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It was discovered by accident more than a decade ago that weight-loss surgery often led to a dramatic improvement in the control of type 2 diabetes, often before patients left the hospital. Today, evidence of the connection is so solid that some doctors say surgery should be considered as a treatment for diabetes, regardless of a person's weight. "We thought diabetes was an Read more...

After decades of struggling with her weight, Kathy Freeman, at nearly 300 pounds, finally made the decision to get weight-loss surgery at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., last year. Although she had a strong network of support from most of her friends and loved ones, the 50-year-old nurse ended up losing a friend along with the 142 pounds she has dropped since the surgery. Read more...

After Craig Cunningham had open-heart surgery, his doctor told him to start walking and eating more healthfully. He did, with significant thanks to his wife, Pauline. The Murrysville, Penn., couple started walking around their neighborhood, and working out several times a week at their local YMCA. They eat more vegetables and seafood, instead of fattier foods. They have kept up the healthful Read more...

U.S. scientists say they have determined two different brain circuits might control the motivation to seek food and then consume it. University of Missouri researchers using laboratory rats said they discovered deactivating the basolateral amygdala -- a brain region involved in regulating emotion -- specifically blocked consumption of a fatty diet. Surprisingly, it had no effect on the rats Read more...

LONDON -- Being fat in middle age may slash women's chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age of 50 in the U.S. All of the women were healthy when the study began in 1976. Researchers then monitored the women's weight, along with other health changes, every Read more...

Fat molecules from some foods can change brain chemistry in a short time, causing appetite-suppressing signals to be ignored, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Deborah Clegg, assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues attempted to isolate the effects of fat on animals' brains by exposing them to fat in different ways: by Read more...

Shoes that reduce cellulite? Shirts that burn calories? Clothing that helps you lose weight without ever going to a gym? It sounds too good to be true, but experts say those promises may not be too far-fetched, as basic fitness principles meet the latest in physiological technology. Sophisticated sneaker designs can up the intensity of your walk, and specialized fabrics may stimulate your Read more...

It happens every year: Cold weather and shortened days lure us toward hibernation and carb-heavy comfort foods. Fight the urge -- put down that muffin and keep moving. Need a little inspiration? Consider hiring a personal trainer to ward off wicked winter blues. Here's how to get started. Training on a Budget Check out your workplace. If it has a wellness or fitness center, it might Read more...

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- New research suggests that there are important psychological factors to consider when making a food choice. While previous research has shown that foods with natural fiber and protein may be the most physiologically satisfying, a recent four-week cross-over trial conducted by Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD suggests that true satisfaction from food is multi-dimensional, involving Read more...

An obesity "master switch" has been found that makes it possible to feast on junk food without getting fat. The discovery in mice could lead to new slimming treatments for humans within 10 years, scientists believe. A U.S. study found that mice lacking the IKKe gene became effectively immune to obesity. It meant the animals could eat a super-fatty diet and still stay slim. Read more...

If it seems like every morsel of food you eat goes straight to your hips, it could be that your hormones are to blame. According to Dr. Pamela Peeke,best-selling author and Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health TV, women go through four "hormonal milestones"--puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause. Each stage is fraught with its own unique weight gain perils. Peek Read more...

Let's face it: There are just some things men and women see differently. Men, for the most part, simply don't get shoe shopping, chick flicks or the nuances between emerald and kelly green. Women, on the other hand, tend to cringe at the Three Stooges, car chases and endless discussions about the art of outdoor grilling. Similar chasms exist when it comes to losing weight, probably Read more...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking alli, the only nonprescription weight loss drug approved by the agency. Regulators say they have received more than 30 reports of liver damage in patients taking alli and Xenical, the prescription version of the drug. Twenty-seven patients had to be hospitalized, and six suffered liver Read more...

Rush Limbaugh's recent weight loss sent shivers down Janet Chrostowski's spine. It wasn't that the radio talk-show host dropped almost 90 pounds in less than five months that worried Chrostowski, a Hamot Medical Center registered dietitian. It's how Limbaugh lost the weight. Limbaugh said on his show that he hooked up with a Florida-based weight-loss center that combines a low-calorie Read more...

Shedding a few pounds often boils down to doing battle with hunger. If you want to win, whole grains make great allies. Besides having more complex flavors than their processed counterparts, whole grains also are rich in healthy nutrients and dietary fiber. And high-fiber foods provide greater volume and take longer for your body to digest. Which is to say, you feel full longer. Good Read more...

WASHINGTON -- Despite government data that show a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States over the past 20 years, most Americans don't think they have much of a weight problem, according to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll. The survey found that only 17 percent of those surveyed thought that obesity was a major problem for their families and themselves, while 33 percent said it was a Read more...

The flavonoid naringenin -- a plant-based bioactive molecule from citrus fruit -- was found to help mice lose weight, Canadian researchers said. Murray Huff of the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario said one group of mice was fed a high-fat, or Western, diet to induce the symptoms of metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the Read more...

Fat people get fatter when they are under stress, according to scientists. Their study contradicts the common belief that people lose weight when they are upset. But the U.S. team found thin people didn't gain weight in stressful circumstances. The Harvard University study is believed to be the first to look at the relationship between weight gain and multiple types of stress. Read more...

WASHINGTON -- Obesity rates among adults rose in 23 U.S. states over the past year and did not decline anywhere, says a new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. And while the U.S. has long been bracing for a surge in the government-funded medical program for the elderly as the the generation born after World War II starts turning 65, the new Read more...

QUESTION: An acquaintance was describing her efforts to lose weight: She goes to a local park after work most days and runs/walks up to 8 miles. Still, she hasn't lost any weight and pointed to her flabby midsection as evidence. She may be a few pounds overweight but is not obese. Someone joked that she hasn't changed her eating habits. What might she be doing wrong? ANSWER: It's good your Read more...