Latest Obesity Stories

Diet Doc now offers its most affordable hCG diet plans to date with flexible payment plans, designed to fit any budget. Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 As prices of medical weight loss continue to rise, Diet Doc continues to offer patients the lowest priced weight loss with flexible payments. The company now offers flexible payment plans, designed much like its hCG diet plans, individually tailored around each patient. Initially, patient individual needs are evaluated, after which a...

Overweight persons unfortunately often suffer social disadvantages, including discrimination in the workplace. Diet Doc has a new diet plan to not only get patients healthy, but to help them decrease workplace discrimination which can lead to higher pay. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 The Los Angeles Times reported on a study revealing that discrimination based on weight has increased by almost 70% in the last decade.One study concluded that obesity has become a more significant...

30 Days Thin is the latest method developed by Christina Clark that claims to guide people on how to reduce fat naturally and safely. A full 30 Days Thin review on the site Vkool.com shows if the program is useful for users to use. Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 30 Days Thin is a brand new method created by Christina Clark, who promises to guide people on how to reduce fat fast. This program is concise and simple for users to read and understand. The program will offer dieters some...

The website BetterDigestion.org has recently published an informative article describing how hormones help lose weight. Specifically, eating specific foods and using certain techniques for 30 seconds each day release the weight loss hormone leptin. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 A new video review and informative article from BetterDigestion.org describes how hormones help lose weight. The author discusses how recent research demonstrates that leptin, a powerful hormone for weight...

America’s fastest growing fitness business franchise, Fit Body Boot Camp, has an ambitious global goal to get 20% of the world’s population healthier by 2020, their new iPhone App, the 14 Day Fat Furnace is just one of the tools used that continues to help their global initiative. Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 After setting their Global Goal and receiving a tremendous amount of requests for an iPhone app, the boot camp business, Fit Body Boot Camp, is proud of their efforts...

New study reports successful weight loss maintenance using Second Life Weight loss is a topic of concern for nearly 36% of Americans who are considered obese. There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and loss of anonymity. In a new study released in the May/June 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior,...

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. Their research is published ahead of print online in the journal Infection and Immunity. Gastrointestinal nematodes infect approximately 2 billion people worldwide, and some researchers believe up until the 20th century almost everyone had worms. In developed...

CoolSculpting is a non-invasive fat reduction treatment that destroys fat cells through targeted cooling. Sugar Land, Texas (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe is now offering CoolSculpting, a non-invasive fat reduction procedure, in its Sugar Land med spa. CoolSculpting is an FDA-approved treatment to gently and effectively eliminate fat cells in targeted areas through the use of precisely controlled advanced cooling technology. During the treatment, A Beautiful Smile...

Research announced today at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease. Women should forgo the wine and doughnuts after a new study found the harmful combination of high alcohol intake and high body mass index (BMI) causes an increased risk of chronic liver disease. The study analyzed a cohort of over 107,000 women to investigate how a female's weight and alcohol consumption affected their chances of suffering...

SAN DIEGO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Regarding the report "The Long Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Policies" unveiled this week by the Campaign to End Obesity (CEO), Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) issued the following statement: Orexigen commends CEO as well as the author of the report, Alex Brill, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) who funded the report, for this new research illustrating the importance of long-term budget impact analyses on...