Weight loss surgery essentially makes the capacity of your stomach smaller, whether surgically or with a gastric band. It reduces the volume to approximately the same size of a small egg. A smaller stomach restricts the amount of food you can consume, resulting in less caloric intake – which ultimately results in weight loss. The […]
SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 20, 2012 – Some bariatric surgery patients are more likely to achieve complete remission of their Type 2 diabetes than others, according to a new study* presented here at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The study found 67 percent of gastric […]
New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Americans debate what is most to blame for the nation’s obesity epidemic, researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks play a leading role and that eliminating them would, more than any other single s…
(Reuters) – Vivus Inc said it expects a European committee to recommend against the approval of its obesity drug Qsiva, based on preliminary feedback from the committee.
The formal decision from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Vivus Inc. said Friday it believes a panel of advisers to the European Union’s health agency will recommend against approving its weight loss drug Qsymia.
Vivus said its opinion is based on “preliminary feedback” from th…
Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Also Included In: Diabetes
Article Date: 20 Sep 2012 – 1:00 PDT
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Americans are getting fatter. Over the next 20 years, nine states could see their obesity-related health care costs climb more than twenty-percent. “New Jersey is unfortunately on track to see the biggest increase of obesity related health care costs at 34 percent” said Albert Lang, of Trust For America’s Health and co-author of the report released […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A new report forecasts a sharp rise in obesity in every American state over the next 20 years, though Georgia is projected to remain in the middle of the pack.
The research by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Fou…
19 Sep 2012
Bariatric surgery substantially reduces the risk of diabetes (AlphaGalileo, 18 September 2012)
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