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Do you know that gaining 18 pounds or more after your first baby can put you at more risk for gestational diabetes during your second pregnancy? Yes, it’s true, says a new research published online by Obstetrics and Gynecology in May 2011. Contrary to this, those who try to shed more than six pounds of  [...]

Obese women can still safely gain lesser  weight or even lose some weight during pregnancy, says a new study published in the May 2011 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In fact, obese women who tried losing their weight during their pregnancy have greater chances of reducing their risk for cesarean section. As recommended by the [...]

The new weight loss drug Contrave, which is composed of naltrexone plus bupropion, is safe for women regardless of their menopausal status, according to the findings of  the two phase three studies conducted by Orexigen, the manufacturer of the said weight loss drug. Contrave is made up of bupropion, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor and natrexone, [...]

Age is not a risk factor associated with complications in weight loss surgery, reports a new study presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2011 held in Chicago. In this study, the data of 48,000 obese adults who has bariatric surgery to attain weight loss between 2005 and 2009 were analyzed.  Within that timeframe, the number [...]

Most Americans do not really care whether they are or obese or not despite the government’s efforts to educate the whole US population about the dangers of bulging waistlines, says a new survey conducted by the International Food Information Council Foundation. Most of the respondents of the said survey never try counting their caloric intake [...]

The use of  Xenical may result in the development of kidney damage, says a new Canadian study published by the Archives of Internal Medicine in April 2011. In this study, the researchers acknowledged that 0.5 percent of previously hospitalized patients because of kidney problem end up having another kidney problem after a year of taking [...]

Does your gynecologist advice you to undergo abdominal hysterectomy because of some uterine problems? Are you overweight or obese? If your doctor is advising you to undergo hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus through surgical means, then you should be aware that obesity may increase your risk for complications associated with this procedure. According to [...]

Do you want to get pregnant? Are you having problems with your excess weight? A new study published by Human Reproduction in April 2011 reveals that obesity during the first months of pregnancy is strongly associated with fetal and infant demise even without the existence of other predisposing factors such as congenital anomalies and diabetes [...]

Trans fatty acid may be another cause of weight gain in the global populations, believes a group of scientists from Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, United Kingdom and published in the 2011 issue of the International Journal of Obesity. Trans fatty acids comes from hydrogenated [...]

Herbal supplement containing Ma Huang-Guarana may be an effective method for losing weight, says a study conducted in Obesity Research Center, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York and published in the March 2001 issue of the International Journal of Obesity. In this study, sixty-seven [...]