• Benefit of exenatide has not yet been proven - News-Medical.net

Benefit of exenatide has not yet been proven
News-Medical.net, Australia - 7 hours ago
In all studies, patients in the exenatide groups were able to lose weight. They were slightly more successful than patients in the placebo groups. ...

• Heart attacks and suicide higher in those who have surgery for obesity - News...

Heart attacks and suicide higher in those who have surgery for obesity
News-Medical.net, Australia - 7 hours ago
They found there were a total of 440 deaths following 16683 weight loss procedures during the study period, and in all groups the death rate was much higher ...

• NutriSystem Day 21: Tired, Hungry, Not Much Lighter - Consumer Affairs

NutriSystem Day 21: Tired, Hungry, Not Much Lighter
Consumer Affairs - 9 hours ago
While I suspected the initial weight would burn off easier, I fantasized that I could continue to lose weight at that pace. Next week I intend to share ...

• Never say diet - Brooklyn Papers

Never say diet
Brooklyn Papers, NY - 13 hours ago
At 5-foot-7 and 128 pounds, I?m not desperate to lose weight. For the most part, I?ve come to terms with my not-size-zero frame. ...

• Britney turns to Hoodia lollies, asthma inhalers to stay-in-shape! (ANI via Y...
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): Troubled star Britney Spears has reportedly turned to special lollipops and asthma inhalers in a bid to lose weight. As per reports, Spears is sucking special Hoodia lollies, which trick the brain into thinking that the stomach is filled and a chemical found in asthma me...

• Death risks high after weight loss surgery: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Patients who undergo weight-loss stomach surgery have a higher death rate than is true for the general population, including more suicides, perhaps linked to depression, researchers said on Monday.

• Death risks high after weight loss surgery -study (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Michael Conlon CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Patients who undergo weight-loss stomach surgery have a higher death rate than is true for the general population, including more suicides, perhaps ...

• The drastic weight-loss surgery that is quite literally wrecking people's liv...
The day before her stomach surgery Angela Spafford was excited. It was to mark the beginning of a new life with the trim figure she yearned for. But her dream turned into a nightmere