Fat switch may offer new obesity approach: study
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Helping switch on an energy-burning  type of fat called brown fat may offer a way to prevent  obesity, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Measuring body fat, rather than body mass index, appears to more accurately identify people who need lifestyle interventions to lose weight, study findings suggest.
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Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still, and the difference in activity levels may be inborn, researchers suggest.
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Sept. 29, 2004 - An obesity gene does appear to pack on excess pounds in some people. But most of us can&#39;t point to our genetics as a reason for our tight jeans, researchers say.
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Researchers have figured out how to remove fat from one part of the body and make it grow in another part -- at least in mice -- and say their findings could benefit health as well as beauty.
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Obese patients typically show poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this problem is fixed.
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NEW YORK  - People who manage to reduce their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
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NutriSystem is taking a different approach to appeal to men who are trying to lose weight.
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A study found weight-loss surgery better than standard medical therapy in treating Type 2 diabetes in the obese.
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NEW YORK  - Although obesity is usually  linked to detrimental health consequences, new research  indicates that overweight people with heart failure have a  lower mortality risk than those of normal weight.
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If you&#39;re looking for a better way to control your weight, a new study suggests that getting a good night&#39;s sleep might keep the pounds off.
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LAS VEGAS - Obesity researchers from around the world went home last weekend with new data to chew on. Several studies, released last week at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study
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Scientists reported today  they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to both melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes.
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Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.
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Modifying the consumption of different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests.
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Scientists reported yesterday that they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes.
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Obesity is considered a major public health problem today, but a number of scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.