Recent Weight Loss and Fitness News
We'll keep you up-to-date with the latest news and information on fitness programs and weight loss medications. This includes news on losing weight, risk factors of obesity and the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight.
- Diet Doc's Prescription Hormone Diet Treatment Plans Credited for Helping Thousands of Patients Lose 20 or More Pounds per Month Without Regain
Posted on March 22, 2016
Diet Doc's prescription hormone diet treatment plans are, without a doubt, becoming the preferred dieting method among thousands of people throughout the country. The reason is simple. The company has spent decades on nutritional research and continues to utilize scientific and nutritional...
- Changes in Prescription Costs
Posted on November 10, 2015
You may have seen in recent news that many changes are coming in the world of prescription drug coverage. The result is that your prescription drug costs may be changing soon. ...
- Weight Loss Top Asks How to Find Weight Loss Pill That Really Work?
Posted on October 29, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA-- In the quest to properly lose weight a person becomes bombarded with gimmicks and options that are either weak, or only useful short term if at all. Supplements come and go, promising the world but failing to deliver. Then there are brands that are just decent, nothing special and...
- How FDA Approved Saxenda Works and the Costs
Posted on October 19, 2015
A new injectable weight loss drug, branded Saxenda, is now available in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the weight loss drug just last year and it recently passed another set of tests this summer, reports KSBY. ...
- Things You Should Know Before You Choose Weight Loss Prescriptions
Posted on August 26, 2015
The FDA has approved four weight loss prescriptions in the recent years. Although there is an abundance of information on the web, consumers seem to lack knowledge of these drugs. Although medications like Qsymia , Saxenda , Belviq and Contrave can help patients lose weight, this doesn 't...
- RefluxMD's Diet Offers Relief to 75 Million Sufferers of Acid Reflux
Posted on July 13, 2015
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- RefluxMD has introduced an innovative GERD-friendly food plan and diet program, RefluxMD's Recipe for Relief, that is now available on Amazon. This is the only diet program for acid reflux sufferers based upon the DASH diet, the top rated healthy eating program developed by...
- Have You Heard About Saxenda?
Posted on June 02, 2015
Saxenda is the newest FDA approved prescription weight loss medication and it is now available at retail pharmacies everywhere. ...
- Recent Study Reveals Startling Gender Gap in Weight Loss
Posted on May 12, 2015
Despite the fact that obesity affects more men than women, up to 80% of bariatric surgeries are performed on female patients, notes University Bariatrics ...
- There's More to Obesity
Posted on May 05, 2015
A thirteen year old girl from Texas recently underwent a successful weight loss surgery. Alexis Shapiro gained national attention for several reasons - one being her age. For a weight loss surgery patient, Alexis was extremely young considering these types of surgery are rarely preformed on minors....
- Research Finds Commercial Diets Effective for Weight Loss, Tied to Better Health
Posted on April 8, 2015
More research is needed to better evaluate and compare long-term benefits of all programs ...
- FDA Reports Hidden Ingredient in Green Algae Combination by Crane Beauty
Posted on March 26, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Green Algae Combination by Crane Beauty, a product promoted for weight loss. This product was identified by FDA during an examination of international mail shipments.Image of Green Algae ...
- FDA Approves New Drug for Binge Eating Disorder
Posted on February 2, 2015
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, under the brand name Vyvanse, to treat moderate to severe binge eating disorder (BED) in adults, a first of its kind prescription drug specifically indicated for BED. ...
- FDA approves first of kind device to treat obesity
Posted on January 15, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain and the stomach that controls feelings of hunger and fullness. ...
- One of the Most Difficult Challenges in Weight Loss is Keeping the Weight Off Over the Long Term
Posted on December 11, 2014
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 11, 2014 -- A new report combining perspectives from a range of obesity experts identifies genetic, epigenetic and neuro-hormonal differences between individuals as one of the key challenges associated with weight loss and long-term weight control. The...
- Orexigen Announces Allowance of New U.S. Patent for Contrave®
Posted on November 21, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the Company has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for U.S. Patent Application No. 11/757,773, which covers use of Orexigen's sustained release formulation of naltrexone, which was designed...
- Fast Can Still be Nutritious: 10 Grilled Chicken Meals Under 500 Calories at Chick-fil-A
Posted on October 01, 2014
ATLANTA (Oct. 1, 2014) -In April, Chick-fil-A introduced a new lineup of grilled chicken entrees intended to give customers access to one of the most nutritious and expansive grilled menus across the quick-service industry. Since then, Chick-fil-A's new grilled entrees have soared in sales and...
- FDA Advisory Committee is in Favor of Saxenda for Obesity Treatment
Posted on September 18, 2014
On September 11th 2014, Novo Nordisk announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) of the FDA has completed its meeting regarding the New Drug Application for Saxenda (liraglutide 3 mg). Saxenda is a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue for the treatment of obesity. ...
- FDA Approves New Weigt Loss Drug: Meet Contrave
Posted on September 12, 2014
On September 10th 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Contrave (naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets). Contrave received the FDA's approval for treating chronic weight management in addition to reduced-calorie diet and...
- FDA warns consumers not to use Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen capsules
Posted on July 23, 2014
Tainted product contains undeclared drug ingredients with health risks ...
- New Research Proves What Dr. Feiz Already Knows: Being Obese is Expensive
Posted on June 06, 2014
LOS ANGELES-- As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients. As a matter of fact, his knowledge has been reflected...