Weight-loss surgery gives radio host Ramona Holloway 'a second chance'
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:21:05 -0800  
Ramona Holloway has always been what she calls "chubby." But today, Holloway thinks she has found the answer, not only for her weight but also for two other problems that threatened her health....

Six weight-loss supplements to avoid
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:16:10 -0800  
Think nutritional supplements will make you healthier? There's solid evidence that a daily fish oil capsule or vitamin D tablet is beneficial for some people. But there's little science to support the use of many other popular supplements, including some that are heavily promoted as weight-loss aids. That's the word from cardiologist Dr. James Beckerman, the author of The Flex Diet: Design-Your ......

Researchers give less weight to established slimming tricks
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:59:39 -0800  
THE OLD models of how much weight you can lose by reducing calories are seriously off the mark. It is a lot more difficult to lose weight than these models suggest, according to the authors of a mathematical approach to weight loss and obesity....

Weight Loss Can be Contagious
Published:Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:12:40 -0800  
[ Watch the Video ] Is weight loss “contagious”? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other’s weight loss, suggesting that shedding pounds can have a ripple effect. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center and The Warren Alpert Medical School of ......

Weight-loss challenge winner: 'I now have my incentive back'
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:37:06 -0800  
I started accounting for my weight with the first [Weight-loss Challenge] segment, writes Penny Matthews, whose essay was selected by TODAY producers as part of Joy Bauer's 25,000 pound Weight-loss Challenge. Matthews won a trip to New York City and a makeover, courtesy of TODAY....

Want to Lose Weight? Try Teamwork
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:36:47 -0800  
A new study shows that teammates who shed at least 5% of their initial body weight during a weight loss competition were likely to be on the same teams. Those who said their teammates played a large role in their weight loss were more likely to lose a significant amount of weight....

Total rethink needed on dieting: scientists
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:29:42 -0800  
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity....

Weight-Loss Drugs Face High Hurdles At FDA
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:21:58 -0800  
The Food and Drug Administration will take a second look at a weight-loss drug it rejected in 2010. The decision to review Qnexa comes as the agency is rethinking how it judges weight-loss drugs. Though obesity is at epidemic levels, the FDA hasn't approved any new weight-loss medicines since 1999....

Vivus weight loss drug faces FDA concerns
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:33:56 -0800  
Diet pill poses dangers, FDA says, but will undergo second review next week...
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Weight-loss surgery gives radio host Ra...
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:21:05 -0800
Ramona Holloway has always been what she calls "chubby." But today, Holloway thinks she has found the answer, not only for her weight but also for two other problems tha......
Six weight-loss supplements to avoid...
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:16:10 -0800
Think nutritional supplements will make you healthier? There's solid evidence that a daily fish oil capsule or vitamin D tablet is beneficial for some people. But there's ......
Researchers give less weight to establi...
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:59:39 -0800
THE OLD models of how much weight you can lose by reducing calories are seriously off the mark. It is a lot more difficult to lose weight than these models suggest, according to t......
Weight Loss Can be Contagious...
Published:Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:12:40 -0800
[ Watch the Video ] Is weight loss “contagious”? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significan......
Weight-loss challenge winner: 'I no...
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:37:06 -0800
I started accounting for my weight with the first [Weight-loss Challenge] segment, writes Penny Matthews, whose essay was selected by TODAY producers as part of Joy Bauer's 25......