Betty

White women with higher incomes and private health insurance were the most likely to have the surgery, according to a study to be presented Wednesday at the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) annual meeting, in Dallas. - Betty

A Swedish study, published in the Lancet Oncology, has found that female patients who had surgery were 42 per cent less likely to develop cancer. - Betty

Een vrouw wat in het verleden geweigerd werd om mee te rijden in een kermisattractie heeft bijna de helft van haar gewicht verloren door te gaan springen op een trampoline. - Betty

But it is not clear if inadequate vitamin D causes obesity or the other way around," said the study's lead author, Shalamar Sibley, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. - Betty

Toch een grieppandemie? Het varkensgriep virus (Influenza A, H1N1) verspreid zich snel zegt dr. Margaret Chan. - Betty

Qnexa was shown to improve blood sugar control through weight loss in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. - Betty

In the four-week study, two groups ate about 60 per cent of their estimated calorie needs. The first group of 22 overweight men and women with high levels of LDL cholesterol ate an Eco-Atkins diet high in vegetable proteins from gluten, soy, nuts, fruits, vegetables, cereals and vegetable oils. - Betty

By inserting a molecular shunt into the livers of mice, researchers have shown they can make the animals burn more fat. - Betty