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Considering bariatric surgery? Read this first
Often, those who are very overweight have tried dieting for years before giving up in frustration. But more obese people are turning to bariatric surgery to jump-start their weight-loss programs. The surgery is low-risk but isn't for everyone. It...
Tags: Obesity, Demographics, Physiology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Disease
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Foods can affect how you look and feel
The foods you choose can make a difference in how you look and feel. Whole-grain foods provide you with health-promoting vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Antioxidants help prevent heart disease and some cancers. Experts recommend...Tags: Vitamin Therapy, B Vitamins, Physiology, Heart Disease, Food Industry
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Some health experts sour on fructose
Just as recent science has divided dietary fats into good, bad and really bad categories, some scientists now think different sugars also may deserve individual scrutiny. Most experts agree that Americans eat too much sugar, period. But studies in recent...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Obesity, Coca-Cola Co., Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease
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It's not just how many calories, but what kind, study finds
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie — or is it? Maybe not, a small study has found. Once the pounds are shed, the proportions of carbohydrates, proteins and fats you chow down on may determine whether you keep the weight off — or slowly but...
Tags: Obesity, Science and Technology, Physiology, Heart Disease, Weight
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Drug may be near for cancer's companion condition cachexia
Bonnie Addario didn't even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren't bad enough, the 54-year-old had lost 30 pounds off her normally 130-pound frame. Her life was limited to her husband's Barcalounger, where she had to...Tags: Obesity, Companies and Corporations, Human Body, Physiology, Biology
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Estrogen helps nighttime hot flashes, not sleep
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who wake up at least three times during the night from bothersome hot flashes wake up less when they take estrogen, but the quality of their sleep remains the same, according to a new study. "There may be a benefit for...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health and Safety at School, Health, Menopause, Health Insurance Cost
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What can Prader-Willi tell the rest of us?
South Bend TribuneDiscovering how to counter a chromosomal aberration that prompts the never-ending hunger of Prader-Willi syndrome might offer ammunition against obesity in the larger population, too. Science has learned much already since PWS was identified in 1956. Dr....Tags: Research, Health, Obesity, Indiana University, Human Body
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Lost weight then gained it back? Maybe we can blame it on our hormones
CW33 NewsChandler Tucker is like a lot of people--she dieted and then gained the weight back. She was getting geared up for spring break and went on an 800 calorie a day diet. She stuck with it for nearly a month. "It was easy,” Chandler said. “...Tags: Health, Overweight, Human Body, Weight Loss, Weight
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Get the Skinny on Metabolism-Boosting Foods
WGNO NewsThese five foods are touted as metabolism boosters that make it easier to shed pounds, but do they really work? I've sifted through the research to give us the scoop about which really live up to the hype, and which are best filed under the category of...Tags: Health, Science, Obesity, Foods and Beverages, Human Body
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National Garden Bureau: Reference this glossary of gardening terms for everyday use
How many times have you read a gardening article, looked at a website or catalog and wondered, "What does that mean?" Thanks to National Garden Bureau member Park Seed, we've excerpted their list of garden terms for your referral during the garden...
Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Breastfeeding counteracts risk for a type of cancer, study says
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.
African American women have higher rates of a type of breast cancer that isn't dependent for growth on the hormones estrogen or progesterone. They also have a higher rate of childbearing...Tags: Immune System, Health, Human Body, Politics, Education
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Heart Attack, Health, Science and Technology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Medical Procedures and Tests
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