Weight Loss
Metformin plus lifestyle changes may help lower obese teens’ weight.
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Metformin plus lifestyle changes may help lower obese teens’ weight.
HealthDay (2/1, Dotinga) reported that, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, “metformin plus lifestyle changes might play a role in obesity treatment.” Researchers randomized “77 fat adolescents, aged 13 to 18″ to placebo or to […]
Reducing TV watching increases energy expenditure activity in obese
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Source: MedWire News
Reducing the amount of time spent watching television significantly increases energy expenditure in overweight and obese individuals, but has no effect on energy intake, findings from a randomized study show.
“Public health efforts to prevent and reduce obesity in adults have largely focused on modifying physical activity and diet, but interest is growing in […]
Anti-obesity Drug’s Claimed Additional Benefits On ‘cardiometabolic Risk Factors’ Questioned
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Anti-obesity Drug’s Claimed Additional Benefits On ‘cardiometabolic Risk Factors’ Questioned
Additional beneficial effects on ‘cardiometabolic risk factors’ beyond those expected from weight loss in trials of the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may not be due to the drug itself, reports an article in the June issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
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