Causes of Obesity
Causes of Obesity
In general mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
—Benjamin Franklin,
American scientist, publisher, and diplomat There is a simple equation that explains how a person’s body maintains its weight. To maintain a steady body weight, the amount of energy a person takes in (the number [...]
The Obesity Epidemic
The Obesity Epidemic
Hello. My name is Gina, I’m 17 years old, and I weigh 340 pounds (155 kg). I’ve been overweight since I was 12 years old. I used
to go to school, but I dropped out because people make fun of me. I have missed my entire time in high school because of
being [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
The focus of this site to this point has been using drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, as an aid to losing weight. Before drugs are used, however, other steps must be taken to begin the weight loss process. The first is to assess [...]
Diet Drug Acomplia Sales Disappoint; No Major Improvement Seen Until 2009
Sales of diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) , available in Europe but not approved in the U.S., have turned into a major disappointment for Sanofi-Aventis, which says it does not expect the situation to significantly improve until new clinical trial results are ready for submission to regulators in [...]
Report in The Lancet Further Boosts Interest in Weight-Loss Drug Acomplia
A report published in this week’s issue of the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, further stoked interest in the promising new weight-loss drug Acomplia (rimonabant) but in fact provided little new information.
The report was based on one-year results from the RIO–Europe clinical trial, which showed [...]
Diet Pills: The Future
Diet Pills: The Future’
The quest for the perfect weight loss drug continues as the prevalence of obesity in the United States and other industrialized
countries rises.Why has it been so difficult for drug manufacturers to develop the “perfect” diet pill? One reason is that the causes of obesity are not [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight SURGERY
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight SURGERY
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss When a patient is faced with severe obesity and has multiple health problems because of it, weight loss surgery might be necessary. Doctors will consider whether the person would live for another five years if [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Ultimately, changes in behavior lead to successful weight loss more than anything else. Changes in behavior may have a much larger impact on weight loss than once thought. High stress can lead to overeating. People who are in a period of emotional turmoil (such as the [...]
