COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- German scientists say some researchers were too quick to jump to the conclusion that contraceptive pills cause women to gain weight.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Obese patients with a specific genetic makeup had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, U.S. researchers said.
PITTSBURGH, July 29 (UPI) -- Overweight or obese women may need 55 minutes of exercise a day five days weekly to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent over two years, U.S. researchers say.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 5 (UPI) -- Despite claims that dairy products may help people lose weight, a U.S. review found neither dairy nor calcium intake promotes weight loss.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Participating in a pedometer-based walking program can help in weight loss even without a change in diet, a U.S. researcher found.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers found patients taking anti-obesity drugs may only see "modest" weight loss and many will remain obese or overweight.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers find dieters who eat in response to emotional factors lose less weight over time and regain more weight.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Akavar 20/50, a pill produced in Salt Lake City, has become the most recent product to advertise weight loss with no diet or exercise.
SALISBURY, Md., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers found the benefits of exercise for weight loss could be increased by using rapid -- or explosive -- muscle contractions.
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The most influential predictor of weight loss in newborn babies is whether a baby is breastfed or is fed infant formula, a U.S. study found.
PITTSBURGH, June 12 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday its over-the-counter weight loss drug, Alli, will be available in stores later this week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Results from a UPI-Zogby International poll show little support for a U.S. government-approved readily available weight-loss drug.
WHIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The founder of New Jersey-based TrimSpa, the weight-loss pill Anna Nicole Smith endorsed, said he never saw Smith use another weight-loss product or drugs. TrimSpa CEO Alex Goen commented on published photos authenticated as being Smith's refrigerator con
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Former "Fat Actress" Kirstie Alley has hit the 75-pound mark on her Jenny Craig weight loss program.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined some weight-loss drugs might present a danger to women of childbearing age. The study conducted at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., suggests a key chemical affected by the drug rimonabant
