The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is reviewing adverse event reports of liver injury in patients taking the weight loss drug orlistat, marketed as the prescription drug Xenical and the over-the-counter medication Alli.
Between 1999 and 2008, the FDA received 32 reports of serious liver injury in patients taking orlistat. Of those [...]

Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting that people who have bariatric surgery may have a greater chance of experiencing broken bones, especially in their hands and feet. Bariatric surgery refers to various surgical procedures performed to treat obesity with surgery of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce nutrient intake and/or absorption.
The study includes a review [...]

Possible anti-obesity effects of white tea have been demonstrated in a series of experiments on human fat cells (adipocytes). Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism have shown that an extract of the herbal brew effectively inhibits the generation of new adipocytes and stimulates fat mobilization from mature fat cells.
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A new study adds more concern to the growing obesity among children and teens. Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University School [...]

New research finds that the banned appetite suppressant drug may cause damage to heart valves long after use has stopped. The new study, published in the journal BMC Medicine, reviewed the history of 5,743 people who had not taked the drug fenfluramine for more than a decade.
“Valve problems were common in individuals exposed to [...]

Following a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency, the huge pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Aventis has halted the sale of the anti-obesity drug Acomplia in the EU. Acomplia joins An ever growing list of approved drugs that are found to be high risk after approval
“The risks of taking Acomplia are now greater than the benefits that [...]

Eating too much fructose can induce leptin resistance, a condition that can easily lead to becoming overweight when combined with a high-fat, high-calorie diet, according to a new study with rats. Fructose is found in high quantities in processed foods, especially sweetened foods like soda and energy popular with the young.
Although previous studies have [...]

Study funded by the Mushroom Council shows the power of energy density.
Preliminary research, led by Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Director of John Hopkins Weight Management Center, suggests increasing intake of low-energy density foods, specifically mushrooms, in place of high-energy-density foods, like lean ground beef, is a strategy for preventing or treating obesity.
This is good news [...]

According to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health study, folks who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavor enhancer in their food are more likely than people who don’t use it to be overweight or obese. This is the case even when they have the same amount of [...]

A traditional herbal remedy may become a component in combating the rapidly rising cases of obesity and associated heart disease.
Scientists from Germany have recently discovered that extracts of a traditional herbal remedy derived from Tabebuia impetiginosa can act to delay the absorption of dietary fat in animal models. The researchers believe that the extract could [...]