obesity

Research on Fat Is Rich with Possibilities

Posted on 07/19/2012 by | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthGiven the research of hundreds of scientists around the world, we should have seen the breakthrough development coming. In 2021, scientists found a fat gene that could be switched off with a safe, inexpensive medical procedure. Millions rushed to solve their lifelong battle with surplus pounds, thereby adding years to their lives and reducing their risks for chronic or even fatal medical problems. Health insurance premiums plummeted as demand for medical care declined. Sound far-fetched? Scientists who are on the …

Two Outstanding Doctors: Your Right and Left Legs

Posted on 07/13/2012 by | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthI first met Dr. David Sabgir, a board-certified cardiologist in Ohio, a few years ago. A small reference in Cooking Light magazine to his upstart walking program in Lewis Center, Ohio, piqued my interest. When I contacted Dr. Sabgir, I learned that every Saturday at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine, he heads out on a walk at Highbanks Metropolitan Park in Lewis Center, Ohio, with 175 to 200 patients, neighbors, friends and family members. Frustration triggered the start of Dr. …

It’s dinner time – do you know where your Obesogen is?

Posted on 07/10/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThis definitely falls into the “I’ve got good news and bad news” category – it’s not JUST the food we eat that’s packing on the pounds.  It’s almost everything we use, eat, drink, touch and smell in our modern lives – and it’s even affecting our babies. (That’s the worst of the bad news to this new grandma. Shout out to Lorelei Grace born 6/20!) They’re called obesogens, and they’re ubiquitous. Much of the plastic we store and buy food in, many …

New Diet Pill Belviq: 5 Things You Should Know

Posted on 07/9/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBelviq, the first new prescription weight-loss pill in 13 years, won approval last week from the Food and Drug Administration. The drug, generically known as lorcaserin, works as an appetite-suppressant, triggering receptors in the brain that make people feel full. It offers a new diet aid to the one in three Americans who are obese. Don’t expect dramatic results, however, as the Washington Post notes. In the three trials of almost 8,000 overweight and obese people over 52 to 104 …

The Probiotic Effect: Sexy, Slim Mice, Healthier Humans

Posted on 05/10/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthMaybe we all should be stocking up on yogurt. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying probiotics and obesity found that mice who were fed vanilla yogurt were not only slimmer with silkier, shinier fur (the sleek little guy on the left in the photo), they were also more fertile. The male mice had bigger testicles and more attitude – ”swagger,” was how the MIT scientists described it — and the females gave birth to bigger litters and were better …

Weight-Loss Surgery Reverses Diabetes For Obese Patients

Posted on 03/27/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health ”Diabesity” — Type 2 diabetes brought on by obesity — can be reversed by stomach-reducing surgery like gastric bypass and researchers say the operation should be offered sooner to obese and overweight patients instead of as a last resort. Two new studies, one at the Cleveland Clinic, the other at Catholic University in Rome, are among the first to compare the effectiveness of two types of bariatric surgery  with traditional medicine in controlling Type 2 diabetes. Both studies found that …

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