Six Tips To Jump Start Weight Loss In The New Year
Losing weight is at the top of many a New Year’s resolution list. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, what else can one do to make sure those good intentions have a lasting impact throughout the year? Below are research-based tips from investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that may help jump... more
Revolutionary Incisionless Weight Loss Procedure Comes To The UK
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital has announced that it will be the first hospital in the UK to offer the incisionless TOGA® Procedure for treatment of obesity commencing in January 2011. The TOGA Procedure has been used to treat over 450 patients worldwide – its incision-free approach is very minimally invasive and offers the benefits of minimal... more
Nonprofit Weight Loss Program Beats Obesity
In the battle against obesity, new research has found that it may not be necessary to spend a lot on a weight loss program when cheaper, nonprofit alternatives may work just as well. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found those who spent three years in the nonprofit Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) program lost five to... more
New Research Shows Potatoes Can Be Part Of A Weight Loss Regimen
Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates that people can include potatoes in their diet and still lose weight. This research was presented at the Obesity Society’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting October 8-12, 2010. The study... more