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RSVP Today for STOP Obesity Alliance Discussion on Sept. 9 - Space is Limited
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Strategies to Overcome & Preven (STOP) Obesity Alliance!

 
Obesity Drug Shows Promise in Tests
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said patients who took its obesity drug Contrave had significantly greater weight loss than those who took a placebo, and t...

 
Weight Loss Competitions Produce Encouraging Results
Saturday, May 02, 2009

Statewide weight loss competitions appear to be a potentially successful weapon in the battle against obesity. These programs can produce weight loss ...

 
FSU researcher wins $2.2 million grant to study childhood obesity
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there ...

 
Annual Healthy Living Idaho Wellness Expo
Friday, February 27, 2009

Clear Your Mind, Calm Your Body, Claim Your Spirit - come to the Annual Healthy Living Idaho Wellness Expo next Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, 20...

 
Mice Study Shows How 'Fat Gene' Works
Monday, February 23, 2009

Those without FTO gene stay slim without dieting or added exercise, German researchers say

 
Study Shows Obesity Bad For The Mind, Too
Thursday, February 12, 2009

ScienceDaily (2001-05-30) -- While studies have linked obesity to serious cardiovascular diseases including strokes and heart attacks, University of T...

 
New Obesity Classification System To Assess Obese Patients
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

University of Alberta obesity expert has proposed a classification system to help doctors assess and treat overweight patients.

 
New device offers weight-loss option: Nonsurgical procedure in clinical trials
Saturday, January 31, 2009

One of the first-ever nonsurgical procedures to restrict the size of the stomach and combat obesity was performed this week in Columbia.

 
Cutting the carbs key to weight loss
Sunday, January 25, 2009

It's official, a low-carb diet is better at burning fat than simply cutting calories. ...