Obesity Facts and Information

On-off fasting helps obese adults shed pounds

Fasting every other day can help obese people lose weight, a small study hints. Even though the study participants ate whatever they wanted on their non-fasting days, they lost an average of 5.6 kilograms (about 12 pounds) after eight weeks, Dr. Krista A. Varady of the University of Illinois at Chicago and her colleagues found. [...]

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Diabetes Drug Byetta Might Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients

THURSDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) — Exenatide (Byetta), a drug normally used to treat diabetes, may also help non-diabetic obese people lose weight when combined with diet and exercise, new research has found. Researchers divided 152 obese men and women (with a body-mass index of greater than 30 and an average weight of 241 pounds) [...]

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