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Healthier body image aids weight loss -- study

Wed, 20/07/2011 - 11:44 by Jamie Anderson

If you thought that engaging in weight loss programs based on diet and exercise were enough to shed those extra pounds, here’s more. According to the findings of a new study, a ‘feel good’ rather than critical approach to body image is what expedites the weight loss.

Two fifth of New York City kids overweight or obese

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 11:20 by Jamie Anderson

An alarmingly large number of young students in the New York City are overweight or obese, reveals the findings of a new study.

Unhealthy lifestyle ups teen headache risk

Thu, 19/08/2010 - 15:49 by Jamie Anderson

Unhealthy lifestyle is indeed a headache. According to the findings of a latest study, teenagers who are overweight, get little or no exercise, and smoke are three times more likely to have chronic headaches or migraines than their peers with healthier lifestyles.

Waist size, irrespective of BMI, ups death risk-–study

Tue, 10/08/2010 - 11:29 by Jamie Anderson

People with larger waistline run a twofold higher risk of death from any cause, findings of a new study suggest.

Orexigen’s two-drug obesity pill promising

Fri, 30/07/2010 - 16:27 by Sophie Anderson

Obese volunteers who took Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.’s (NASDAQ: OREX) obesity drug Contrave shed nearly 6 percent of their body weight, as against an average weight loss of 1.3 percent among volunteers taking placebos, results of the company-sponsored trail show.

Excess weight means lesser memory in women

Thu, 15/07/2010 - 17:19 by Sophie Anderson

Women interested in keeping their memory sharp during the later years in life need to keep a check on their weight as new research has established a link between weight and memory.

Neck circumference gauges childhood obesity better

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 17:03 by Jamie Anderson

Body Mass Index (BMI) has hitherto been touted as a potent tool to screen obesity. However measuring the circumference of a child's neck may well come across as a better way to screen youngsters who are overweight and obese, results of a new study show.

Childhood obesity on rise in US; parents deny problem--report

Tue, 06/07/2010 - 15:00 by Neha Gupta

An increasing number of kids are obese or overweight in America but their parents deny this fact, claims a recent research.

Biking and brisk walking help shed weight

Wed, 30/06/2010 - 06:40 by Jamie Anderson

Middle aged women can shed weight simply by biking as well as by walking briskly, suggests the findings of a new study.

Overweight kookaburra slims down

Fri, 04/06/2010 - 00:08 by Pankaj Damin

Sydney -- Officials at Australia's Taronga Zoo said an overweight kookaburra has shed more than 2 ounces, with 0.7 ounces left to go before it can be released.

Zookeepers at the Sydney facility said the female bird weighed 19.22 ounces, 40 percent more than the species average, when a resident found it unable to fly and being chased by dogs May 4. Officials said the bird weighed in at 16.97 ounces Monday, with 0.7 ounces left to reach the target weight set by officials, The Mosman Daily reported Thursday.

"I've seen many kookaburras, but never before have I seen one so fat," said Gemma Watkinson, a wildlife hospital nurse with the Taronga Zoo.

Faster weight loss provides long term results

Sat, 08/05/2010 - 15:42 by Samia Sehgal

People who shed weight rapidly are more likely to keep it off than those who do so gradually, says a new research. So if you repeatedly fail to retain the results of weight-loss, you are probably not losing weight quickly enough.

Women fear being fat on seeing the obese

Fri, 16/04/2010 - 21:09 by Samia Sehgal

Women worry about getting fat because it is in their brains, suggests a new study. When confronted with the idea of putting on weight, even the most confident of women have a tendency to react negatively.