Free public lecture explores benefits of weight-loss surgery
March 24, 2011
A discussion on weight-loss surgery and how it can improve health and quality of life for those who have been unsuccessful losing weight through other methods.
Drug prevents type 2 diabetes in majority of high- risk individuals
March 23, 2011
A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease, U.S. scientists reported today.
Muevete (Move) USA trains Hispanic student nurses to target obesity
March 4, 2011
The goal is to teach and work at the community, grassroots level with Hispanic youth and their families to develop skills and enhance their ability to make healthy choices that contribute to a reduction in child and adolescent obesity
Losing body fat before pregnancy can be beneficial for the baby
February 11, 2011
Obesity among women of childbearing age is increasing worldwide.
Grape ingredient resveratrol increases beneficial fat hormone
January 7, 2011
Resveratrol, a compound in grapes, displays antioxidant and other positive properties. In a study published this week, researchers at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio describe a novel way in which resveratrol exerts these beneficial health effects.
Successful strategies for combating childhood obesity to be discussed at symposium
May 6, 2010
Childhood obesity experts discuss how to tackle the problem within communities at the 2010 Pediatric Obesity Symposium.