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. What’s more, [...]

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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) into [...]

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