News tagged with 'Diets'

Obesity is considered a risk factor for a variety of ills, so choosing a diet plan from this Top 10 Healthiest Diets list might make weight loss a bit more pleasant as well as effective.    

An experimental drug, Qnexa, helped obese patieints lose an average of 9.2 percent of their weight during a 28-week trial. Drug maker Vivus Inc, says the drug is well-tolerated. One component is the other half of the drug fen-Phen that has not been taken off the market.  

Consuming huge amounts of sugar after starvation caused rats to display the same addictive behaviors as you'd see with heroin or cocaine. That may explain why some people crave sugar and cannot stop, even when they know they should.