There’s no effect on body mass index (BMI) or on other anthropometric measures such as weight, height, and waist size.
But that’s only part of the story according to researchers from the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia who reported their findings during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 National Conference and Exhibition. Continue reading School-based physical activities and obesity
 A Belgian mathematician named Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (photo) introduced the body mass index (BMI) in the early 19th century. Continue reading Top 10 reasons to ignore BMI
Here are the results from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) Diet and Health Study. Continue reading Effect of the Mediterranean diet on longevity
 According to the Wall Street Journal, government officials are considering different public-health efforts to help people curb the weight problem. Continue reading Time for the soda tax?
I’ll present the details and let nurse Sandy Szwarc from Junkfood Science provide analysis. Continue reading Does aminophylline cream reduce BMI?
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston studied dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors.
Toping the list were smoking and high blood pressure. Continue reading Causes of death in the United States
 You guessed it. This product contains the prescription diet pill called sibutramine (Meridia). The FDA removed it from the market after laboratory analysis showed that samples contained sibutramine in significant amounts
Documented complications associated with taking “contaminated” diet pills have been reviewed here.
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 There’s a long list of contaminated diet pills, many with sibutramine (Meridia), that the FDA has ordered off the market in the US. It’s likely that many consumers see these products as a neat way to circumvent getting a prescription.
Now, doctors from the University of Freiburg in Germany have documented the problems encountered by some of these “smart” people. Continue reading Dangers of Internet “natural” diet pills
Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in Wuhan, China report improvement in fasting blood sugar levels and A1c when fenugreek was added to ongoing anti-diabetes (sulfonylurea) therapy. Continue reading Fenugreek to treat diabetes
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) is an ingredient in Indian-style spiced foods and a source of soluble fiber.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, in St Paul studied its effects on satiety, blood sugar levels and insulin response, and energy intake in obese people. Continue reading Fenugreek to treat obesity?
 Increased drinking of liquid calories from beverages has paralleled the obesity epidemic in the US.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland examined how changes in beverage consumption affect weight change in adults. Continue reading Contribution of liquid calories to weight control
Cardiologists have been telling patients for years to lose weight.
The extent to which weight loss and exercise augment the cardiovascular benefits of the DASH diet was impressive in this study presented during the American College of Cardiology 2009 Scientific Sessions. Continue reading Impressive response to diet + exercise in hypertension
 There’s evidence that obesity (among other factors) increases the risk for developing psoriasis.
But do obese psoriasis patients who lose weight respond better to pharmacologic treatment? Continue reading Weight lose and the response to psoriasis treatment
 Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas studied whether an Internet-based program could help young girls at risk for obesity eat more fruit, juice, veggies, and water. Continue reading Internet-based obesity prevention program
 The FDA has posted a list with the specific contaminants in each mislabeled product, plus FAQs. Continue reading Warnings expanded for 72 weight-loss products
 Researchers from Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran report it doesn’t make a difference in weight loss.
Others have come to a different conclusion. Continue reading Adding acupuncture to aid in weight loss
Weight loss is recommended in all major guidelines for antihypertensive therapy.
In this study from Germany, body weight and blood pressure (BP) were lowered with diet or orlistat (Xenical). Continue reading Benefits of diet in people with high blood pressure
Obesity correlates with urinary incontinence. Might weight loss be an effective treatment?
Researchers from across the US decided to find out. Continue reading Lose weight, gain control over incontinence
Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.
What’s a consumer to think? Continue reading More tainted weight loss products
Here’s a follow-up to earlier posts here, here, and here on the use of CAM in the US as surveyed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Continue reading Most commonly used CAM in the US