a food additive, that was until the infamous Dr. Oz promoted it on his show and now miraculously it is the solution for weight loss. In fact raspberry ketones…
Posted: May 3, 2012 at 7:40 am
There are many weird weight loss techniques out there that border on being downright crazy but the newest one comes to us from the UK. The Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition (KEN) diet, this is where you put a tube in your nose that runs down to your stomach and are feed a solution that is high…
Posted: April 23, 2012 at 3:34 am
A new over the counter diet pill has just been released Phenteramin this diet pill is the most potent and effective diet pill you can get without a prescription. Phenteramin combines a new and safe Ephedra and a remarkable substance that can regulate thyroid function to enhance weight loss. What Phenteramin can do for you: Suppress…
Posted: April 21, 2012 at 6:53 am
As most everyone knows by now that trying to purchase phentermine online without a prescription is illegal and that websites that claim to offer Phentermine are either outright scams or breaking the law. Now the scammers have found another way to get your money. The newest scam happens when you visit these websites that offer…
Posted: April 15, 2012 at 4:42 am
A recent study released shows that using the body mass index is not the most effective way to diagnosing obesity and could often lead to misdiagnosis. The researchers found that body mass index (BMI), the most common measure of adiposity, significantly underestimates obesity when compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), a direct simultaneous measure of…
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Over the years there have been many prescription diet pills on the market and almost
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Every new year brings with it new ways to lose weight and 2013 will be
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The HCG diet has gained popularity in recent years much like the Acai berry it
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