Genetically Identical Cells Can Respond Differently gwhqadmin May 3, 2009 Breaking WLS News Genetically Identical Cells Can Respond Differently Scientists may be a step closer to knowing why cells within the same body often seem to be at odds with each other. For example, take any two...
Food Cravings May Be Gender-Based gwhqadmin May 2, 2009 Breaking WLS News Food Cravings May Be Gender-Based A new study from B-N-L recently found that women may be less able to suppress their hunger than men. Researchers interviewed a group of men and women about their...
Teen Pregnancy Boosts Girls’ Risk of Getting Fat gwhqadmin April 28, 2009 Breaking WLS News Teen Pregnancy Boosts Girls’ Risk of Getting Fat Finally, in our last story, teenage pregnancy is a bad idea for young and unmarried women for a number of reasons. Now, a new study shows that...
Sweet Tax Could Curb Obesity Trend gwhqadmin April 28, 2009 Breaking WLS News Sweet Tax Could Curb Obesity Trend Remember that old Beatles song “Taxman”? The one where they sing about the government taxing your seat and taxing your feet? Well, the taxman’s back, and...
Bariatric Surgeon, Hospital Hit with Class‐Action Suit gwhqadmin April 27, 2009 Breaking WLS News 3 Comments Bariatric Surgeon, Hospital Hit with Class?Action Suit In our next story, Dr. Jacobo Joffe, a prominent Canadian weight-loss surgeon who last year lost his license for sexually abusing several...
New Fat‐Fighting Pathway Discovered gwhqadmin April 26, 2009 Breaking WLS News New Fat?Fighting Pathway Discovered There’s good news in the world of weight loss research. Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University think they’ve figured out the...
Brown Fat Burns Calories gwhqadmin April 25, 2009 Breaking WLS News Brown Fat Burns Calories According to three recent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine, brown fat – a kind of adipose tissue found in newborns – is metabolically active,...
Ohio’s Plan to Prevent Childhood Obesity gwhqadmin April 21, 2009 Breaking WLS News Ohio's Plan to Prevent Childhood Obesity The obesity rate among children and adults in Ohio has swelled far beyond an acceptable level, and state officials are fighting back. It’s called the Ohio...