ORONO, Maine, Aug. 16 The University of Maine and the University of Vermont are joining forces this fall to offer a research-based online weight management course that helps college students develop healthy eating and exercise habits. ...
Millions of consumers who are anxious to lose weight or prevent cancer have seen the ads: "...USE WITH CAUTION! Major weight loss in short periods of time may occur," or "detoxify your organs," and break down and remove "toxic waste matter which ...
New Value-Added Program Offers Comprehensive Guidelines and Assistance TORRANCE, Calif. , Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Keenan, the largest privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm in California , has developed a "Thinner Winners" ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 The "Michelle Obama effect" continued to grow interest and support for efforts to curb obesity as the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF ) announced today that The PGA of America has become the Foundation's 100th member. ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 Fitness Anywhere, creators of TRX® Suspension Training® bodyweight exercise, today launched a nationwide "GET WITH THE MOVEMENT" campaign - a consumer rally cry that dares American fitness enthusiasts to put ...
Excess maternal weight gain increases birth weight after controlling for genetic factors BOSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at ...
After years of being on a 'rollercoaster,' the actress conquers her life-long weight battle CARLSBAD, Calif. , Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenny Craig, Inc., one of the nation's leading authorities on weight management, announced today ...
UnitedHealth HEROES grants support youth-led solutions to childhood obesity WASHINGTON , Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group are encouraging youth to create and implement programs around ...
- Patients Who Completed Trial on Contrave® Lost 11.5% of Their Body Weight When Combined With an Intensive Diet and Exercise Program Compared to 7.3% on Placebo SAN DIEGO , Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. ...
CHICAGO, July 26 BreathSlim, Inc. announced today the launch of BreathSlim, a scientifically-based weight loss system designed to essentially modify the body's traditional breathing cycle, expanding capacity through resistance training. ...
Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist, highlights that the rise in abdominal obesity in India is largely due to unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity, pointing to a significant public health concern ( ). ...
Essential need to preserve skeletal muscle mass when using GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has been highlighted in the Lancet editorial. Although effective for obesity treatment, these medications raise concerns over the potential for ...
Expanding access to new and highly effective weight-loss medications could save over 40,000 deaths every year in the United States ( ). A recent study by the Yale School of Public Health and the University of Florida, explains the ...
New blood test has been developed that measures lipids to identify children at risk of obesity-related complications, including type 2 diabetes , liver disease , and heart disease , as per a study from King’s College London published in Nature ...
A BMJ investigation has uncovered a widespread lack of access to obesity care in England. Nearly half of the country's patients cannot see specialist weight loss teams, and...
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