Archive for August 2008
You are browsing the archives of 2008 August.
Using 'good' fat to fight obesity: study (AFP)
AFP - Scientists have found two genetic triggers for producing healthful “good” fat in mice, pointing the way to a new treatment for obesity, according to a pair of studies published Thursday.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick' (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) — Fat cells in obese people
are “sick” compared to those in lean people, a new study shows.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) — Damage caused by chronic
ear infections in children may alter their sense of taste, making fatty
and sweet foods more desirable and increasing the risk of obesity.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Obese Ohio death row inmate asks state for mercy (AP)
AP - A death row inmate who says he’s too fat to be executed received poor legal help during his trial and later when he appealed the death sentence, his lawyers said Monday during a clemency hearing.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) — Damage caused by chronic
ear infections in children may alter their sense of taste, making fatty
and sweet foods more desirable and increasing the risk of obesity.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Study points to brain chemical involved in obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers studying people with a
rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may
play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could
lead to new drugs to help some obese people.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Fit and fat: Study shows it's possible (Reuters)
Reuters - It may be possible to be both fat
and healthy, researchers reported on Monday, for at least half
of overweight adults, and close to a third of obese men and
women, have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and other
measures of heart health.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome (Reuters)
Reuters - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster
of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke
and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by
gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new
study.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) — Damage caused by chronic
ear infections in children may alter their sense of taste, making fatty
and sweet foods more desirable and increasing the risk of obesity.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Fit and fat: Study shows it's possible (Reuters)
Reuters - It may be possible to be both fat
and healthy, researchers reported on Monday, for at least half
of overweight adults, and close to a third of obese men and
women, have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and other
measures of heart health.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
