Rapid Weight Loss in Seniors Signals Higher Dementia Risk

(HealthDay News) -- Losing weight rapidly late in life seems to signal a greater risk of experiencing some form of dementia, new research suggests.For older adults, "basically, we saw that if you are thinner or are losing weight at a faster rate, then you are at a higher risk of developing dementia," said study author Tiffany F. Hughes, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Read more

Dr. Jim Bell, Chairman of the Fellowship in Preventative Medicine, Nutrition and Sports Medicine (FPMNSM) will be presenting at the Florida Academy of

On Saturday, May 2nd at 3:30pm, Dr. Bell will be presenting on "Exercise, Nutrition and Sports Medicine Prescription for maximum health and longevity." The Florida Academy of Osteopathy conference will be held at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, FL. Everyone knows proper nutrition and exercise can be the key to a healthier, longer life...Dr. Bell will empower doctors and their patients to take these basic principles to a new, deeper and broader level than ever before. ... Continue Reading

Researchers discover that calorie-burning brown fat does exist in adult humans, after all

Researchers have debunked the past belief that humans lose all of their brown fat, finding instead that adult humans actually have pockets of brown fat that can burn large amounts of calories when activated by the cold. ... Continue Reading

The Oral Serotonin Supplementation and Weight Loss--This Week's Anti-Aging Video Preview

Robert Posner, MD speaks about The Oral Serotonin Supplementation and Weight Loss at the 16th Annual Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preview his discussion of how the use of serotonin supplements in conjunction with diet and exercise can augment weight loss results. To view the video preview, click here.

Dr. Posner will give an updated presentation on the same subject at the upcoming 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in Orlando, April 2009. For more information, call 1-888-997-0112. ... Continue Reading

Largest controlled-study finds no difference in diet methods

The findings of a controlled study of more than 800 overweight adults found that after two years, participants in each of the four diet groups had lost – and regained – the same number of pounds. ... Continue Reading

Growth hormones can prevent loss of muscle mass following bariatric surgery

A new study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has discovered that growth hormones may be effective in treating morbidly obese patients. ... Continue Reading

Connection between causes of obesity and sleep apnea found

Three Johns Hopkins University studies found that three conditions linked to obesity are also associated with such sleep-disordered breathing conditions as sleep apnea. ... Continue Reading

Obesity may be as contagious as the common cold

Researchers believe that one of the causes of obesity may be due to an airborne cold-like virus that makes fat cells multiple, leading to weight gain. ... Continue Reading

Obesity exacts heavy price in Saudi Arabia

Almost one in five Saudis suffer from obesity, costing the country more than three billion dollars a year, a top medical official said in remarks published. Walid Bukhari, chief surgeon at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, said more than three million Saudis were classified as obese, out of the Gulf state's local population of about 16 million. hose with the condition, caused by poor diet or lack of exercise, spend more than three billion dollars a year in consultation fees, medicine and medical procedures, he told Al-Watan newspaper. ... Continue Reading

Incidence of Americans with multiple chronic illnesses rise, along with out-of-pocket costs

More Americans – especially seniors – are suffering from multiple chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which is placing a greater cost burden on their shoulders. ... Continue Reading

Sleep deprivation linked to snacking

New research suggests that an early night may aid weight loss by curbing the urge to snack the next day. ... Continue Reading

Obese women who have never used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at significantly increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, suggest results of a recent study of nearly 100,000 women. ... Continue Reading

Esophageal cancer surgery not affected by obesity

Obese patients who undergo surgery for esophageal cancer with a procedure called transhiatal esophagectomy appear to fare just as well as their normal weight counterparts, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego. In the last 20 years, the most common cell type involved in esophageal cancer in the U.S. has changed. Most of these cancers were composed of squamous cell carcinomas, cells derived from the middle layer of skin. ... Continue Reading

Dieting during the flu season a no-no

Dieting during the flu season may impair the body’s ability to fight the flu, new research suggests. ... Continue Reading

High fat diet affects body clock

New research suggests that eating a high-fat diet may increase a person’s risk of obesity not only because of its high calorie content, but by also disrupting the body’s internal biological clock, which plays a vital role in controlling the activity of enzymes and hormones involved in metabolism. ... Continue Reading

Weight Gain Of U.S. Drivers Has Increased Nation's Fuel Consumption

As American waistlines have expanded since 1960, so has their consumption of gasoline, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Virginia Commonwealth University say. Americans are now pumping 938 million gallons of fuel more annually than they were in 1960 as a result of extra weight in vehicles. And when gas prices average $3 a gallon, the tab for overweight people in a vehicle amounts to $7.7 million a day, or $2.8 billion a year. Americans are now pumping 938 million gallons of fuel more annually than they were in 1960 as a result of extra weight in vehicles. ... Continue Reading

Aerobic exercise stimulates release of appetite suppressing hormone

Vigorous aerobic exercise suppresses appetite by triggering the release of the appetite suppressing hormone peptide YY and lowering levels of the appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin, suggest recent study results. ... Continue Reading

FTO gene variant makes people eat more

People who carry a variant of the so-called obesity gene FTO eat roughly 100 more calories per meal, new research suggests. ... Continue Reading

Excess liver fat key risk factor for metabolic problems

New research suggests that excess liver fat is a key risk factor for insulin resistance, cholesterol abnormalities, and other metabolic problems that play a key role in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ... Continue Reading

Childhood obesity may damage thyroid

Childhood obesity may cause structural changes to the thyroid gland similar to those seen with the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's thyroiditis. ... Continue Reading