More Weight & Obesity News

• Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies

  November 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who get pregnant after having weight-loss surgery have a ...

• Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children

  November 14 (HealthDay News) - Greener neighborhoods, with lots of trees, help inner city kids ...

• Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- Elite athletes are advised to "fill the tank" with an ...

• Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects

  November 12 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you're shaped like an apple or a pear, if ...

• Obese Kids Have Old Arteries

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- Kids these days are 13 going on 45, at least ...

• Smoking Coupled with Obesity Raises Death Risk

  November 7 (HealthDay News) -- Everyone knows smoking and being obese is not healthy for ...

• Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- If you've just lost weight and are trying to keep ...

• Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug can restore the amounts of muscle-linked growth ...

• Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- One of the "fen/phen" drugs once widely prescribed to help ...

• Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk

  November 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity can wreck a person's health for many reasons. But ...

• Scientists Develop New Strategy to Fight Obesity

  October 31 (HealthDay News) -- An antibody that breaks down and suppresses an appetite stimulant ...

• Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child

  October 31 (HealthDay News) -- The more weight a woman gains during pregnancy, the more ...

• Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace environmental interventions designed to reduce employee obesity led to ...

• New Diet Pill Doubles Weight Loss of Current Drugs

  October 22 (HealthDay News) -- A new diet drug, tesofensine, produces twice the weight loss ...

• Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women report that several mental barriers keep them from ...

• Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival

  October 5 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels ...

• Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss

  October 4 (HealthDay News) -- Could a novel with an embedded message about good health ...

• Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight

  October 3 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral management weight loss programs can help obese school-age children ...

• Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients

  October 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma ...