Monthly Archives: February 2012

Many Gaps in Fast-Food Nutrition Information TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — Even when fast-food restaurants list calorie counts for menu items, diners may still have a hard time using the information to make healthy meal choices, researchers report. Clamor … Continue reading →

Fat cat’s weight loss challenge makes Tiny an international celebrity FREDERICTON – Losing weight is hard enough, but try doing it with the world watching and when you’d rather be dreaming of mice. Digest powered by RSS Digest

Dieting Can Prove Dangerous for Kidney Disease Patients FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Overweight or obese people with chronic kidney disease may suffer further kidney damage if they use certain weight-loss methods, a new study warns. Miracle diet pill? … Continue reading →

FDA Advisers Back Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel gave its blessing Wednesday to a highly anticipated weight loss pill that had been rejected by health advisers once before. … Continue reading →

FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because … Continue reading →

Fructose No Worse Than Other Sugars for Weight Gain: Study MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — The common food and beverage sweetener fructose often gets a bad rap when it comes to causing weight gain, but a new study suggests … Continue reading →

Total rethink needed on dieting, scientists say Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity. Gene … Continue reading →

EU agency says weight-loss drugs risk acceptable LONDON (Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency has decided that the benefits of orlistat-containing weight loss drugs, including GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli and Roche’s Xenical, outweigh the risk of very rare liver-related side effects. The … Continue reading →

Dietary Help Can Boost Cancer Patients’ Nutrition, But Not Survival WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Good dietary advice and supplements can boost nutrition while improving quality of life in malnourished cancer patients, a new study finds. Maker of Snickers … Continue reading →

Switching to Water, Diet Drinks Linked to Modest Weight Loss TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — People who drank water or diet beverages instead of calorie-laden drinks lost 4 to 5 pounds over half a year, according to new research. … Continue reading →