Overweight women who shed just 5 percent of their body fat may be able to make a dent in their cancer risk, according to a new study. Women who restricted their calories and exercised regularly experienced an almost 42 percent reduction of C …

Researchers in Chicago are launching a study to find out whether weight loss can help African-American breast cancer survivors. The University of Illinois at Chicago study is funded by a five-year, $ 3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.

NEW YORK, NY– – Despite recent efforts by Weight Watchers® and other pound-shedding purveyors to bring more men into the dieting fold — even resorting to dressing NBA legend-turned-diet spokesperson …

CBS News Secret to weight loss isn't through fad diets or pills, study showsCBS News(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS News) What's the best way to lose weight? A new study says it's a combination of more exercise, eating less fatty foods and joining a weight loss program. What doesn't work? Popular fad diets, liquid diets, and weight loss …For Successful Weight Loss, Forget Fad Diets and PillsTIME Weight...

Ground-breaking new research uncovers how to ‘really’ lose weight like a man and why cash-fueled competition makes men 4-times more successful than women at weight loss; HealthyWage cites pioneering findings demonstrating men shed pounds more effectively …

ST. PAUL, MN–(Marketwire -04/03/12)- EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM – News), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced 2.5-year …

Zee News Study: Green Coffee Beans May Aid Weight LossWebMDBy Kathleen Doheny March 28, 2012 — Ground green coffee beans, taken daily, seem to spur steady weight loss, according to new research. In a small, 22-week study, researchers found that 16 overweight men and women lost an average of 17 pounds.Green coffee beans show potential for losing weightLos Angeles Times Weight loss in a pill contains...

Much of the theatricality associated with the televised weight loss competition, “The Biggest Loser” can make its contestants’ weight loss seem as impossibly dramatic as the rest of the reality show. But according to the latest research from …

Is weight loss "contagious"? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other's weight loss, suggesting that shedding pounds can have a ripple effect.

New Weight Gain, Protein & Calorie Study Reports In Media Fuel Americans …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)With weight loss a hot new year's topic, a new study from the journal of the American Medical Association is receiving widespread attention for its insight into the effects of protein, fat, and calories on weight loss and fat gain. …and more »