NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to managing children’s obesity, cutting portion sizes and cutting carbohydrates can work equally well — though carb control is tough for many kids, a new clinical trial finds. Many adults have tried to win the battle of the bulge by shunning carbohydrates, especially highly refined or starchy carbs like white bread and potatoes. But much less has been known about how those eating plans work for kids, including whether they are safe and nutritionally sound — since low-carb diets tend to be relatively high in fat. …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)THURSDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — An electronic diary program helped improve overweight and obese adults’ adherence to a weight-loss regimen, according to a new study.
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A sedentary lifestyle can amplify a genetic disposition to obesity, but just walking briskly, and briefly, each day can cut that effect in half, a new study showed Wednesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)The U.S. Justice Department has closed a dietary supplement company based in Pittsburgh, citing numerous manufacturing violations.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Companies that provide weight-loss products and services are poised to capitalize on growing concerns over obesity, an analyst said Friday as he initiated coverage of Herbalife Ltd. and Weight Watchers International Inc.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)(HealthDay News) — Eating the right balance of nutritious foods can improve athletic performance, whether you’re an elite athlete or just enjoy sports and exercise on a regular basis.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)In a story Feb. 24 about weight loss drugs and a story March 8 about Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.’s quarterly earnings, The Associated Press inaccurately described the ingredients in Orexigen’s drug Contrave. The pill combines bupropion, the active ingredient in the antidepressant Wellbutrin, with the anti-addiction drug naltrexone. Naltrexone is not the active ingredient in Wellbutrin.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)TUESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) — The foods Americans eat have a lot to do with factors like race, age and where they live, and can be categorized into five distinct dietary patterns, according to a new study.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - David Kirchhoff, chief executive officer of Weight Watchers International Inc, shed 35 pounds (15.9 kg) with his company’s program and sees a growth opportunity in helping more men shrink their waistlines. “Dealing with weight was not a thing a lot of guys thought about, frankly, until fairly recently,” Kirchhoff said at the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit in Chicago on Monday. “Men are as likely to be measured overweight or measured clinically obese as women. …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Weight Watchers International Inc. is starting a modified Dutch tender offer for up to $720 million of its stock.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel gave its blessing Wednesday to a highly anticipated weight loss pill that had been rejected by health advisers once before.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)FREDERICTON - Losing weight is hard enough, but try doing it with the world watching and when you’d rather be dreaming of mice.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Award-winning cookbook author Crescent Dragonwagon knows a lot about beans — all kinds of beans, and how to use them to create everything from soups and salads to stews and curries and even cookies and ice cream. Her latest cookbook, “Bean by Bean,” contains 175 recipes for meat and vegetarian meals, as well as the basics about different beans and their origins, and selecting, preparing, cooking and storing them. …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators may have a hard time stopping millions of overweight Americans from taking a new obesity drug that many are likely to view as a miracle pill for slimming waistlines, despite its safety risks. Regulators and doctors are hoping they can limit the pill, called Qnexa, to only those patients that need it most, helping fight the nation’s obesity epidemic while avoiding exposing people to unnecessary risks of birth defects and heart problems. …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)WASHINGTON - For nearly a century, scientists have struggled to make a diet pill that helps people lose weight without side effects that range from embarrassing digestive issues to dangerous heart problems.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the drug from Vivus Inc. could become the first new anti-obesity medication to reach the U.S. market in more than a decade.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LONDON (Reuters) - Anorexia is a socially transmitted disorder and appears to be more prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than average, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The “economic analysis” of anorexia, using a sample of nearly 3,000 young women across Europe, concluded that peer group pressure is one of the most significant influences on self-image and the development of anorexia and appeared just as the autumn/winter season is winding up with Paris Fashion Week. …
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