Could this parasitic disease be worth the cure? In a new study, scientists at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine concluded that purposefully infecting a mouse with roundworms could combat obesity and other metabolic disorders. These gastrointestinal roundworms infect roughly 2 billion people across the globe and many believe that up until the 20th Read more …
Researchers May Use Facebook to Target Weight Loss Campaigns
Facebook offers a platform with a large sample to survey, low costs and fast information deliver. A new study finds that the more people in a city who list active, healthy lifestyles on their Facebook profiles, the lower the rate of obesity is in that city. Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital’s Informatics Program examined data Read more …
Cancer Drug for Weight Loss? Unlikely a Miracle Cure
This miracle cancer drug may have too many side effects to work for weight loss. Sufferers of obesity live in hope that one day medical science will produce a miracle cure. Recent discoveries that the cancer drug sunitinib is a potential drug treatment for obesity leave many doctors concerned. Using sunitinib to treat obesity has Read more …
The Dangers of DMAA for Weight Loss
Increasingly, studies show the downsides of DMAA include serious risks to consumers’ health. The warnings focus on the stimulant dimethylamylamine, commonly known as DMAA. The compound is commonly used for weight loss or to build muscle. When digested in large doses, however, DMAA can cause serious side effects. The most common include tightening of the Read more …
Getting Paid to Lose Weight Works!
A recent in-depth study has proven that financial incentives are one sure way to help workers lose weight. Obesity has reached epidemic levels and although the weight loss industry amasses millions of dollars each year, most pills, potions and programs seem to fail. Obesity leads to many severe health conditions. Besides the terrible pain and Read more …
Could Erectile Dysfunction Pills Like Sildenafil Help You Lose Weight?
According to new research studies, drugs such as sildenafil (commonly known by the brand name Viagra) could potentially be used to fight obesity, as scientists are finding that the drug has an ability to transform white fat cells into beige fat cells, allowing people to gain better control over their weight. Sildenafil Helps to Regulate Read more …
A Way to Lose Weight by Breaking the Obesity Inflammation Link?
It is no secret that obese people experience many chronic health issues; devastating conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even cancer. Science now understands that obesity increases inflammation levels in the body at a cellular level and this explains why overweight people are more at risk of developing degenerative illnesses and autoimmune related complications Read more …
Prone to Obesity? A Breath Test May Tell You

Weight gain may actually be more complicated that just eating too much food. Trying to create a balance between calories eaten and calories burned through daily exercise may not be enough in the battle of the bulge. Some people are just more prone to obesity. Recent studies have revealed that our guts are far more Read more …
New Drug May Fight Obesity, But Will It Be Safe?

Latest medical research claims to have stumbled across a remarkable hormone treatment that reduces appetite, helps control the body’s metabolism and supports blood sugar levels. The new hormone therapy combines the hormone glucagon with the hormone glucagons-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) to create a powerful partnership to stimulate the pancreas into regulating blood sugar levels. Clinical Read more …
Could Losing Weight Help Ward of Cancer?
New studies suggest losing weight by avoiding carcinogenic foods can lower your cancer risk. Over the past few decades, obesity has increased at an alarming rate. Aside from the social and emotional downsides of being classed as fat, obese people face more health concerns than the average person. The growing number of obese people presenting Read more …