Aug
16
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Medication Use (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric weight-loss surgery
in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive
side effect — nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop
taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of
surgery.
Aug
2
Obese Employees Take More Sick Leave (LiveScience.com)
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LiveScience.com - Obese people take more time off work for illness than their
slimmer counterparts, a new study suggests, adding perhaps more incentive for
employers to combat expanding waistlines in the workplace.
Jul
15
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Obese people prefer lifestyle
change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies
that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds.
Jul
15
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Obese people prefer lifestyle
change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies
that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds.
Jul
15
Opinions On Obesity Interventions
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Obese people support lifestyle-change interventions, rather than those that purely promote weight loss. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Public Health interviewed 142 obese people about their opinions on interventions ranging from gastric bands to legal regulation, finding that non-commercial, non-stigmatizing techniques were preferred…
Jul
1
Obesity Ups Cancer Death Risk in Asia-Pacific Region (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obese
people in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of
dying from cancer compared to those of normal weight, finds a new
study.
Jun
30
Obesity Ups Cancer Death Risk in Asia-Pacific Region (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obese
people in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of
dying from cancer compared to those of normal weight, finds a new
study.
Jun
21
No Risk Of Heart Disease, Diabetes In Certain Obese People
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Obese people without metabolic risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk typical of obesity, but they represent only a small percentage of the obese population, according to a long-term study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego…
May
18
Society’s Poorest ‘Most Likely To Be Obese’ - Diabetes UK
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A report published in the ‘European Health Journal’ found that the poorest in society were most likely to be obese. The findings contradict the common perception of poverty illustrated by a famished young child and of obese people as self-indulgent and lazy…
Apr
21
The Remarkable Effects Of Fat Loss On The Immune System
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Australian scientists have shown for the first time that even modest weight loss reverses many of the damaging changes often seen in the immune cells of obese people, particularly those with Type 2 diabetes. The immune system is made up of many different kinds of cells that protect the body from germs, viruses and other invaders…