NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight children who shed their excess pounds in adulthood don’t face a higher risk of obesity-related health problems, an analysis of four studies involving children and adults in the United States, Australia and Finland has concluded. The findings don’t prove weight loss in itself will eliminate the extra risks, but they mean overweight or obese children are...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age, and if left unchecked, is linked to serious health issues like infertility, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and endometrial cancer. In this groundbreaking book, registered dietitian Hillary Wright explains this increasingly diagnosed disorder and introduces the holistic symptom-management program she developed by...

Overweight children who shed their excess pounds in adulthood don’t face a higher risk of obesity-related health problems, an analysis of four studies involving children and adults in the United States, Australia and Finland has concluded. The …

Scientists are to look at the long-term effects of weight loss surgery in Scotland.

Los Angeles Times Can weight loss reset health risks in heavy kids?ReutersThe findings don't prove weight loss in itself will eliminate the extra risks, but they mean overweight or obese children are not automatically destined for higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. "There is hope for overweight …Obese Children Who Lose Weight Decrease Future CV RisksInternal Medicine...

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Nearly a decade ago, with the deadly implications of America’s obesity epidemic starting to sink in, medical guidelines recommended that providers offer weight-loss help to those who needed it. But with few proven techniques for family …

Los Angeles Times Studies analyze weight-loss interventionsWashington Post (blog)Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine Monday and Tuesday compare the effectiveness of various weight-loss interventions among obese adults. In one, 390 obese adults received one of three kinds of intervention: …Remote weight-loss coaching may rival in-person counselingLos Angeles Times Counseling helps...

Weight-loss programs offering support via telephone and the Web work about as well as in-person counseling to help obese people lose weight, a study has found.

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