EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Two obesity experts in Canada say physicians and public health departments have an obligation to protect consumers from shady weight-loss practices.
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.
BOSTON, March 29 (UPI) -- The long-term effectiveness of weight-loss drug orlistat has not been proven, the Harvard Women's Health Watch says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A study of 48,000 women over seven years has shown eating a low-fat diet leads to only a modest long-term loss of weight.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A study says low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets are not as bad for the waistline as some diet books have led some people people to believe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A low-fat, plant-based diet is more effective at helping women lose weight and improve insulin sensitivity than an omnivorous diet, a U.S. study found.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A good weight-loss program combines diet and exercise, but a University of Illinois study says exercise works best with a protein-rich diet.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A moderate-fat weight loss diet is better than a low-fat diet for weight loss and cholesterol levels, Penn State researchers said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission announced an education campaign Tuesday to assist the media in screening out too good to be true weight-loss product ads.
SAO PAULO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers reported Wednesday substantial weight loss and other important health and social benefits have been sustained by patients for 10 years following surgical procedures that bind or bypass part of the stomach. The results after the first 10 years
