Cure Research for Obesity
Research discussion: Some antidepressant medications have been studied as appetite-suppressant medications. While these medications are FDA approved for the treatment of depression, their use in weight loss is an "off-label" use. Studies of these medications generally have found that patients lost modest amounts of weight for up to 6 months. However, most studies have found that patients who lost weight while taking antidepressant medications tended to regain weight while they were still on the drug treatment. 1
Research suggests that losing 1/2 to 2 pounds a week by eating better and exercising more is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. By improving your eating and exercise habits, you will develop a healthier lifestyle and control your weight. You will also reduce your chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.2
Medical research for Obesity: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to medical research for Obesity:
- 52% of British people fear exercise for one reason or another
- Arthritis Foundation reports on top 10 arthritis developments in 2004
- Aspirin may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in obese people
- Atkins fails the long term test
- Atkin’s diet slims male beer bellies
- Babies with large appetite become heavier adults
- Blood protein concentration may determine heart disease risk
- BMI linked to increased risk of kidney cancer
- Breathing difficulties in obese people frequently misdiagnosed as asthma
- Cancer deaths take over deaths caused by heart disease
- Childhood blood pressure linked to adult heart disease
- Children increasingly face adult diseases
- Dairy consumption can increase weight loss
- Daughters mimic mother’s dietary habits
- Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
- Diet supplements may not be as good as they claim
- Drug similar to aspiring may unlock the key to obesity
- Elderly diet supplement carries unknown risks
- Endometrial cancer risk increased by obesity and inactivity
- Fast food linked to weight increase and diabetes
- Good carbohydrates mean good diet
- Kidney stone risk increased by obesity
- Long term effects of obesity surgery examined
- Low-glycaemic-index diet assists weight loss
- Low-glycemic-load diet offers more benefits than traditional low-fat diet
- Magnesium has a preventative effect on type 2 diabetes
- Many diets not based on scientific facts
- Mediterranean diet is a positive step towards good health
- Metabolic syndrome mechanism defined
- New appetite suppressant has good results
- New drug aimed at providing a tan, improving sex life and reducing weight
- Obese dieters are not prone to eating disorders
- Obesity is associated with an increased risk of many conditions
- Only certain vegetables and fruits may have cancer fighting properties
- Overweight men risk having their prostate cancer misdiagnosed
- Overweight women more likely to fall pregnant while on the Pill
- Pancreatic cancer surgery less common in black men
- PCOS alleviated by diabetes drug
- PCOS may be improved by the diet drug Xenical
- Plant protein may protect against some human diseases
- Researcher impressed by short-term results of Atkins diet
- Researchers compare two diets
- Researchers discover part of brain that is partly responsible for weight control
- Researchers evaluate a range of weight loss diets
- Scientists examine effects of lack of activity
- Scientists find exercise secrets in order to develop a pill to take the place of exercise
- Sense of taste may influence our weight
- Sleep deprivation linked to obesity
- Some antipsychotic drugs linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Some herbal medications found to contain toxic levels of heavy metals
- Surgery delivers better weight loss than dieting
- The foods we eat are causing our health problems
- Vegetarians have lower rates of hypertension than non-vegetarians
- Weight loss drug, orlistat, proves itself in trials
- Weight problems can lead to fertility problems
- Whole grain diet wards off heart disease
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity: NIDDK
2. excerpt from Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths: NIDDK
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