Reference kilo shows mysterious weight loss
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First Lindsay, then Nicole, now the standard unit of mass French scientists have been offered a welcome distraction from their countryâs dismal rugby performance with the news that the much-loved âreferenceâ kilo is mysteriously losing weight.â¦
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People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of east Asia, doctors found in a one-day global snapshot of obesity.
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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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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.
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My weight has been up and down over the past several years.  I'd lose weight, but I'd have trouble keeping it off, and all the other problems that many people have.  Looking back on it, I find that one of my biggest problems is lack of discipline.  While I could keep myself under control for a while, that control would slip, and the weight would come back.    Over the past year, however, I have managed to find a diet plan which I have been successful with.  As with anything that works well, the progress has been slow, but it has been steady.  This diet plan is of my own devising, so your mileage may vary, but I think it's a lot of common sense that you've already heard anyway.
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counting carbs, watching kilos, and keeping an uneasy eye on the growing list of health problems linked with obesity. But it&#39;s not just the number
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A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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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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Why some people struggle more than others to shed pounds is a mystery that perplexes scientists and frustrates dieters, who are often blamed for lack of willpower.
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NEW YORK  - Devices that measure metabolic  rate can tell dieters how many calories they need to eat each  day to lose weight, according to experts.
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They lost weight, yes, but not in any way that&#39;s very impressive. According to early results, obese study participants lost 19 pounds over two years.
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Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as peopleâs estimates of the number of calories they burn.
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NEW YORK  - Kids who carry excess pounds may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot and ankle surgeons warns.
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New research has revealed that there may be a link between obesity and the loss of brain tissue. According to researchers from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, in Sweden, carrying extra weight and conditions
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Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
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AN Australian company has developed the first weight-loss pill that kick-starts the human body&#39;s metabolism to help people burn fat without the need for strict diets or exercise.
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People are giving up burning calories for just consuming fewer of them, research suggests.