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During assess trends and outcomes for weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery in adolescents, research show that adolescents younger than 21 years more popular with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) or lap band as their obesity treatment. Instead this weight loss surgery had lower short-term complication than laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric ...

A new findings said that although without metabolic syndrome (Mets) in obese peoples or overweight, however it should not be considered a harmless condition. Based on their recent findings, without the Mets, this subjects still at higher risk of diabetes and weight loss intervention needed. Except for normal-weight without Mets, the ...

Until today, Most obstetricians have assumed that weight gain during pregnancy to a large degree could explain the peak in urinary incontinence during pregnancy, but scientific proof of the hypothesis has been lacking. In the recent findings that published in August 20 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, the scientist ...

On September 16, 2010, the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has refused to endorse the weight loss drug Lorcaserin from Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (5 no-voted vs 4 yes-voted), because the safety concern as that weight loss drug increasing the risk ...

Goji Berry have been shown to provide many health benefits. But did you know that the goji bery can also help you lose the weight? Goji berry provide two important benefits when you are trying to lose weight. Goji berry ...

Recent suggestion due to less time of night sleep in earlier life said that it could associated with obesity in later life. The investigator evaluated the link of sleep duration between daytime vs nighttime and subsequent obesity in 1930 children and adolescents (age range 0 - 13 years old) at baseline ...

Many promoting out there said that low-carbohydrate diets claimed promotes weight loss, improve blood cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. However, from recent study that have a goal to determine the association of low-carbohydrate diets with mortality during follow-up said that there were higher in all-cause mortality from low-carbohydrate diet based ...

According to the researchers, it is less known of Waist Circumference (WC; a measure of abdominal obesity) may had linked to all-cause mortality regardless of body mass index (BMI) or at very high levels of WC. In the August issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study authors, Eric J. ...

Several numbers of adverse health outcome had been associated with sugar-sweetened of soft drink. One of them is high weight gain. As a results, artificially sweetened soft drink are often promoted as an alternative, although, the safety of artificial sweeteners has been disputed and consequences of high intakes of artificial sweeteners ...

According to the researchers, the fat-bone relationship studies among childhood are conflicting. It's possible reflecting the influence of metabolic abnormalities in some but not all obese children. However, from current findings that reported in July 16 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the researchers suggest prepubertal overweight children with prediabetes ...

Obesity rates among children and teens in the United States skyrocketed in the last 30 years. Almost 40% of adults cited obesity as the biggest threat to youngsters and teenagers, followed by drug abuse, smoking, internet safety and stress. From recent pooling also said that adults considered obesity the number one threat ...

According to the researchers, the highest rate of wound complication occurred in women with both a vertical incision and a subcutaneous drain. In these women, subcutaneous drains seem does not confer any protection against wound breakdown. In the recent retrospective study from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston found ...

Although earlier study of losing weight gain after total joint arthroplasty didn't adjust for natural, annual positive body mass index (BMI) change in North Americans from 29 to 73 years of age. Investigator in the present study considered this is natural weight gain when evaluating patients after total hip arthroplasty ...

Recently, researchers said that a new obesity drug with over 56-week period can produce meaningful weight loss of roughly 5% to 6%. The drug combining two old workhorses. One a drug for alcohol and drug addiction, and other one for smoking cessation and depression. In the COR-I trial (the largest of four ...

Some studies have found that shedding excess weight in women, particularly in the abdomen can prevent and reduce the risk factor for urinary incontinence. However, to see significant improvement in those symptoms, it hasn't been known how much exactly to lose the weight. In the August 2010 issue of Obstetrics and ...

Risk of high blood pressure very concerned from all people. Lot of preventive action done to counter these risk. Some of people do fitness instead keep the body performance steady, and others keep the body weight in check. However, compare with those preventive action, recent study said that healthy weight rather than ...

According to recent randomized controlled trial, for women with young children may prevent weight gain through low intensity self management intervention in community-based lifestyle program. Published in July issue of the BMJ, Catherine Lombard, from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues, said, "in the absence of feasible, successful intervention, there ...

Due to safety concern, the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drug Advisory Committee of the FDA has failed to endorse recommendation of the obesity drug Phentermine/Topiramate (Qnexa; Vivus, Inc). At the first time of initial tally in the committee meeting, the favor was 9 against 7, but later changed to 10 against caused ...

The pregnant women with excessive weight gain should be aware that from recent study suggested that those condition may linked to the risk of heart disease. According to the study author, the goal of the study was to determine the association of maternal weight before pregnancy with adiposity and cardiovascular risk ...

Despite many Soy product maker claim that it has benefits to heart disease (labeling with diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol) and FDA issued to re-evaluate those ...

The Women who have body mass index (BMI) lower than 25 kg/m2 can take benefit from physical activity for reducing weight gain, but not to the women with had BMI from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 or over ...

Increases appetite in the children and adults, raise nutrients absorption after eating foods; provides essential and non-essential of proteinogenic amino acids for secretes human growth hormone, raise blood circulation, prevent immunodeficiency, protect newborn against diseases and lower in ...

Morbidly among obese children known well as several causes factor for any disease in advance, from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and much more. However, some questions may left know, what effects could be happening among obese children in the present? A ...

Individual with normal weight but followed by fluctuate in their weight for 2 years could be at risk of cardiovascular disease. This conclusion just presented at the Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition 2010 Conference by the researchers ...

A new study said that obesity and depression may affect each others. It means, people with depression could get obesity or people with obesity could get depression. This findings published in March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. For the study, BMI or overweight defined as between 25 to 29.99 and the BMI ...

When kids going out and eat in the fast food restaurant, they almost not count the calories consumed. As lot of issues related to health among the kids associated with their obesity, the role of parent is very important ...

History of stroke incidence previously is common among patients who is getting older. However, as many obesity cases among children until adolescent and incidence of diabetes among young adults right now, this may impact illness related to stroke occur in younger adults, even no data showed this correlation....

Complicated matters among obesity children influenced many impacts. Not only extend the charge for hospitalized ($ 1,200, reported on American Academy of Pediatrics 2009 National Conference and Exhibition) compare with non-obese children, also have less survive hospitalized in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Emergency ...

Structure in the brain contains clear body fluid which consist with 4 cerebral ventricles (left and right lateral ventricles, third ventricle, and fourth ventricle). Some diseases related to ventricular system such as hydricephalus, ventriculitis and meningnitis. Other study also founded there is connection between enlarge the size of ventricles with schizophrenia. Now, from ...

One favorite weight loss therapy for morbid obesity is Bariatric Surgery or Weight Loss Surgery. The reason is that procedure considered 'safety' and off course fast weight loss result, also available at nearest specialist clinic and hospital. The consideration with this treatment when morbidly obese patient with diet, exercise, and medication ...