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Low-carb diets could be bad for the heart and are no more effective in weight loss than a diet that is high in carbs and low in fat, according to recent research....

Obese people who lose a moderate amount of weight can experience improved heart function – even if they gain the pounds back....

John Daly, previously known as the bad boy of pro golf, shed more than 100 pounds this year after gastric banding surgery.  Daly calls the surgery “the greatest technology that anyone can have” and hopes...

Check out this week’s Weight Loss Surgery News to find out more about a possible link between childhood obesity and missing DNA. Also, the saga continues in the ongoing debate about low-fat versus low-carb...

Obesity and related health conditions, including diabetes, may soon bankrupt America's Medicare system, experts say.  The number of diabetics is expected to nearly double in the next 25 years....

Obesity created hormone imbalances may not go away even after losing the weight, a new study claims.  After losing a few pounds, the body may produce fewer hunger suppressing hormones, preventing some from...

Middle-aged women with excess belly fat have an increased risk later in life of Alzheimer's and other diseases that cause dementia, researchers claim.  The study suggests  women bigger around in the waist...

Obesity studies linking sugar consumption to weight gain may be misleading due to researcher bias.  In trying to support the popular opinion on the impact of sugar, some scientists are being a little too...