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Recession May Be Affecting Our Waist Lines as well as Our Wallets The global economic crisis is hitting everybody’s wallet these days. But, at least one researcher warns that it could be hitting us...

Behavior Modification and Weight Loss Surgery Equally Effective A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity shows that people who lose weight by adopting healthy diet and exercise...

Clothing Exchange Helps Weight Loss Surgery Patients Save on Clothes “Fashion” isn’t usually a word associated with weight loss surgery. But if you’ve been watching the pounds melt away over...

Cutting Calories Boosts Brain Power A new study from the University of Muenster in Germany showed that seniors who ate a healthy reduced-calorie diet not only lost weight, but had significantly...

Obesity Increasing Among Immigrants A 2004 study by the American Medical Association found that the body mass index – or BMI – of the average immigrant increases the longer that he or she has...

Obesity Keeping Potential Recruits out of the Army Ten… hut! Listen up, people! The U.S. Army is facing a new enemy – a foe that’s keeping three out of ten potential soldiers out of uniform and...

New Device for Non-Surgical Weight Loss Treatment Imagine a weight loss treatment that requires no surgery… then imagine that it’s available on an outpatient basis. Fantasy, right? Maybe not -- if...

DNA Forecasts Future Obesity Researchers from Imperial College London, the French National Research Institute CNRS, and other medical institutions compiled the results of a decade-long European...