Diet & Weight Loss

Knee Arthritis: Very Low-Calorie Diet May HelpWebMD21, 2011 — Obesity is a major risk factor for knee osteoarthritis, and although weight loss is often recommended to reduce painful pressure on joints, not all patients succeed in shedding extra pounds. Osteoarthritis — sometimes called "wear and …Diet Might Help Those Immobilized by Knee OsteoarthritisU.S. News & [...]

FDA Reconsiders Weight Loss Drug QnexaWebMD… appetite suppressant approved for long-term use available in the US The only other widely marketed prescription weight loss drug, orlistat — sold by prescription as Xenical and over-the-counter as Alli — works by blocking dietary fat absorption. …and more » View full post on Diet Weight Loss – Google News

CTV.ca Study: Obese People Live as Long as Slimmer PeopleWebMD"A healthy lifestyle, including being physically active and eating a healthy diet, is probably more important than your body weight and focusing on weight loss, if you are otherwise healthy," she tells WebMD. Kuk and her colleagues used a new tool that …Should all obese people [...]

WebMD (blog) Sleep More, Weigh Less Over the Long TermWebMD (blog)The link between sleep and weight loss recently received a big boost: along-term, large-scale study has confirmed that both too little sleep and too much sleep leads to weight gain. Researchers at Harvard University examined how various lifestyle …Lack of sleep could lead to weight [...]

Fox News Food Boredom May Lead to Weight LossWebMD… a growing body of research suggesting that the unprecedented level of variety in the American diet may be a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. It also advances the notion that reducing food choices may be a useful strategy for weight loss. …Bore your way to [...]

ThirdAge Tactics Are Different for Weight Loss, MaintenanceWebMDOverall, different skill sets and behaviors are involved with weight loss and weight maintenance. For example, participating in a weight loss program, limiting the sugar in your diet, eating healthy snacks, and not skipping meals may help you lose …If you lost weight, you need a whole new [...]

Fox News Diet, Metformin Cut Medical Cost for Prediabetes PatientsWebMDIntensive lifestyle changes, such as participating in tailored weight loss and exercise programs, saved $2600 per person. The study also showed that people who ate right and exercised had the highest scores on quality-of-life questionnaires that …Metformin, diet cost-effective to avert diabetesReutersSHIELD: Implementation, not education is [...]