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Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago. [More]
Though better nutrition coupled with exercise has long been the favored prescription for losing weight and avoiding obesity, a new study suggests diet actually plays the key role.
Australian pharmacists are now feeding people a substance that will make them heavier, give them heart disease and encourage diabetes, writes David Gillespie .
The January issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on everyday eating habits of consumers. Researchers look at why sack lunches may not always meet the nutritional needs of preschool children and how making time for meals directly influences diets of young adults.
Obese men reported better sexual function after losing lots of weight in a new study, one of several to show the side benefits of slimming down. The research involved 97 men with an average age of 48, all of whom were "morbidly obese."
